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Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:48
Iraq: Shia Sunni conflict
On Wednesday a series of co-ordinated bombings during the rush hour in mainly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad killed more than 50 people and wounded dozens more. Violence has increased in recent months amid heightened tensions between…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:45
Egypt: Christians targeted
This report follows last week’s Prayer-Alert Egypt update when you were asked to pray into the situations where Imams across Egypt were calling for Christians to be attacked - particularly Christian shops churches and Christian homes…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:40
Japan: Radioactive leak 'serious'
On Wednesday Japan's nuclear regulator upgraded the rating of a leak of radiation-contaminated water from a tank at its tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant to a ‘serious incident’ on an international scale and castigated the plant operator for…
Thursday, 29 August 2013 20:36
South Africa: Family Policy Institute calls for clampdown
The Family Policy Institute (FPI) stated, ‘Research shows the wide availability of pornography in society is destructive and harmful especially to women and children. This is evidenced by the fact that South Africa is currently regarded…
Monday, 26 August 2013 10:43
Half of teenagers sleep deprived, say experts
A combination of natural hormone changes and greater use of screen-based technology means many teenagers are not getting enough sleep. Research has suggested teenagers need nine hours' sleep to function properly. "Sleep is fundamentally important but…
Monday, 26 August 2013 10:41
UK children need more exercise
Only half of all seven-year-olds in the UK are getting enough exercise each day to stay healthy, a new study has found. The research, published in BMJ Open, found that half of UK 7-year-olds are sedentary…