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Friday, 18 November 2016 08:36
Millions struggling to pay utility bills
One in three households with at least one person in a full-time job - four million in total - say it is difficult to afford their energy payments. Half of them (49%) will cut their energy…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:34
A growing movement across Europe
The Salafi movement is an ultra-conservative movement within Sunni Islam that developed in Arabia against a background of European colonialism. It advocated returning to the traditions of the ‘devout ancestors’ (the salaf). The movement divides into…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:32
France: politics could change completely
France's prime minister Manuel Valls has said that far-right leader Marine Le Pen had a chance of winning next year's presidential election, boosted by the momentum of Donald Trump's shock win in the United States. While…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:31
Trump’s comments on Middle East
Donald Trump has told the Wall Street Journal, ‘As a deal-maker, I’d like to do the deal that can’t be made - and do it for humanity’s sake.’ He hopes to orchestrate ‘the ultimate deal’ between…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:29
South Sudan: unity or upheaval?
Vice-president Riek Machar and his supporters fled Juba in July after fighting broke out between government forces and his own. He is a Nuer, and President Salva Kiir is a member of the Dinka. Tribal rivalries…
Friday, 18 November 2016 08:27
Iraq: Mosul battle and prayers
It is expected that most Christians will wait for the Nineveh plain to be safe and 'IS-free' before returning. This now seems likely to be a matter of months, not weeks. Mission agencies are monitoring the…