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Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:07
Peru: oil spill an ecological disaster
The Peruvian government has asked for international support after 6,000 barrels of crude oil washed onto beaches in the ‘worst ecological disaster’ in recent history. Tonga’s volcano eruption caused unusual waves to disrupt an oil tanker…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:04
Youtube removes John MacArthur sermon on sexuality
Youtube has removed a sermon on sexuality by American pastor John MacArthur. The sermon violated their ‘hate speech policy’ when he said ‘there is no such thing as transgender. You are either XX or XY’. MacArthur’s…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:02
CAR: UN probing alleged killings
The UN is investigating the death of people in the Central African Republic (CAR) by government forces and mercenaries with the Russian private military company Wagner. Over thirty civilians were killed, some by stray bullets, in…
Thursday, 27 January 2022 20:00
Global: masks in airlines
Airlines reported nearly 6,000 incidents involving unruly passengers last year and 151 in the first two weeks of this year. Most incidents involved passengers refusing to wear masks. The latest incident, on 20 January, involved an…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:07
Tonga: volcano - tsunami - destruction
An undersea volcano eruption in Tonga on 15 January triggered tsunami waves flooding coastlines from Japan to America. By 20 January volcanic ash had been removed from the runway and the first humanitarian supplies arrived. The…
Thursday, 20 January 2022 20:04
China: winning eternal gold
As the eyes of the world turn toward Beijing and the Olympic Winter Games, we are invited by Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) to join believers around the globe in praying for our Christian brothers and…