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Friday, 14 February 2020 09:51
China: update on coronavirus
Until 12 February the number of people with the virus in Hubei province, where coronavirus emerged, was stabilising, but new cases and deaths in the province have pushed the national death toll above 1,350 - with…
Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:20
China: keep praying
A baby born in Wuhan was diagnosed with coronavirus thirty hours after birth. It is unclear if the disease was transmitted in the womb or after birth. Medical experts believe the infection could have been contracted…
Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:17
China: coronavirus - wildlife trade - ecology
China's demand for wildlife products for traditional medicine and exotic foods is driving a global trade in endangered species. Markets selling live animals are considered a potential source of diseases that are new to humans. Over…
Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:13
Tanzania: church stampede kills 20+
Tanzania has seen an increase in ‘prosperity gospel’ pastors promising to lift people out of poverty and perform what they call miracle cures. A stampede occurred when Boniface Mwamposa, calling himself ‘the Apostle’, poured what he…
Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:11
Israel: rocket attacks escalate
On 3 February Israeli media reported that Hamas, which rules Gaza, is afraid of being seen as a collaborator with Israel as a result of ongoing negotiations for a long-term truce. It also does not wish…
Thursday, 06 February 2020 22:04
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills CAN chairman
On 2 January, Rev Lawan Andimi was abducted by Boko Haram. He pleaded with the government and the leadership of CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria) to come to his rescue, adding that his captors were taking…