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Friday, 24 March 2017 08:44
Ecuador: politics and the Church
Ecuadorians have suffered from poverty and the instability of political turmoil for a long time. Even now, the people are waiting anxiously to see who will win the presidential run-off on 2 April. Many have searched…
Friday, 24 March 2017 08:42
Middle East: seismic shifts and fresh persecution
The fighting in Syria grows more complex as Turkey aims to interrupt the line of territory held by Kurdish forces along its border and the US works with the Kurds to prevent battle escalation and focus…
Friday, 24 March 2017 08:40
North Korea: US military action an option
The USA says its ‘strategic patience’ with North Korea is over, and suggests it might decide to take preemptive military action: the option was ‘on the table’ if the threat from North Korea’s weapons programme reached…
Friday, 24 March 2017 08:36
G20: key concerns
At a G20 meeting this week, financial leaders from the world's biggest economies failed to agree on trade, highlighting a global shift towards protectionism (for ten years, the finance ministers and central bankers of the world's…
Friday, 24 March 2017 08:33
First-ever family-friendly talk show?
At a time when Google, Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds are crowded with negativity, Frankly Faraci is an inspirational new Dove Channel show that can be found across the web on tablets, TVs, smart phones, and laptops.…
Friday, 24 March 2017 08:25
Peru: worst floods for two decades
As the death toll climbs to 72 from floods and mudslides in Peru, experts say the rainy season could last another two weeks. To date, over half a million people in and around the country's capital,…