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Friday, 14 December 2018 09:53
Geopolitics of 5G
Although Donald Trump and President Xi recently announced a trade agreement between the US and China, some believe 5G mobile networks might yet spark a further ‘trade war’. These mobile data networks will be rolled out…
Friday, 14 December 2018 09:50
Christmas: a dangerous season for some
In France the security alert system is at its highest level, after an extremist gunman opened fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, killing two people and injuring at least twelve. Christmas can be a dangerous…
Friday, 14 December 2018 09:50
China: unreported persecution
A recent gathering of Chinese believers at IHOP, Kansas City told harrowing tales of persecution. An intercessor writes, ‘One particular Chinese brother greatly impacted us with his story. He had been in prison for many years,…
Friday, 14 December 2018 09:45
China: church leaders and churchgoers detained
In Beijing, police have detained dozens of churchgoers and leaders of Early Rain Church in Chengdu, one of China's most prominent Protestant ‘house’ churches, in the latest government action against unregistered religious groups. Members of the…
Friday, 14 December 2018 09:42
Egypt: extremist attacks church workers
Wielding an iron bar in one hand and holding a Quran in the other, a 22-year-old Muslim extremist shouting ‘Allahu Akbar - death to the apostates’ broke into an eastern Cairo church in an early morning…
Friday, 14 December 2018 09:40
Kenya: end police abuse of power
Hundreds of millions of the poorest people in the developing world are abused by police who extort bribes and brutalise innocent citizens, or are held in abusive pre-trial detention. In many countries, parents teach their children…