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Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:09
Armenia: prime minister refuses to resign
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan has warned of an attempted military coup, after the country's armed forces said he and his cabinet must resign. The army ‘must obey the people and elected authorities’, he told thousands…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:03
USA: increased vaccine production as deaths exceed 500,000
Pfizer and Moderna have promised to boost vaccine production in the coming months, as the country’s death toll from Covid-19 went past 500,000. Pfizer said the company will have 120 million doses of the vaccine available…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:00
Palestine: president gives Christians voice in legislature
President Mahmoud Abbas has guaranteed that at least seven seats of a new legislative council will go to Christians in the elections in the occupied territories to be held on 22 May. Hanan Ashrawi, a Christian…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 20:58
Myanmar: chilling army document discovered
An army document has been discovered instructing soldiers to ‘punish and break down’ ethnic-minority Christians and anyone objecting to the military regime. The discovery came as the army ramped up armed patrols in Karen and Kachin…
Thursday, 25 February 2021 20:56
Global: what is home when home has gone?
Home is a place where everyone can flourish: somewhere we can belong, feel safe, and grow. Millions of people, forced to flee their homes because of years of conflict, are having to raise their families…
Thursday, 18 February 2021 20:38
USA: southern states snowstorms
By 18 February millions were still without electricity after a week of snowstorms, with more snow expected to sweep across the South and East in the coming days. An electricity supply crisis is forcing millions to…