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President Nyusi meets Mozambique’s Bishop of Pemba. – Vatican News
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi Monday met with the outspoken Bishop of Pemba, Luiz Fernando Lisboa, CP.
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Ecumenical Patriarch: Life of the Church is an applied ecology – Vatican News
By Vatican News The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, has issued a message to Orthodox bishops and faithful, calling for a renewed commitment to protecting the environment. His message…
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Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’: Tedros
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities…
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Caritas: Amid the virus, cultivate a “pandemic of love and solidarity” – Vatican News
“Covid-19 must be for us a call to respect our common home,” says Caritas Internationalis in a message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, marked on…
Europe
ESMA publishes list of thresholds for shareholder identification
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities and markets regulator, has today published a document listing the thresholds above which shareholders can be identified in the various…
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UN agencies appeal for the disembarkation of migrants on rescue ships – Vatican News
Two United Nations agencies call for the urgent disembarkation of nearly 400 refugees and migrants rescued by three ships in the Mediterranean. A joint statement issued by the UN High…
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EU hope for dialogue as Mediterranean energy dispute continues – Vatican News
By Nathan Morley This long-running dispute between Greece and Turkey, which are both NATO members, shows no sign of abating. Tensions have heated up as Turkish crews search for gas…
Christianity
After death threats against Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, UN rights offices expresses deep concern
The UN human rights chief is deeply concerned over the recent death threats directed at the Congolese human rights defender and Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, who bases his…
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UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of refugees and migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean
Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some of whom have been stuck at sea for weeks, must be brought to shore immediately,…
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The key to Viet Nam’s successful COVID-19 response: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Whilst no country can claim to have beaten COVID-19, some countries have been noticeably more effective in curbing the spread of the disease. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Resident Coordinator in…