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Hundreds of UK churches sign up to welcome new Hong Kong arrivals
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Christianity

Hundreds of UK churches sign up to welcome new Hong Kong arrivals

The United Kingdom is expecting tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents to arrive this year and a UK-wide Church initiative has begun welcome them to Britain as they leave…

14 February 2021 · 5 min read

Horror unearthed in Mexico's ongoing drug war - Vatican News
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America

Horror unearthed in Mexico’s ongoing drug war – Vatican News

Police in the Western Mexican State of Jalisco have found eighteen bags of body parts, in another horrific chapter of the Country`s ongoing fourteen years Drug War.

13 February 2021 · 2 min read

‘Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare, says WHO 
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America

‘Constellation’ of post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare, says WHO 

Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, adding that it “will…

12 February 2021 · 3 min read

EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds | News | European Parliament
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Europe

EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds | News | European Parliament

The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened citizens’ beliefs that the European Union is the right place to develop effective solutions to tackle its effects. Source : © European Union, 2021 -…

12 February 2021 · 1 min read

‘Three major threats’ to inoculating the world – UN health agency
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Health

‘Three major threats’ to inoculating the world – UN health agency

Amidst some positive news from the World Health Organization (WHO) that both COVID-19 deaths and new cases have recently been on the wane, there are “three major threats” to the…

11 February 2021 · 3 min read

Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 on Friday | News | European Parliament
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Europe

Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 on Friday | News | European Parliament

Presidents Sassoli and von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a joint press conference on the RRF at 10.25 CET Friday. Source : © European Union, 2021 -…

11 February 2021 · 1 min read

Nun survived 1918 pandemic, both world wars and COVID-19; celebrates 117th birthday with glass of wine
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Christianity

Nun survived 1918 pandemic, both world wars and COVID-19; celebrates 117th birthday with glass of wine

On her 117th birthday a French nun who survived both world wars, the 1918 flu pandemic and a COVID-19 infection celebrated with a glass of wine, a Mass in her…

11 February 2021 · 5 min read

Europe

Human rights breaches in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan.Committee on Foreign AffairsSubcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European…

11 February 2021 · 4 min read

Europe

Still many challenges ahead to achieve gender equality

MEPs assessed the progress made in women’s rights over the past 25 years and the many challenges still ahead, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.Committee on Women's Rights and Gender…

11 February 2021 · 3 min read