Europe
European Union sets stage for sanctions on Turkey
The European Union is preparing to sanction Turkey over its actions in the eastern Mediterranean, where a confrontation between Turkish and Greek military ships is raising the risk of open...
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Banksy-Sponsored ‘Louise Michel’ Boat With Rescued Migrants Asks for Urgent EU Assistance
“Alert! #LouiseMichel assisted another 130 people - among them many women & children - and nobody is helping! We are reaching a State of Emergency. We need immediate assistance, @guardiacostiera...
Christianity
Church leaders confront South African government on COVID-19 corruption
Corruption bedeviling South Africa recently has entered the fight against the novel-coronavirus, and church leaders are furious about it. (Photo: Albin Hillert / WCC)Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has been outspoken from...
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Paris masks up as European leaders warn virus fight getting tougher
Masks became compulsory outdoors all over Paris on Friday as France joined a growing global battle against new virus outbreaks, while Germany warned the crisis will be "more difficult" in…
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Refugees in Germany: From the boat to the Bundeskunsthalle
Refugees in Germany - When you meet Raisan Hameed now, you can hardly believe it: the quiet young man, who had his first day as a student at the University of...
America
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns as Liberty University president after sex scandal
Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as Liberty University president after a sex scandal involving his wife and a swimming pool attendant that rocked the white evangelical arena that strongly supports...
America
Worshipers went online, but will they stay there?
When the novel coronavirus pandemic implanted itself into humanity there was a rush to online worship, evoking all sorts of predictions about how people would change the way they go...
America
EASO publishes a COI report: Venezuela Country Focus
On 20 August 2020, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled ‘Venezuela Country Focus’. Language English
Christianity
Korean reconciliation process led by churches links ‘history and memory’
The war that erupted on the Korean Peninsula 70 years ago to divide Korea has yet to end, so more prayers and discussion are needed to raise awareness for the…
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Greek island Mykonos gets partial lockdown – Vatican News
By John Carr As of today, all the smart bars and taverns on Mykonos will have to close at midnight, and at all other hours social distancing and mask-wearing will...