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Africa: Dramatic drop forecast in COVID deaths, but no time to ‘sit back and relax’
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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Christianity
First Ukrainian diocese passes to Moscow Patriarchate
The first Ukrainian diocese in the Russian-occupied areas left the UOC and came directly under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is the Diocese of Rivne and Sverdlovsk in…
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’
Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Culture
From a slave sign to art: The history of tattoos
Found in many different cultures around the world, the earliest evidence of tattoos dates back thousands of years. Tattoos have become one of the preferred ways of expression in recent…
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Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet
Video games for climate action with special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds
Africa
From Ukraine to Africa
On December 29, the Moscow Patriarchate announced a surprising decision - for the first time in its history, it formed a patriarchal exarchate in Africa. Formally, this is done through…
Christianity
Globalization and the Orthodox Church
In the light of God's Revelation This publication is a continuation and an attempt to look back at the issues raised about ten years ago in a report entitled "Globalization…
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‘Think resilience’ to protect against climate hazards and other catastrophes
Delegates from some 184 countries gathered in Bali where they reviewed efforts to protect communities against a rising number of climate hazards and other catastrophes
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Central African Republic abolishes death penalty
By Vatican News The last official execution in the Central African Republic took place in 1981. In the intervening period, the justice system has no longer requested the death penalty…
International
China: New revelations on the repression of Uyghurs during the UN visit
Michelle Bachelet is the first UN human rights official to visit China since 2005. In the midst of this strictly supervised visit, a series of edifying photos of detainees in…