Christianity
World Food Program’s Nobel Peace Prize shines light on global hunger
The World Council of Churches has joined the rest of the plant in welcoming the award of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Program, one of…
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Books
The Entire Comic Book Mythos Bleeds Into Our World With First Look At Donny Cates’ ‘Crossover’
Courtesy of Image Comics For his new comic book series, Crossover, Donny Cates couldn’t decide which superhero to focus on, so he just chose all of them...and I mean ALL…
Books
Book World: Comedian and writer Merrill Markoe dug deep into…
Merrill Markoe, the writer and comedian, tries to never throw out anything that could make for good material. That could be the goofy ad for "who's who in the lunch…
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World Community must take steps to ensure repealing of laws mandating death penalty for apostasy or blasphemy
This World Day Against Death Penalty The International Community must take immediate steps to ensure states repeal laws which mandate the death penalty for apostasy or blasphemy
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World Bank urges urgent action against extreme poverty – Vatican News
A report by the World Bank highlights a marked increase in global extreme poverty rates this year spurred by the coronavirus pandemic and other long-existing factors.
Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – China’s dos and don’ts for Indian media ahead of Taiwan national day
Rezaul H Laskar for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. File photo of Chinese ambassador in India Sun Weidong. (Photo@China_Amb_India) China on Wednesday issued a series of guidelines for the…
Europe
World: New EU Asylum Rules: Even the Bare Minimum Will Require Radical Politics
BYClaudia MeierJulian Lehmann For the past five years, European Union leaders have tried but failed to reform the block’s rules on asylum. The main bone of contention was the Dublin…
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Trump’s Tax Returns, Coronavirus Deaths, Charlie Hebdo: Your Monday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning.We’re covering the takeaways from more than two decades of President Trump’s tax returns, the global death toll from the…
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European unity is an example to the world: Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of State
Šefik Džaferović, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of State, used his address to the General Debate of the General Assembly on Wednesday to praise the European Union’s response to the…
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World: ACT joins global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration”
ACT Alliance is one of a dozen global and regional religious organizations that released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling…