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Iceland recognizes Judaism as a religion
Iceland has finally recognized Judaism as a religion. The process took over a year and, despite being home to a small Jewish community, Iceland has never before acknowledged the religion.…
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Billions without clean water and sanitation, a ‘moral failure’
Access to water is not just about “liquid in a bottle” but instead touches on universal issues such as dignity, opportunity and equality, the UN General Assembly President said on…
Europe
Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
Introductory statement by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the ECON Committee of the European Parliament (by videoconference) Frankfurt am Main, 18 March 2021 Madam Chair,…
America
Jana Riess: ‘Allergic to religion’ — Conservative politics can push people out of the pews
There’s a massive religious shift occurring in America as one of the world’s most religious nations becomes more secular every year. In “Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American…
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COVID-19: a continued call for international solidarity and equity
28th Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC), Third Session (virtual, 10-11 March 2021) Statement, 12 March 2021 Exactly one year after COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic, the Twenty-eighth Standing Committee…
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‘Saint Maud’ Review: An Unsettling and Fantastic Story of Trauma and Religion
Rose Glass makes a massive directorial debut with her sinful story that can shock any audience. The Buchtelite is continuing to review movies that are on the radar for Oscar…
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Businesses thrives on principles and not on religion – Economic Consultant
Business News of Sunday, 14 March 2021 Source: GNA 2021-03-14 Stephen Boafo believes businesses do not thrive on religion Becoming successful in business does not depend on your religion; it…
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New report details indigenous struggle for land rights
Although the world’s indigenous peoples live in areas that contain around 80 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, many still struggle to maintain their legal rights to lands, territories and…
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World’s crime fighters push back against COVID-19’s ‘divisions and inequalities’
The world’s largest crime prevention and criminal justice gathering wrapped up on Friday, rejecting “the divisions and inequalities” exposed by COVID-19, according to the top UN crime-fighting official.
America
We must stop enabling haredi domination of religion and state – opinion
There are always political forces in any democracy whose views and values are outside democratic norms. History teaches that these forces grow, posing a threat to the nation itself, only…