In an unprecedented development last week, more than 40 churches in the Dhamtari district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, India, declared that worship is restricted to Christians only, raising eyebrows among Christians and non-Christians across the country. The churches that restricted
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Countries: World, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Niue (New Zealand), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Papua New ...
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. Across Asia and the Pacific, Governments already know which measures can keep transport working when hazards strike. The priority is to put them into daily decisions, update design standards for today's climate, build alternative routes and contingencies into networks, improve ...
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. 4,481 Cumulative casualties since 6 Aug (HEOC, 26 Sep) 838 Cumulative deaths 18.7% of casualties 809 New casualties this period 19–26 Sep: 645 injured, 164 deaths 180,513 People displaced 27,413 families, 10 governorates (Exec. Unit, 23 Sep) 20+ Mobile medical teams deployed in...
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Nigeria’s Senate is advancing legislation that could significantly expand government oversight of organizations receiving foreign funding, raising concerns that the measure could affect the ability of churches, humanitarian organizations, human rights groups, and independent rese...
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. New York, UN Mister President, Excellencies, Today’s briefing is devoted to the thirty-ninth report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016). It covers the period from 13 June to 18 September. Security Council resolution 2334 (20...
