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DR Congo: La RDC et ses partenaires lancent un Plan révisé de 180 jours pour intensifier la réponse à l'épidémie d'Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo et sauver des milliers de vies
. L'événement, organisé au Bureau de l'OMS en RDC, a réuni le ministre de la Santé publique, Hygiène et Prévoyance sociale, Dr Samuel Roger Kamba, le Secrétaire général aux Affaires Sociales, Actions Humanitaires et Solidarité nationale, le Dr Sylvain Yuma Ramazani, le coordonnat...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #82 on the Effects of Mw 7.8 Earthquake Incident in Maasim, Sarangani as of 05 September 2026, 6PM
. I. Situation Overview On 08 June 2026 at around 7:37 AM, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Maasim, Sarangani (05.57°N, 124.98°E - 032 km S 04° W) with a tectonic origin and depth of focus at 033 km. The earthquake was also felt in nearby areas....
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South Sudan Humanitarian Flash Update (Restoring Life-Saving Services: UNICEF Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) – Wiechjol and Waat), August 2026
. Overview: UNICEF and partners completed Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) missions to Wiechjol in Akobo County and Waat in Nyirol County, Jonglei State, restoring immediate access to life-saving health, nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for conflict-affec...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #72 on the Combined Effects of Enhanced Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones “Luis”, “Maymay”, “Neneng”, and “Pilandok” as of 07 September 2026, 6AM
. I. Situation Overview On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 Augu...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #71 on the Combined Effects of Enhanced Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones “Luis”, “Maymay”, “Neneng”, and “Pilandok” as of 06 September 2026, 6PM
. I. Situation Overview On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 Augu...
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Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #67 on the Combined Effects of Enhanced Southwest Monsoon and Tropical Cyclones “Luis”, “Maymay”, “Neneng”, and “Pilandok” as of 04 September 2026, 6PM
. I. Situation Overview On 30 July 2026 at 4:00 PM, the trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA 07f) affected the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. On the same day, the trough of the LPA brought continuous heavy rainfall, resulting in flash floods in Zamboanga City. On 01 Augu...
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UNHCR - Pakistan Voluntary Repatriation of Afghan Refugees (1 January to 31 July 2026)
Countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan .
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Planning a Preaching Calendar
How should a pastor decide what to preach next, and how far ahead should he plan? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss the pastoral wisdom behind planning a preaching calendar, from choosing books of the Bible and balancing the Old and New Testaments to determining the length ...
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Ukraine’s churches sustain aid amid Russian attacks
Ukraine (MNN) — Ukraine prepares for another difficult winter as Russia increases attacks on infrastructure. A shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles and air defense supplies remains critical. Slavic Gospel Association's Eric Mock explains, “The lack of defensive capacity has m...
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Iran’s regional attacks highlight worldview behind conflict
Iran (MNN) — Throughout the past six months of war, Iran has repeatedly retaliated on United States airstrikes by conducting missile and drone attacks on U.S. allies in the Middle East. Last week, U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq reportedly came under fire from Ira...
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Translation projects are helping the Deaf understand the story of Scripture
International (MNN) — How do you do a Bible study without the full Bible? Of the 7,393 known languages in the world, only 801 of them have a complete Bible, and 3,241 have no known Scripture translations at all. Most people do not think of sign language when they think of the unr...
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Hire Wisely from a Stack of AI Résumés
This summer, LinkedIn added a response button to join previous options like “Save,” “Copy link to post,” and “Report post.” The new choice: “Seems like AI slop.” During the first two weeks, more than a million people clicked it. Some employers wish they had that same button. From...
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Sri Lanka National Dengue Control Unit: Weekly Dengue Update, Week 35 (24th – 30th August 2026)
. DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the 35th week, 1296 suspected dengue cases were reported across 24 districts, compared to 1802 cases in the previous week, reflecting 28.1% decrease. The Western Province accounted for 50.9% of total cases, with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) c...
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NDMA Pakistan - Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No. 73 (6 September 2026)
. NDMA Monsoon 2026 Daily Situation Report No 73, covering period from 1300 hours 5 September to 1300 hours 6 September 2026 alongwith following data as per Annexures as shown against each is enclosed:-...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: BIH: Fire - 09-2026 (2026-09-07)
. Description Wildfires have been affecting large parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina since early August 2026, with the situation particularly severe in Herzegovina, where NASA fire-detection systems recorded 1,292 hotspots in just the first 13 days of August — three times more than ...
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Indonesia: IDN: Volcanic Eruption - 09-2026 - Situation Report: Escalation of Volcanic Activity at Mt. Krakatau, Sunda Strait (2026-09-06)
. Description Situation Overview: Mt. Krakatau Volcanic Activity Background and Alert Status Mt. Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait, has shown a significant escalation in volcanic activity since early July 2026. Following a prolonged period of dormancy, activity intensified, p...
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Nepal Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) - Logistics Concept of Operations, September 2026
. Background On 26 August 2026, flash floods triggered by an ice and rock avalanche near the Lhende River caused severe flooding along the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor in Nepal, with the worst impacts reported in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and Gorkha. According to the Nepal Rasuwa...
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Nepal - Government guidance on relief items, September 2026
. Notice Regarding Support for Search, Rescue and Relief Materials Due to the severe flood in the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa, significant loss of life and property has occurred, and search, rescue and relief-management activities are continuously underway. To make search and rescu...
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Nepal Flood Emergency Global and Regional Logistics Call (2 September 2026) [Presentation]
. Summary Presentation slides used at the 2 September 2026 meeting. 2 September 2026 I 13:00 Rome time Online
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Nepal: Flash Floods - LTC Situation Report (Telecoms Area) #1 (Reporting period: 26 August – 04 September 2026)
. This Situation Report provides an update on the humanitarian situation following the flash floods that struck Nepal on 26 August 2026. Since the activation of the Logistics & Telecommunications Cluster (LTC) 1 on 02 September, the LTC Telecoms Area has supported humanitaria...
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Nepal, Asia-Pacific | Flash Flood - Emergency Appeal Operational Strategy (MDRNP022)
. TIMELINE 26 August 2026: A massive surge of water enters the Bhote Koshi River bordering China. Floodwaters rapidly impact Timure, Rasuwaghadi, and Syafrubeshi towns in Rasuwa District and other towns further downstream in Nuwakot and Dhading Districts. The Government of Nepal ...
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Kenya Complex Emergency 2025 - DREF Final Report (MDRKE068)
. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 22-10-2025What happened, where and when? Kenya experienced a prolonged and severe drought emergency driven by consecutive below-average rainfall seasons, prolonged dry spells, and the cumulative impacts of climate variabili...
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Syrian Arab Republic Drought 2025 - DREF Operational Update (MDRSY017)
. Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 08-08-2025What happened, where and when? Since the launch of this DREF operation in August 2025, the humanitarian situation in Syria has remained highly complex, with the impacts of severe drought continuing to interact wit...
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Yemen Flood 2025 | DREF Final Report (MDRYE016)
. Description of the Event Date of event 21-08-2025What happened, where and when? Between August and September 2025, widespread torrential rainfall and flash floods affected large parts of Yemen. As of September 2025, an estimated 73,218 households approximately 512,526 people we...
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Congo Flood 2025 - DREF Final Report (MDRCG026)
. Description of the Event Date of event 19-11-2025What happened, where and when? Exceptionally heavy rainfall during November 2025 triggered flash floods and severe flooding across the departments of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo, causing significant ...
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Colombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist in Chocó and La Guajira through January 2027, while Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes remain widespread across poorer rural, peri-urban, border, and conflict-affected areas. Recent earthquake impacts, persistent b...
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Zimbabwe Food Security Outlook Update: Seasonal food and income sources expected to decline atypically in late 2026, August 2026 - January 2027
. Key Messages Food insecurity is expected to deteriorate through January 2027, with Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes emerging from around October in the worst-affected deficit-producing areas of the country as households exhaust own-produced stocks and become increasingly market de...
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Angola Monthly Population Statistics, Lovua Refugee Settlement - August 2026 [PT]
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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Angola Monthly Population Statistics, Lovua Refugee Settlement - August 2026
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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UNHCR Angola Operation Overview - August 2026 [PT]
Countries: Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone .
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UNHCR Angola Operation Overview - August 2026
Countries: Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, World .
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UNHCR Angola Forcibly Displaced Persons Snapshot - August 2026 [PT]
Countries: Angola, World .
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Sudan: Greater Horn of Africa Food Insecurity and Health Crisis, Strategic Response Plan (August 2026–January 2027)
. Overview The Greater Horn of Africa (GHoA) is facing a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and public health crisis driven by conflict, displacement, recurrent climate shocks, disease outbreaks, economic instability and severe food insecurity. These overlapping shocks are disrup...
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Lebanon: لبنان: عودة أكثر من 850 ألف نازح إلى مناطقهم الأصلية، لكن الأزمة لم تنته بعد | مفوضية اللاجئين
. وإزاء هذا الواقع، تُحذّر المفوضية السامية للأمم المتحدة لشؤون اللاجئين من أن أزمة النزوح والأزمة الإنسانية في البلاد لم تنتهيا بعد. فعلى الرغم من ترتيبات وقف إطلاق النار المُعلنة، أدت غارات جوية إسرائيلية جديدة استهدفت جنوب لبنان خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع إلى موجة نزوح جديدة، حيث...
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Christ Makes Every Meal Better
I can still recall, around the age of ten, standing in the kitchen of my childhood home and seeing my mom’s three-ring binder open on the counter. She had inserted patriotic clip art into the front plastic cover with the words “Fourth of July” printed over the top. Inside the bin...
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Bangladesh: Epidemiological Highlights - Epi Week 34 ; 23-29 August 2026
Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar .
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Syria: Minimum Expenditure Basket 2026 Revision
. Executive Summary This report presents the findings and methodology of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) review conducted in Syria and completed on 10 July 2026. To ensure that the revised MEB reflects both normative standards for essential needs and the prevailing economic ...
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‘No Tyndale, No Shakespeare’: How the Bible Made Modern English
The book that the famed British Library once called the most significant in the English language was nearly destroyed before it was even printed. That book was William Tyndale's 1526 English New Testament, whose 500th anniversary is being commemorated this year. Not only was the ...
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World: Global Public Health Situation Analysis - El Nino 2026
. This Global Public Health Situation Analysis summarizes the evolving health risks associated with El Niño 2026. It aims to support country- and region-specific risk assessment, preparedness and anticipatory action, with particular attention to vulnerable populations and health-...
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IRAN: After 58 Days of Torture, "I Didn't Deny Christ"
War persists in Iran and Christian persecution is ramping up against believers who face interrogation, beatings and imprisonment. Joe and Dawn, front-line workers in the Middle East, are helping deliver God's Word into the Islamic Republic of Iran. When one of their Iranian cowor...
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Nepal Rasuwa Flood Situation Report No. 6
. SITUATION OVERVIEW More than a week after the 26 August flood, search and rescue has largely given way to relief operations. NDRRMA reports 1,259 deaths, 5,083 people out of contact and 12,038 rescued. Access remains the principal constraint, with damaged roads and bridges slow...
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Nepal: Rasuwa Flood Situation Report No-6 (As of 5 September 2026)
. So far, reports indicate that the Rasuwa floods have claimed 1,259 lives, with 5,083 people still out of contact and 12,038 rescued (NDRRMA, 3 September, 19:00). 3,844 displaced people are living in 34 displacement sites in Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Dhading, and Kathmandu. IOM is suppor...
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1 Corinthians 1:26–31, Part 2: Boasting in Man Ends — Boasting in Christ Is Forever
Our union with Christ grants us every blessing of the Christian life and voids any pride we could take in our own strength. How could we boast in anything but God?Watch Now...
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Take a Risk for Life and Fruitfulness
God often uses risks to bring life to others and to end long-standing fruitlessness in our lives. What would it look like to step out for the sake of Christ?Watch Now...
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Deep Limitations Teach Deep Trust
My watch alarm buzzed, reminding me that it was time for another dose of my medication. Although prescribed to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, its main effect so far had been nausea. I missed the days of seemingly unlimited energy and stamina, the freedom of a prescri...
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Happy 25th Birthday, ESV: Reflections from John Piper
Twenty-five years ago this fall, Crossway released the ESV Bible. John Piper was thrilled. “I grew up reading the King James Version,” he said. “As a sophomore at Wheaton in 1965, I bought an RSV [Revised Standard Version], and I used that for memorization and Bible reading for t...
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RSS Celebrates in New York Amid Continuing Persecution in India
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s leading Hindu nationalist organization and ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has taken its campaign to reshape its international image to one of the world’s most prominent stages. On Aug. 29, RSS Chief Mo...