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Pastors Detained, Churches Services Banned Over Coronavirus Pandemic

March 30, 2020

Authorities in Africa and Europe are evacuating churches and detaining pastors as governments say they prohibit worship services to halt the spread of the new coronavirus COVID 19. Video footage obtained by Worthy News showed the head pastor of the Open Arms Ministries congregation in Ghana’s city of Kumasi taken into custody during a recent worship service. The pastor, Kofi Nkrumah Sarkodie, was rushed to a police pickup truck. Several worshippers protested the move and applauded the pastor.

North Korea fires more missiles than ever amid coronavirus outbreak

March 29, 2020

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as ‘inappropriate’ amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

Israeli company donating to US over 6 million doses of potential coronavirus cure

March 27, 2020

Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva is donating to US hospitals over 6 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate, a medicine that may cure patients of COVID-19. Already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating malaria, lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, the drug raised hopes after a study in France found it had killed the virus in 26 patients.

‘Iran may well collapse’ under coronavirus strain, warns top EU diplomat

March 26, 2020

Iran’s theocratic regime could crumble under the pressure of the coronavirus outbreak that has spread through elite ranks and the broader population alike, according to the European Union’s top diplomat.

Global coronavirus infections tally surpasses 500,000, more than 120,000 recovered

March 26, 2020

The global tally of coronavirus infections reached more than half a million people on Thursday after a spike in cases reported in Italy.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Iranian Revolutionary Guards-Linked Firms, Individuals

March 26, 2020

The United States says it has imposed sanctions against 20 companies based in Iran and Iraq, along with officials and other individuals there who are accused of supporting terrorist groups.

New Orleans emerges as next coronavirus epicenter, threatening rest of South

March 26, 2020

New Orleans is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the United States, dimming hopes that less densely populated and warmer-climate cities would escape the worst of the pandemic, and that summer months could see it wane.

Senate sends House $2 trillion coronavirus bill; vote expected Friday

March 26, 2020

The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of an estimated $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic rescue legislation to the House of Representatives, whose leaders hope to pass it on Friday.

Jewish rabbis see imminent divine entry to temple in Jerusalem in light of Zohar predictions

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

A Jewish rabbi is expecting the Messiah to be revealed around Passover this year in a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem, citing a prophecy about a global pandemic from the main text of the mystical Kabbalah.

How digital surveillance in virus fight watches you more closely than any GPS

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus phone tracking doesn’t just tell governments more or less where their citizens are, but can also show the phone owners’ ‘micro-environment’ and provide a treasure trove of information about their physical surroundings, a systems engineer behind key technology being used in the battle against the spread of coronavirus has revealed.

In fight against coronavirus, governments embrace surveillance

March 25, 2020

Chinese-style surveillance is coming to a neighborhood near you.

A third of the world under virus lockdown, as Olympics delayed

March 20, 2025March 24, 2020

Global giant India joined the countries ordering their citizens to stay at home Tuesday, putting a third of the world on lockdown as the coronavirus epidemic forced Japan to postpone the Olympics.

European Union finance ministers deadlock on coronavirus economic strategy

March 24, 2020

Finance ministers fell short of agreement Tuesday night on an EU-wide strategy to fight an economic slump caused by the coronavirus.

Dow soars over 11% in strongest one-day performance since 1933

March 24, 2020

The Dow soared on Tuesday to its biggest one-day percentage gain since 1933, after U.S. lawmakers said they were close to a deal for an economic rescue package in response to the coronavirus outbreak, injecting optimism following the biggest selloff since the financial crisis.

U.S. to cut Afghan aid by $1B over political rift that threatens Taliban deal

March 23, 2020

The U.S. is cutting aid to Afghanistan by $1 billion and will cut even more unless the country’s feuding political leaders can resolve their differences and form a government that can implement a peace deal with the Taliban.

Fed announces more emergency moves to stem dollar, liquidity strains

March 22, 2020

The U.S. Federal Reserve continued to roll out emergency support on Friday as it enhanced efforts with other major central banks to ease a global dollar-funding crunch, backstopped a market essential for U.S. state and local government finances and ramped up its purchases of mortgage-backed securities.

Nearly one billion people confined to homes globally to curb virus

March 20, 2025March 22, 2020

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and US states rolled out lockdown measures already imposed across swathes of Europe.

Will the Coronavirus bring the end of cash? Could this crisis introduce Central Bank cryptocurrencies?

May 5, 2020March 20, 2020

The ongoing spread of the coronavirus has spurred government agencies to warn its citizenry against the use of paper currency and coins. Meanwhile, Central Banks around the world are considering the use of cryptocurrency in the future.

Op-Ed: Christianity is growing faster than any time in history. Why is the Church in Europe, America declining?

March 19, 2020

When we look at the state of Christianity in the world today, we see a decidedly mixed picture. In many parts of the world, there is incredibly good news: God is authoring a season of multiplication instead of addition in many parts of the world.

U.S. jobless claims could top record 1.5 million next week – economists

March 20, 2025March 19, 2020

A wave of layoffs at restaurants, bars and hotels, as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic bring much of everyday American life to a halt, could drive new applications for U.S. unemployment benefits to a record 1.5 million or more next week, economists warned on Thursday.