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Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles 16 times higher than limit set by nuclear deal

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Iran holds a quantity of low enriched uranium nearly 16 times higher than the limit authorized in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, according to a report Monday by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Virus variants in Asia threaten the whole world

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

According to genome databases, such as nextstrain.org, there are now more than 1,000 known variants of the  SARS CoV-2 virus.

EU is finally ready to tap markets in a $900 billion stimulus push

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The European Union is finally ready to raise much-needed funds from public markets and boost the economies of its 27 members after the severe shock from the coronavirus crisis.

Pope Francis Criminalizes Sexual Abuse of Adults by Priests

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

Hungary Unveils Memorial For 28 Victims Of Danube’s Boat Disaster

Posted on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Hungarian and South Korean government officials have unveiled a memorial in Budapest to the victims of the Danube River’s worst boating accident in more than half a century which killed dozens of people.

China now allowing couples to have three children, increasing limit to address aging population

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The Chinese government said Monday it will ease its limits on births, allowing couples to have three children instead of two, to address the country's again population and keep its economy thriving.

Showdown: U.S., NATO wage war games in Europe; Russia to send troops west

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The U.S. and its NATO allies on Monday conducted a set of major war games across Europe, while Russia responded by announcing plans to send at least 20 new military units to its western border.

Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

Russia said on Monday it would send what it described as “uncomfortable” signals to the United States ahead of a summit between the two countries’ leaders next month and announced it was beefing up its western border militarily.

Russia Removes Opposition Leader From Plane; Andrei Pivovarov Detained

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

The leader of the now-defunct opposition group Open Russia says he has been pulled off a plane and detained by Russian police in St. Petersburg late Monday.

Report: ‘Denmark Helped US Spy On European Leaders’

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

European Union leaders expressed concern Monday about reports that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the United States spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.

Russia Gives Massive Loan To Belarus Despite Western Outrage

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

Russia says it will continue with a massive loan of $1.5 billion to neighboring Belarus despite mounting international concern about the treatment of critical journalists and dissidents there.

France Threatens To Withdraw From Mali Over Coup And Islamist Influence

Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France will withdraw troops from Mali if political instability there leads to greater Islamist radicalization.

Syria’s Assad Wins 4th Term With 95% of Vote, in Election the West Calls Fraudulent

Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2021

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes in an election that will extend his rule over a country ruined by war but which opponents and the West say was marked…

New study claims China created COVID-19 in lab, then ‘retro-engineered’ to cover their tracks

Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2021

A new study alleges that Chinese scientists developed COVID-19 in a lab and then sought to obfuscate by reverse-engineering virus versions to cause it to appear the illness evolved from bats.

Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, U.K. strains

Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2021

Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday.

EU Drugs Agency Approves COVID Vaccines For Children

Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2021

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved vaccinating children against the coronavirus despite concerns about side effects. Germany already said it plans to start in early June, Germany’s broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported Friday.

Hong Kong Jails Pro-Democracy Leader And Activists

Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2021

Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in an unauthorized assembly in 2019.

U.S. tells Russia it won’t rejoin Open Skies arms control pact

Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Biden administration informed Russia on Thursday that it will not rejoin a key arms control pact, even as the two sides prepare for a summit next month between their leaders.

Former nuclear inspector says ‘time is running out’ on Iran

Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021

A day after the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that Iran's uranium enrichment program was "very concerning," a former inspector from the international nuclear watchdog agency cautioned that there might be "unforeseeable developments."

BBC Presenter Dies After Taking AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine

Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021

A radio presenter of British broadcaster BBC presenter has died after she took the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, her family said Thursday.

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World Christian News brings together stories from every corner of the globe that affect the Body of Christ — from persecution reports and revival movements to political shifts and humanitarian crises. We cover these events through the lens of Scripture, seeking to inform, equip, and inspire believers everywhere.

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• Much of Kyiv Without Heat After Deadly Strikes In Freezing Temperatures (Worthy News Radio)
• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Plans U.S. Trip For Talks With Trump Amid Continued Fighting (Worthy News Radio)
• Europe’s Monarchs Call For Unity And Compassion In Christmas Addresses
• Bangladesh Opposition Leader Returns Home After 17 Years, Draws Massive Crowds
• Liechtenstein In Shock Over Suspected Murders, Suicide
• Eritrean People-Smuggling Suspect Extradited To Netherlands For Trial Amid Concerns

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