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South Africa looting: Government to deploy 25,000 troops after unrest

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

The South African government plans to deploy 25,000 troops after days of widespread looting and violence.

COVID-19: WHO calls for more transparency from China about virus origins – as head says ‘lab accidents happen’

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

Laboratory accidents "happen" and are "common", the head of the World Health Organisation has said as he called on China to be more transparent about the origins of COVID-19.

Prepping for a cyber pandemic: worldwide drill underway

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

The World Economic Forum kicked off its annual Cyber Polygon exercise Friday, which gives companies and governments the opportunity to participate in a simulation of a “Cyber Pandemic”.

NASA: “Moon Wobble” will cause severe flooding to US in mid-2030s

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

NASA has warned in a new study that a “moon wobble” which occurs normally every 18.6 years will contribute to an increase in severe flooding to most US mainland coastlines in the mid-2030s, Sky News reports. The warning…

Dozens Die As Flooding Hits Germany, Netherlands, Belgium

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

Dozens of people were dead Thursday as the worst flooding in years struck parts of the low-lying seafaring Netherlands as well as nearby Germany and Belgium.

Dutch Investigative Journalist Peter R. de Vries Dies Of Shooting Wounds

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

Dutch investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries, whose relentless coverage of the Dutch underworld made him friends and foes, has died from injuries sustained in a shooting in Amsterdam, several sources confirm. He was 64.

Rouhani warns Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Iran’s outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90 percent if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

US to evacuate under-threat Afghan interpreters as Taliban gains ground

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Thousands of interpreters who aided US and NATO forces in Afghanistan will be evacuated beginning in late July, Washington announced Wednesday, as Taliban insurgents captured a strategic crossing on the Pakistan border from government forces.

‘Down with dictatorship’: 19K protest, clash with cops over France COVID rules

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions.

72 People Killed in South African Riots

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Seventy-two people have been killed in riots and looting in South Africa, police said Tuesday, amid protests over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.

Iranian commander said to encourage escalation against US forces in Iraq

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Visiting Baghdad last week, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander urged Iraqi Shi’ite militias to increase their attacks on United States targets, Reuters reported Tuesday, quoting multiple Iraqi sources.

More than 140 Cubans detained or disappeared in widening crackdown by regime

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

More than 140 Cubans have been detained or disappeared in a widening crackdown by Cuba’s security forces, according to international rights advocates monitoring the aftermath of the anti-regime protests that swept the island nation on Sunday.

WHO is Developing Digital Wallet for COVID Vaccination Certification

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is developing a digital wallet that could be used as international certification of COVID-19 vaccination in a similar way to the yellow fever vaccination card that has been used for many years, the…

Iraq COVID-19 Hospital Fire Kills Dozens

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Dozens of people have died after a fire erupted in the coronavirus isolation ward at an Iraqi hospital, the second such deadly inferno at a COVID -19 unit in Iraq in three months, officials said.

Cuba Detains Christian Leaders As Thousands Protest Against Communists

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Christian leaders are among those detained in Cuba amid “unprecedented” protests against the island’s Communist rulers, investigators told Worthy News.

WHO Recommends Global Gene Editing Database

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

The World Health Organization is recommending the creation of a global database to track “any form of genetic manipulation,” with the goal of preventing unscrupulous or dangerous experimentation.

U.S. Says No ‘Deadline’ For Iran Nuclear Talks

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

Washington has said that it will issue no ultimatums on the window for a seventh round of talks on Iran's atomic activities but added a warning over potential "nuclear advances" in the meantime.

Iranian Dissidents, Supporters Denounce Regime and Call For Prosecution of President-Elect

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

A mass gathering of members of an exiled Iranian opposition group heard calls for the United Nations to press for the international prosecution of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, accused of participation in the extrajudicial executions of thousands of…

Lightning Strikes Kill Dozens In India

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

India’s prime minister expressed his sorrow Monday after dozens of people, including women and children, died in lightning strikes.

UN reports increase in world hunger last year equivalent to that of previous five years combined

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021

A multi-agency United Nations report published Monday asserts that a sharp increase in world hunger and malnutrition last year was equivalent to that of the previous five years combined, Reuters reports. According to the UN report, the likely…

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Today’s Top World Christian News

• Europe Heatwave Kills More Than 1,300 As Records Tumble Across Continent (Worthy News In-Depth)
• UK Inquiry Alleges Predominantly Muslim Grooming Gangs Exploited Children for Decades as Authorities Failed to Act
• Trump Warns Iran It May ‘No Longer Exist’ After U.S. Strikes Missile, Drone Sites
• Trump Threatens 100% Tariff Over European Digital Services Taxes
• US Strikes Iranian Targets After Shipping Attack Raises Ceasefire Fears
• Venezuela Earthquake Mother Dies Saving Daughter As Death Toll Nears 1,000

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