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Iran:’Arson Attack At Tomb Esther and Mordechai’
Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2020
Iranian officials have admitted that fire broke out at an ancient shrine viewed by Iran’s Jewish community as the resting place of the Biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai. The announcement published by the state-run Islamic Republic…
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Typhoon Devastates Lockdown Wary Philippines
Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2020
A Christian woman was among many fearfully hiding Friday as parts of the Philippines were devastated by winds and rain from Typhoon Vongfong. “It is always scary,” Virgie Overdevest told Worthy News. “We already had a minor earthquake…
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Massive locust swarms threaten catastrophe for African nations
Posted on Friday, May 15, 2020
The United Nations (UN) has warned that vast swarms of locusts are set on a “path of destruction” across Africa, affecting nations that had not seen the pest in decades. Locust controllers are concerned the pests will wipe…
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Montenegro Police Break Up Rally For Release of Priests
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020
Police in Montenegro have used tear gas against demonstrators demanding the release of eight Serbian Orthodox Church priests. The church leaders were detained for holding a religious procession despite a ban on gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Calls People of All Faiths to a Day of Prayer on May 14
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has called on believers of all religions to “unite together spiritually” and pray on May 14 that God would “help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic.” However, many evangelical leaders warn…
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Russia Mourns Coronavirus Patients Killed In Fire
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Russia is mourning the death of at least five coronavirus patients who died early Tuesday when a fire broke out in a hospital in St. Petersburg. The tragedy in Russia's second-largest city, followed two other deadly blazes at…
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Iran Warship Hit By ‘Friendly Fire,’ 19 Killed
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020
Iran's navy says nineteen sailors were killed and 15 others injured when an Iranian warship accidentally fired an anti-ship cruise missile at another Iranian naval vessel.
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Italian Aid Worker Returns Home After 18 Months In Captivity
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2020
A young Italian woman arrived in Italy after 18 long months as a hostage in eastern Africa, where she had been an aid worker. Silvia Romano, 24, returned from Somalia late Sunday to a homeland still suffering from…

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