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America: Zika talks and action
17 Jun 2016
Republicans in negotiations on delayed funding to combat the Zika virus are promising an agreement, as they focus on a $1.1 billion deal. Negotiators met on Wednesday, but only made opening speeches to satisfy the requirements…
Nigeria: doing the painful thing
17 Jun 2016
Nigeria is going to do the painful thing everyone said it has to do: the currency will be allowed to float freely. The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, said that the bank…
Pakistani policeman beats up church leader
17 Jun 2016
A church leader in Lahore was beaten up during his Sunday service by a policeman, during a dispute over the music being played over his church loudspeaker. Lahore has the largest concentration of the Christian community…
Syria: facts to fuel prayer
10 Jun 2016
In Syria last month IS came under intense pressure from the US-led coalition, Kurdish forces, Syrian government troops and allies, the Iraqi army, and shelling from Turkey. The tide is turning against the brutal organisation, and…
Northern Cyprus: restrictions on churches
10 Jun 2016
The island of Cyprus is occupied mainly by Greeks in the south and Turks in the north. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to any kind of north / south reunion is that Greek houses and…
Christians in Kano, northern Nigeria, expected widespread violence following the killing of a Christian woman last week, but Sunday services passed peacefully. Bridget Patience Agbahime, 74, originally from the southern state of Imo, was ambushed by…