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Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:42
China: Hong Kong healthcare overwhelmed
Hong Kong is compulsorily testing all its 7.5 million citizens as the city battles surging coronavirus infections. Residents must undergo three rounds of tests starting in March. Hong Kong is trying to adhere to China's ‘zero…
Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:40
USA: Trump’s version of Twitter
A year after Donald Trump was banned from Twitter he launched his own social-media platform, Truth Social, in a limited form, on the US Apple app store. Commentators noted the app had similarities to Twitter. Some…
Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:35
Nicaragua: critics of president ‘guilty of conspiracy’
A court in Nicaragua has found seven critics of the government of Daniel Ortega guilty of conspiracy in what human rights groups have denounced as a ‘political trial’. Among those convicted are three opposition leaders who…
Thursday, 17 February 2022 21:26
Message from Help the Persecuted
A missionary’s message: ‘There is much happening right now. Persecution and hardships abound, yet our Mighty Lord reigns over it all! One member of our team and his young family have been receiving threatening messages due…
Thursday, 17 February 2022 21:21
Myanmar: military accused of war crimes
Myanmar’s military has murdered civilians and used them as human shields. Soldiers have attacked homes, refugee camps, and even churches in Karenni State. The actions may amount to war crimes. The group Fortify Rights says the…
Thursday, 17 February 2022 21:15
Israel: ‘jihad’ in the Gaza Strip
Iranian-backed Hamas and PIJ are the two largest groups in the Gaza Strip, but they are not trying to improve the living conditions of their people. They have brought war and destruction on the strip by…