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Friday, 23 July 2021 09:57
China floods: 'worst rain for 1,000 years'
At least 33 people have died in the ‘heaviest rainfall in a millennium’ in central China. The torrential floods paralysed several cities, causing millions of pounds in damage. Vast swathes of Zhengzhou city are under several…
Friday, 23 July 2021 09:55
USA: wildfires across the west
The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is the largest of 300 raging in the USA, more than 80 of which are described as major blazes. It has burned through over 300,000 acres, prompting thousands of evacuations. Over…
Friday, 23 July 2021 09:53
Equatorial Guinea: kleptocracy
Revelations by courageous investigative journalists reveal kleptocracy in Equatorial Guinea. A recent cross-border investigation exposed how Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima - the President’s son, and the country’s oil minister - may have siphoned off millions in…
Friday, 23 July 2021 09:50
Cuba: protests against government
Historic and spontaneous protests rocked Cuba on 11 July, taking the communist government and the international community by surprise by their intensity and numbers. Analysts say there will not be immediate changes to one-party communist rule,…
Friday, 23 July 2021 09:42
Japan: Olympic Games - state of emergency
The director of the Olympics opening ceremony was dismissed for making jokes in the 1990s about the Holocaust. Earlier this week, a composer quit the ceremony team after it emerged he had bullied classmates with disabilities…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:19
South Africa: looting and civil unrest
The following is from a report made with the help of seven pastors and a bishop in South Africa: ‘Please pray against a spirit of violence and disruption threatening the country’s peace and stability following the…