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Famed Christian geneticist Francis Collins has urged churches to remain closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 amongst congregations. Speaking to the Southern Baptist Convention, Collins said that churches gathering in person are a ‘source of…
South Georgia: huge iceberg threatens wildlife
10 Dec 2020
Experts from around the world are anxiously monitoring the world’s largest iceberg - the size of Devon - as it creeps close to the shores of South Georgia, putting the lives of thousands of seals, penguins…
India / China: water war
10 Dec 2020
Beijing and New Delhi have long been at loggerheads over a disputed border in the Himalayan mountains (see ) This led to massive skirmishes earlier this year. The two Asian powers are battling it out over…
Turkey: bogus reforms ‘charm offensive’
10 Dec 2020
Last week we prayed for change and the need for reforms to alter the way Turkey polices, prosecutes, judges, and imprisons its residents. Almost all Kurdish mayors have been replaced by government-appointed administrators. Judges whose verdicts…
Ashenafi Hailu was racing on his motorcycle to the aid of a friend trapped by the Ethiopian government’s military offensive in the Tigray region when a group of men on foot confronted him, identifying themselves as…
Global Family 24/7 365 online prayer room
03 Dec 2020
On 1 January 2021, International Prayer Connections will launch a global online 24/7 prayer room. The ‘Global Family’ is a collaboration of international ministries from every continent and will be hosted in many languages using Zoom.…