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ChristianToday |
11:48pm PDT |
Palestinian Bible Society head to speak on challenges of war |
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Summary: Labib Madanat who leads the Bible Society in Palestine will be speaking at the annual Churches Media Conference on 9 11 June |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Bank of England set to hold rates |
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Summary: The Bank of England looks more likely to leave interest rates on hold rather than cut them later on Thursday but a stream of dismal data over recent days has made the decision a close call |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Brown bats off taunts after poll rout |
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Summary: Gordon Brown reeling from a drubbing in local polls sought to allay voters concerns over the economy on Wednesday in the face of taunts from an opposition that can smell victory at the next general election |
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ChristianToday |
11:16pm PDT |
PM praises Christians endorses Global Day of Prayer |
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Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday in honour of the Global Day of Prayer London taking place at Millwall football stadium this Sunday |
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ChristianToday |
11:10pm PDT |
Aid flight delays fuel frustration with Burma junta |
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Summary: With up to 100000 people feared killed in Burmas cyclone and an estimated 1 million homeless frustration grew on Thursday over the military governments inability to allow international aid into the country |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Emotions high as Olympic torch scales Everest |
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Summary: The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday an emotional moment for China and the crowning of the Beijing Olympics torch relay that was dogged by antiChinese protests on its world tour |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Clinton gives herself loan and vows to fight on |
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Summary: Barack Obama took a commanding lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday but Hillary Clinton said she would fight on after loaning her campaign 64 million 327 million pounds to keep it alive |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Berlusconi forms new Italy government |
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Summary: Silvio Berlusconi unveiled his new conservative government on Wednesday and gave top posts to close allies in one of Italys most rightwing cabinets since World War Two |
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ChristianToday |
11:07pm PDT |
Seen from above volcanic ash paints Chile white |
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Summary: Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months |
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ChristianToday |
11:06pm PDT |
Appeals court says BP blast deal violates US law |
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Summary: A US federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a plea bargain between prosecutors and BP violated the rights of victims of a deadly 2005 explosion at the companys giant Texas refinery |
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ChristianToday |
11:05pm PDT |
Hezbollah piles pressure on Lebanese government |
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Summary: Iranianbacked Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday piling pressure on Lebanons USbacked government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered gunbattles in the capital |
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ChristianToday |
11:04pm PDT |
Technical flaws mar hearing in new Guantanamo court |
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Summary: Osama bin Ladens suspected media director rejected US terrorism court proceedings and renewed his allegiance to the al Qaeda leader on Wednesday in a hearing marred by technical flaws in a new Guantanamo courtroom |
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ChristianToday |
11:03pm PDT |
US and NATO battle on uneven Afghan patchwork |
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Summary: Last week US Captain Roger Hill led a patrol into the Jaldez valley just southwest of Kabul and was immediately ambushed from three sides by 50 Taliban fighters armed with rocketpropelled grenades |
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ChristianToday |
10:54pm PDT |
Pakistan tests nuclearcapable cruise missile |
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Summary: Pakistan successfully tested a nuclearcapable airlaunched cruise missile with a range of 350 km 220 miles on Thursday the military said a day after India tested a longrange missile |
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ChristianToday |
10:52pm PDT |
Uganda rebels say Kony will meet mediators |
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Summary: Ugandas fugitive guerrilla Joseph Kony will meet mediators on Saturday on the SudanCongo border and may even sign a final peace deal a rebel negotiator said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
10:51pm PDT |
Burundi rebels drop amnesty bid agree to go home |
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Summary: Burundis last rebel group said on Wednesday it would return home to implement a longawaited peace deal and drop its demand for an amnesty boosting hopes for peace in the country |
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ChristianToday |
10:49pm PDT |
Power returns to parts of cyclonehit Yangon |
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Summary: Sporadic power and water supplies returned to parts of Myanmars biggest city of Yangon on Thursday and the prices of basic food dropped signals of a gradual recovery from the onslaught of Cyclone Nargis |
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ChristianToday |
10:46pm PDT |
Arabs say racism on rise as Israel turns 60 |
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Summary: Salwa Abu Jaber believes her story shows Israel discriminating against its Arab citizens 60 years after the state was established as a haven for Jews |
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ChristianPost |
1:49pm PDT |
Mainline Churches Desire Change in Ethnic Makeup |
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Summary: Some of the country's largest mainline denominations are stepping up efforts to fight membership decline, partly by diversifying their predominantly white ... |
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ChristianPost |
1:13pm PDT |
Zimbabwe Church Facing 'Communist-Style' Persecution, Says Bishop |
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Summary: Members of an Anglican church in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare are facing persecution reminiscent to that of Christian churches under communist rule, said the bishop of the diocese of ... |
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ChristianPost |
10:27am PDT |
More Southern Baptists Vie for Presidency |
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Summary: The number of persons vying for the top position of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, has expanded to five this week, with Johnny M. Hunt announced as the latest to join the ... |
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ChristianPost |
8:37am PDT |
Chinese Orchestra to Make Landmark Performance at Vatican |
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Summary: The conductor leading the China Philharmonic Orchestra in a landmark concert Wednesday at the Vatican said he feels honored to perform for the pope, saying music breaks down cultural ... |
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ChristianPost |
8:19am PDT |
It's 1984 in the Academy |
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Summary: Freedom of speech and inquiry have long been cherished principles in America. They are especially important in the world of academia where they have been viewed as the basis of "academic freedom." For years scholars have advanced the proposition that acad |
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ChristianPost |
5:22am PDT |
Christians Respond to Crisis in Myanmar |
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Summary: As the worst cyclone and natural disaster to hit since the South East Asian tsunami crisis nearly four years ago continues to wreck havoc and bring unspeakable destruction among the people of Myanmar, Christian groups have been mobilized into action, carr |
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ChristianPost |
5:03am PDT |
Film on Billy Graham’s Life in Production |
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Summary: A film on America’s favorite evangelist, Billy Graham, is being produced in Nashville, Tenn., where one of the featured cast members is Graham’s first ... |
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ChristianToday |
3:07am PDT |
Christian Aid launches Burma cyclone appeal |
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Summary: Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help those left without shelter food or water in Burma after Cyclone Nargis hit the country |
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ChristianToday |
3:02am PDT |
USPG backs Archbishops prayer appeal for Zimbabwe |
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Summary: USPG Anglicans in World Mission said it has been heartened by the response to the call to prayer issued by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York at the end of April |
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ChristianToday |
2:11am PDT |
Russian Orthodox Church rep EU needs to protect Christians |
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Summary: The European Union should do more to protect Christians worldwide said the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church to European Union officials on Monday |
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ChristianToday |
1:55am PDT |
Euthanasia still a dilemma for Dutch doctors |
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Summary: I am not a monster Im also not a God In the best case Im an angel muses a doctor in a Dutch play about euthanasia before delivering a lethal injection to an old friend a cancer patient |
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ChristianToday |
1:04am PDT |
Police clamp down on Mongolian house churches |
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Summary: China Aid Association CAA has learned that officials from the Arong Qi Security and Religious Affairs Bureau detained two house church ministers last Thursday |
