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18 dead as twin bombing hits southern Philippines church
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» MANILA: At least 18 people were killed as two bombs hit a church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, the military said Sunday, just days after a regional vote for a new Muslim autonomous region.
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Anger as Fiji tourism ad swaps 'church' for 'toilet'
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» SUVA, Fiji: Tourism Fiji has apologised after an advertisement featuring indigenous terms mixed up the words for "church" and "toilet", causing outrage in the deeply religious Pacific nation.
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Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.
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No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Palestinians said they felt "no joy" this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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Gaza war rages on Christmas Eve as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the Oct 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
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Ukrainians move Christmas to Dec 25 to be 'far from Moscow'
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» ODESA (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country prepares to celebrate Christmas on December 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from January 7, when most Orthodox believers celebrate, in a snub to Russia.
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'Tonight our hearts are in Bethlehem,' pope says in Christmas mass
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Vatican authorises blessings for same-sex couples, with caveats
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Monday approved blessings for same-sex couples, a hugely contested issue in the Catholic Church, as long as they are not in contexts related to civil unions or weddings.
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Israel strikes Gaza as pressure grows to free more hostages
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel carried out fresh strikes on Gaza Sunday as its leaders came under growing pressure to secure the release of hostages still held in the Hamas-run territory more than two months after the Oct 7 attacks.
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Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
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