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Thousands of S. Korea church members quarantined over virus
AFP, Published on 17/08/2020
» SEOUL - Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as the country battles virus clusters linked to religious groups.
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Catholic Church loses bid to use word 'Allah' in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 23/06/2014
» Malaysia's highest court on Monday dismissed a bid by the Catholic Church for the right to use the word "Allah", ending a years-long legal battle that has heightened religious tensions in the Muslim-majority country.
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Ireland bids farewell to Sinead O'Connor
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» BRAY, Ireland: Mourners and fans gathered Tuesday in the Irish town once home to singer Sinead O'Connor to pay their last respects ahead of her burial.
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A Baltimore church defies virus order but few are coming
AFP, Published on 13/04/2020
» BALTIMORE - In his red-brick Baltimore church, Pastor Alvin Gwynn waits patiently for his flock to arrive on this Easter Sunday.
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Pets, kids and Christmas: how White House has changed under Biden
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden transformed the White House in his first year with policies unrecognizable from the Trump era -- at least regarding the policy on pets, that is.
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PM Modi invites Pope Francis to India
AFP, Published on 30/10/2021
» ROME: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asked Pope Francis to visit India, a significant opening towards the head of the Catholic Church who has long sought an official invitation to the Hindu-majority country.
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Canada remembers horrors inflicted on indigenous peoples
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» OTTAWA - Canadians on Thursday commemorated a century of injustices against its indigenous populations in the first ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, following shocking discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools.
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Fukushima reverend prays for revival of radiation-hit church
AFP, Published on 09/03/2021
» OKUMA (JAPAN) - Reverend Akira Sato dreams of hearing hymns echo once again through the church he was forced to leave behind after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster a decade ago.
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In Bergamo, memory of coffin-filled trucks still haunts
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» BERGAMO (ITALY) - Images of army trucks transporting piled-up coffins out of the Italian town of Bergamo last year provided a shocking testament to the horrors of coronavirus. One year on, the memories are still raw.
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Christmas celebrated under pandemic's shadow
AFP, Published on 25/12/2020
» Christmas festivities on Friday saw hundreds of millions across the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a pared-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings.
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