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Germany fears a hard Brexit, as UK moves away from political negotiations

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.




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Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has claimed that some influential Nigerians are the sponsors of those caught mining illegally. According to Adegbite, “these godfathers” are putting pressure on the federal government to free Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining. The Osun government on Monday, announced the arrest of 27 persons for […]

Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun




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La misión cristiana en una cultura moribunda: Entrevista con Phil Johnson y John MacArthur A

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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La misión cristiana en una cultura moribunda: Entrevista con Phil Johnson y John MacArthur B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 1ª Parte: Amor, sexo y matrimonio

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 1ª Parte: Amor, sexo y matrimonio B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 2ª Parte: Los principios del contentamiento

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 2ª Parte: Los principios del contentamiento B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 3ª Parte: Perseverancia, separación y sacrificio

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 3ª Parte: Perseverancia, separación y sacrificio B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 4ª Parte: Sumisión y súplica

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Ética cristiana, 4ª Parte: Sumisión y súplica

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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Los verdaderos cristianos se aman entre sí

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.





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Senzo Mchunu gives Public Service Commission essential service status

Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has given the State’s graft watchdog the green light to operate during the Covid-19-enforced national lockdown.




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Belarus To Hold Presidential Election In August Despite Pandemic

Belarus has announced that the next presidential election will be held on August 9 as the country’s authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka sought to play down the risks of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Serbia Protests EU Site's Reference To Inventor Tesla As 'Croatian'

The Serbian government has protested to the European Union after one of the bloc's educational websites described inventor and electricity trailblazer Nikola Tesla as a "famous Croatian."




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Malawi Top Court Upholds Presidential Election Re-Run

President Peter Mutharika, whose win in last year's vote was challenged, had appealed the re-run, which is now to be held July 2




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What are the potential benefits of OTT?

Part 2 of 4 (a) For Users/Consumers Simply put, OTT services are low or free of charge services. Its known that online video traffic is on the growth due to simple accessibility and cheapness. Consumers’ hopes are also evolving as they are exp...




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Extended Lockdown period - ICT as essential service

On Thursday, 9 April 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown for an additional 2 weeks, until 30 April 2020. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) advised that all companies providing es...




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Rail regulation: ORR concludes its initial consultation on the 2018 Periodic Review of Network Rail

Background - The 2018 Periodic Review The Office of Rail and Road (“ORR”) has recently published its conclusions (the “Conclusions”) following its initial consultation in relation to the creation of the 2018 Periodic Review ...




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China's Belt and Road Initiative: Investing in key Belt and Road countries

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion Chinese led initiative to strengthen trade routes and related infrastructure across over 150 countries worldwide. The initiative covers over 60% of the world’s population in terms of ...




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When off-plan doesn’t go to plan – security issues in residential developments

A recent High Court judgment provides a reminder of the rules governing the priority of security interests in an insolvency scenario, and also illustrates some of the potential pitfalls of purchasing apartments off-plan (Williams & Anor v Broado...




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Coronavirus – Commission issues competition framework for co-ordination of essential scarce products - Europe

Executive summary On 8 April 2020, the European Commission issued a Temporary Framework Communication enabling it to: issue “comfort letters” in respect of specific temporary competitor co-ordination projects; and explain the criteria it...




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UK Education Office Argues Christians Should Limit Their Beliefs to Church

The United Kingdom’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) argued before the High Court that Christian groups should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their professional activities. ......




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At Estonia’s initiative, 80 countries across the world discussed lessons for peace from the Second World War and the current security situation

Yesterday 8 May, the largest high-level gathering of UN member states since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis was held as part of Estonia's presidency of the UN Security Council. The six-hour meeting brought together nearly 80 countries, around 50 of which were represented at a ministerial level, to exchange thoughts on lessons learnt from the Second World War. All the Security Council members were represented, with almost half attending with high-level participants: Germany, France, Belgium, Vietnam, United States and the United Kingdom in addition to Estonia. 'Yesterday's meeting was the largest international event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Second World War in Europe. It...




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Influential rock pioneer Little Richard dies at 87

Little Richard, who helped shape the future of rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s, died Saturday at age 87. Rolling Stone confirmed the news of his death and reported the cause of death was unknown. Born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia, Little Richard was known for a series of hits that included “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up,” “Lucille” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.” Little Richard’s contributions to the musical world were covered by a series of greats that...




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Hacker Claims Android App Store Breached: Publishes 20 Million User Credentials

The stolen records of 20 million users of a popular Android app store have been published online by a hacker who claims to have 19 million more. Not all app stores are the same. Android users have access to the … read more



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Ensuring Russia’s Sex Workers’ Rights Essential for Wider Gender Equality

Ensuring sex workers’ rights was essential, not just for the workers themselves, but for any country’s wider society, including public health

The post Ensuring Russia’s Sex Workers’ Rights Essential for Wider Gender Equality appeared first on Inter Press Service.




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Mayor takes action against graffiti on walls of historical city for Christianity

The mayor of the western Turkish town of İznik, which is a key venue in the history of Christianity, has launched a campaign against those who paint the historic city walls with graffiti despite repeated warnings. Click through for the story in photos...




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BREXIT – UK REACH – Potential Judicial Review?

Contenders to replace Theresa May as Conservative leader continue to clash over the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and how it could be achieved. In the meantime, the chemicals sector continues to attempt to mitigate the major ramifications it could ha...




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Coronavirus - Deferral of initial margin requirements for derivatives announced – Global

On 3 April 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) issued a statement recommending an extension to Phases 5 and 6 of the initial margin ...




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Protecting confidential information in an AI-led and augmented reality

Across the banking sector, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority predict that firms’ utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions will triple in the next three years (BoE and FCA Joint Report on Machine Learning in U...




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Follow the leader: How COVID-19 could unlock Japan’s giving potential

As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating ...




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NBA proceeding with extreme caution toward potential restart

The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where ...




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Legal services essential during Covid-19 lockdown

If these legal services are not essential, why does the police arrest violators of the lockdown and then wait on magistrates to open some of the closed courts only to remand the accused without an option of applying for bail, ironically because of the Covid-19?




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Initial AFRICOM Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report

[Africom] As part of the command's commitment to transparency, U.S. Africa Command is implementing a quarterly report on the status of ongoing and completed civilian casualty allegations and assessments. This initiative was directed by U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, to increase transparency regarding civilian casualty allegations that are reported to the command while demonstrating the U.S. military's constant commitment to minimizing collateral damage in the pursuit of




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Paris man suspected of spitting on influential Jewish intellectual


Spitting on people is illegal and violates France’s emergency measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Top Egyptian actor speaks out about transgender son


Hesham Selim's appearance on the TV show led to yet another wave of support for LGBTQ rights in Egypt on social media, with many praising the actor for his support for his son.




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Report: Iranian-backed militia evacuates from Aleppo


The headquarters are being moved from within the city to a new area in the city’s outskirts due to fears of being targeted by Israeli airstrikes.




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John MacArthur on Christians and Christmas Traditions

How to approach Christmas with a Christ-honoring attitude is a vexing question for many believers. Should we embrace the various traditions or be antagonistic toward them? Should we vigorously participate or cautiously hesitate?

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Coronavirus: Two antibodies identified for potential drug treatment by Chinese scientists

Chinese scientists say they have identified two antibodies that could be candidates for a cocktail treatment for patients with different strains of the coronavirus.The antibodies were found to work together as a team to prevent the virus from latching onto a host cell, in a study led by Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention director George Fu Gao with collaborators from across the country.They said that even a mutant strain was likely to be neutralised because the antibodies…




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US-China trade negotiators vow to save phase one deal on first call during pandemic

Top trade negotiators from the United States and China spoke by phone on Friday and vowed to continue to support the phase one trade deal, Chinese state media reported, in their first contact since the agreement was signed in January.On the call, China’s Vice-Premier Liu He, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer “vowed to implement their trade deal and boost cooperation on public health”, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.The officials said…




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Joe Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade calls on him to quit US presidential race

Former US Senate aide Tara Reade said on Thursday that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should acknowledge her claim that he sexually assaulted her is true and quit the 2020 presidential race.“You and I were there, Joe Biden. Please step forward and be held accountable. You should not be running on character for the president of the United States,” Reade said during her first on-camera interview since Biden appeared on MSNBC last week and denied her accusation for the first…




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How the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a ‘less Chinese’ belt and road initiative

China’s early lead in containing and recovering from the coronavirus outbreak bodes well for the resumption of its massive multi-year Belt and Road Initiative. But as a Chinese saying goes, “a solitary bloom does not herald spring”. As the world’s largest manufacturing and trading nation and a growing technology power, its deep integration with the global economy underscores its keen interest in seeing the world recover as soon as possible.China’s rise from the pandemic will revive demand and…




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‘I don’t mind if she doesn’t know me,’ says 70-year-old Hong Kong man caring for wife with dementia

After taking care of his wife the whole day, Lam Man-hing, 70, finally has a little time to himself before bedtime.He browses the news, checks messages from friends on his smartphone and watches some television, with his wife Tang Siu-man, 74, asleep by his side.He checks on her from time to time, and keeps the TV volume low to avoid disturbing her.In the morning, like every day, she might not remember him.Tang has Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive form of dementia that begins with…




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Iran partially reopens capital as coronavirus deaths hit one-month low

Low-risk businesses - including many shops, factories and workshops - have resumed operations in Tehran.




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Ayushmann Khurrana recalls manipulative offers made by directors during his initial days

Ayushmann Khurrana is riding high in his career right now but the road to success was no bed of roses for him




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Tamannaah Bhatia sets the record straight about dating Pakistan cricketer Abdul Razzaq

Tamannaah Bhatia has quashed the chitchat about her love life




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Poland's presidential election cancelled with just four days to go

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