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Thirty dead and 70 wounded in twin Baghdad attack. Pope, Bishop Warduni express sorrow
Two suicide bombers hit an open-air market in central Baghdad. Several seriously injured people were taken to hospitals in the capital, which had not experienced such violence for a while. No one has yet claimed responsibility but fingers point to the ...
| 21/01/2021
| IRAQ
 
Pope Francis and Asia greet the Biden era of 'collaboration' and 'reconciliation'
The wishes underline the desire to mend relations after the turbulent years of the Trump presidency. The Pope asks for "unfailing respect for the rights and dignity of every person, especially the poor, the vulnerable and those who have no voice ". Iranian ...
| 21/01/2021
| VATICAN - USA - ASIA
 
Beijing anxious over Biden’s ambition to 'repair' alliances damaged by Trump
by Emanuele Scimia
China is nostalgic for Trump, the "gravedigger of US hegemony". Chinese experts: The US containment policy will continue, reinvigorated by the relaunch of relations with allies. The centrality of Taiwan. Seoul could break the anti-China front. The focus ...
| 21/01/2021
| ASIA-USA
 
Hebei, religious activities blocked: 'they spread Covid' (even if unproven)
by Wang Zhicheng
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan issues order, after a visit to the province. Online posts against religions and Catholics are multiplying: their "development" endangers the "socialist system". Up until yesterday, over 800 positive cases have been recorded in ...
| 20/01/2021
| CHINA
 
As Yerevan copes with coronavirus and refugees, Putin and Erdoğan get friendlier
by Vladimir Rozanskij
The Armenian president is in solitary confinement with severe symptoms of COVID-19. Total cases have reached 161,415 with 361 in one day at last count. Under Russian military protection, 50,000 Armenian refugees have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh in recent ...
| 09/01/2021
| ARMENIA – RUSSIA – TURKEY
 
Government agency claims ‘Jesus said that killing a cow is like killing a human being'
by Nirmala Carvalho
The “quote” is found in a syllabus designed to prepare for a national cow exam, raising fears that it might trigger violence against Christians, Adivasis, Dalits, and Muslims. Other claims include: earthquakes are caused by slaughtering cattle ...
| 09/01/2021
| INDIA
 
Beijing authorities use the pandemic to shut down all 155 religious venues, promise to stop illegal gatherings
by Wang Zhicheng
The decision was taken despite the fact that religious activities have had “zero infections”. Strict measures and continuous controls have led many priests to close their churches at Christmas. On social media, Catholics are accused of spreading ...
| 09/01/2021
| CHINA
 
Capitol attack badly damages the image of the US
China and other hostile powers see the incident as a sign of the decline of US democracy. Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists are not the equivalent of Trump supporters. Dictatorships come out strengthened. About 70 per cent of Americans slams the ...
| 08/01/2021
| ASIA – UNITED STATES
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