Dario Salvi

The heart of the capital and the country was struck. Homes, schools, churches and hospitals are still counting the damage. People have nightmares, and some children have lost their faculty to speak. Caritas is helping 5,000 families and contributing to the reconstruction of 800 houses, Fr Michel Abboud said. All this needs the support of Lebanese abroad. More aid is needed.

The UN agency says the stockpile has reached 2442.9 kg. And they judge the information provided so far on a secret site "not credible". Tehran warns "hasty comments" and urges collaboration for a "solution". Biden indicates openings to diplomacy with Iran, Rouhani ready to seize "every opportunity".

Those released include Nasrin Sotoudeh, who tested positive for the coronavirus. The amnesty provision, granted by Khamenei for the anniversary of Muhammad's birth, relates to 3,780 prisoners. This is the most important mass release of citizens indicted for conspiracy offenses.

A key architect of the Oslo Accords, he was also one of the harshest critics of the recent Abraham Accords. Hospitalised in Jerusalem, he was put on a ventilator and placed in a medically induced coma. Three years ago, he underwent a lung transplant. Palestinians and Israelis remember him.

For Lawrence Mung Song, voters have once again put their faith in the NLD, hoping that they will keep the promises they made in their first term of office, including decentralisation and peace with ethnic minorities. The vote went off without fraud.

The total turnover reached 105 billion for this year. Home food deliveries and entertainment among the leading sectors. In 2020, 40 million new users in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines, for a total of 400 million. 70% of the regional population now "on-line".

Yesterday’s vote went off without a hitch. Voters wore masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but social distancing was not always respected. An NLD landslide is expected. However, in Rakhine state, 72 per cent of those eligible could not vote.

Missionary groups in the capital and northern Vietnam met in early November drawing in a growing number of people from local parishes and grassroots communities. Faith is a response to an increasingly secularised society. A young couple, who rely on the intercession of Saint Gerard, tell their story.

Last night a position of a paramilitary group on the western outskirts of the capital hit. At least 11 victims and eight injured, Isis suspected. In Basra, a demonstrator was fatally shot. Also in Baghdad, a leader of the 2019 anti-government protests was shot dead.

The center hosts 76,000 refugees who have fled Syria due to the war. The international NGO has opened a center for the treatment of mild or moderate cases, with 30 beds available. Physical distancing and compliance with hygiene standards difficult. The fear of infecting family members.

Israel tore down 76 structures belonging to a Bedouin community in the northern Jordan Valley. At least 73 people, including 41 children, were displaced, the largest expulsion in the last four years. For Amit Gilutz, world public opinion is distracted by the US election. This is “part of the routine of the occupation.” Opposition to Israel’s policies must be united.

The 31-year-old is on hunger strike and her health conditions are progressively deteriorating. In prison she allegedly suffered abuse and mistreatment, whipping and electroshock. Authorities deny regular contact with her family. The request for release in view of the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day .