China tells Christians to replace images of Jesus with Communist President
By KATE SHELLNUTT From Christianity Today Propaganda effort in poor province latest sign of Xi Jinping consolidating control. Thousands of Christian villagers in China have been told to take down displays of Jesus, crosses, and gospel passages from their homes…
Giant garbage vortex
The giant garbage vortex in the Pacific Ocean is over twice the size of Texas — here’s what it looks like By Kevin Loria Sfrom Business Insider The Ocean Cleanup The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive area measuring…
Westminster inquest: MP ‘closed eyes’ of killed PC after attack
From BBC An MP who fought to save the life of PC Keith Palmer during last year’s Westminster terror attack has told an inquest how he closed the officer’s eyes after he died in front of him. Tobias Ellwood gave…
Japan centenarians: Nation hits record with about 70k people over 100
By Zoe Papadakis From Newsmax Japan has nearly 70,000 centenarians and most of them are women, the health ministry said Friday. As of September, the nation’s centenarian population stood at 69,785, which is a new record high, and women accounted…
South Pole Telescope
South Pole Telescope will study ‘noise’ from the early universe By Jon Fingas From engadget A new camera could shed new light on cosmic background radiation. Scientists just got a valuable tool in their quest to understand the cosmic microwave…
Birthday boy Prince Harry still gets nervous when he bumps into the Queen
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk From AJC LONDON — Prince Harry turns 34 Saturday, and even though he has been around the royal family his entire life, the Duke of Sussex admits he still gets nervous when…
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Singjay, Hessnce releases tribute song to Yetanya Francis
By Howard Campbell From South Florida Caribbean News KINGSTON, Jamaica – The gruesome murder of Yetanya Francis, a teenaged girl in Jamaica has sparked outrage among politicians and civic groups throughout the country. Hessnce, a singjay, is equally incensed. Last week, Hessnce…
Can Morocco’s new law stop forced marriage?
Anti-Slavery Activists Forced Marriage Morocco has passed a new law criminalizing violence against women, but will it have any real effect in preventing forced marriages? According to many local activists, the answer is no. Take Action: Join the fight against…
Storm Florence: Heavy flooding cuts off Wilmington
From BBC The coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina, has been cut off from the rest of the state because of heavy floods following Hurricane Florence. Officials say all roads in and out are now impassable and have warned evacuated…
Human-trafficking survivor and UN adviser Rani Hong changed US law – now she wants to end modern slavery
BY KATE WHITEHEAD From South China Post India-born human rights advocate was sold into slavery as a child. Now she works to end the trade in people in the hope no child will have to endure what she went through…
