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Methodist Church allows same-sex marriage in ‘momentous’ vote
June 30, 2021
Methodist Church allows same-sex marriage in ‘momentous’ vote
The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages. A vote to change the…
Woman missing for 11 years found secretly living in neighbor’s house
June 23, 2021
Woman missing for 11 years found secretly living in neighbor’s house
An Indian woman who had left her family home in 2010 and hadn’t been seen since was recently found living…
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike
June 23, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed or injured after Ethiopia’s air force bombed a market in the northern region…
Eva Schloss: ‘Why I took Austrian citizenship aged 92’
June 22, 2021
Eva Schloss: ‘Why I took Austrian citizenship aged 92’
Eva Schloss fled Austria to escape persecution by the Nazis, but at the age of 92 has again become a…
Canada: Fire destroys two Catholic churches on indigenous land
June 22, 2021
Canada: Fire destroys two Catholic churches on indigenous land
Police in Canada say they are treating fires that destroyed two Catholic churches on indigenous community land in British Columbia…
Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Walking three days to find a hospital
June 18, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Walking three days to find a hospital
People’s lives in Ethiopia’s rocky and mountainous region of Tigray are in tatters as they deal with famine in the…
Alieu Kosiah: Liberian convicted of war crimes in Swiss court
June 18, 2021
Alieu Kosiah: Liberian convicted of war crimes in Swiss court
Alieu Kosiah has been found guilty of war crimes in a Swiss court, becoming the first Liberian to be convicted…
South African woman gives birth to ten babies breaking Guinness record
June 8, 2021
South African woman gives birth to ten babies breaking Guinness record
A Gauteng woman has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the Guinness World Record held by Malian Halima Cissé who gave…
Iran billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death
March 6, 2016
Iran billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death
Iranian billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, justice officials say. He was arrested in December…
Bill Gates calls for terror data debate
February 25, 2016
Bill Gates calls for terror data debate
The row between Apple and the FBI over access to a dead murderer’s phone should start a debate about government…