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Passing on the blessing: 'Christmas Jars' author Jason F Wright on the story behind the book, film and international movement

Passing on the blessing: 'Christmas Jars' author Jason F Wright on the story behind the book, film and international movement

DAVID ADAMS speaks with 'Christmas Jars' author, Jason F Wright about the story behind the best-selling book and film as well as the movement the idea has sparked and what Christmas means to him...

"Even survival is difficult": Afghans fleeing upsurge in violence face cold welcome in Kabul

STEFANIE GLINSKI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how, as violence increases in many parts of Afghanistan, people have flowed towards the capital of Kabul where they are confronting a harsh winter ahead without basic necessities...

Running for office: How faith and politics in Brazil have become intertwined - and why they are likely to remain so, despite concerns from some

Running for office: How faith and politics in Brazil have become intertwined - and why they are likely to remain so, despite concerns from some

EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA reports from São Paulo...

Labour rights: Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico's workers

Labour rights: Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico's workers

CHRISTINE MURRAY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on concerns for worker safety in Mexico...

Floods, droughts and storms: Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world

Floods, droughts and storms: Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world

THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenge facing small scale farmers around the world as climate change makes life even harder than before...

The Statistic

2nd December, 2020
Number of people killed in Yemen's war: An estimated 233,000 (including 131,000 from indirect causes such as lack of food, health services and infrastructure)
Source: UNOCHA

 

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Moments

2nd December, 2020
OUT OF FOOD: Refugees in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, according to UNHCR; the region is home to almost 100,000 refugees.
KILLED: In Germany, four people, including a nine-month-old baby, after a driver drove through a shopping mall in the city of Trier; authorities say there is no indication the incident was politically motivated.
LANDED: On the Moon, China's spacecraft, the Chang'e-5, where it will collect rock samples before returning to Earth. 

 

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In an article first published on The Conversation, SONJA AYEB-KARLSSON, of United Nations University, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting displaced people...

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SU WEBER, a volunteer with Dignity Freedom Network, reflects on the difference a gift to can make to the lives of some of India's most vulnerable...

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In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHAEL O EMERSON and JOEL EDWARD GOZA call on US evangelicals to "invest in an honest reckoning with our nation’s racial sins and our role in perpetuating them"...

They Said It

"To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election."
- US Attorney-General William Barr in a statement in which he said federal authorities have found no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims of fraud in last month's presidential election.

 

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This Week on the Web

2nd December, 2020
To be Christian is to be anti-racist, writes Dr JIM LANGLEY. Read his article in the US-based Denver Catholic...

 

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The Word Explained

23rd November, 2020
Last Supper: Jesus’ final meal of bread and wine with His disciples represented His body and blood sacrificially given to restore humanity to God.

 

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