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After a week fending-off Boko Haram, Nigerian military join in Sunday Mass – Vatican News
Nigerian military personnel on the front lines of fighting Boko Haram, over the weekend, joined a parish community for Sunday Mass in the Diocese of Maiduguri to thank God for their ability to repel a series of Boko Haram attacks.
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Belarus: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
On Sunday 16 August, the largest rally in Belarusian modern history took place. Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians took to the streets all across Belarus to participate in the Freedom March. These peaceful demonstrations had clear demands: the release of all unlawfully detained people, the prosecution of those responsible for police brutality, and holding of…
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Pope to Brazil’s religious: Jesus our first and only love – Vatican News
Pope Francis sends a message to Brazil’s men and women religious on the occasion of the first Week of Consecrated Religious Life.
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Pope Francis sends message to annual Rimini Meeting wishing it success – Vatican News
Pope Francis sends a message of closeness through Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the occasion of the opening of the 41st Meeting for Friendship amongst Peoples.
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Protesters demand political reform in Thailand – Vatican News
In Thailand, More than 10,000 people take to the streets on Sunday in the biggest protest since a 2014 coup to call for political reform.
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‘No place for racism in the world today’ – Vatican News
The latest plea to “denounce racism” comes from the Catholic Commission for Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain.
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EASO publishes a COI report: Afghanistan, Key socio-economic indicators. Focus on Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif and Herat City
On 14 August 2020, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled ‘Afghanistan: Key socio-economic indicators. Focus on Kabul City, Mazar-e Sharif and Herat City’ Language English
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Announcement n◦ 4/2020 of the Community Plant Variety Office. Publication of the S2 gazette
The Office hereby informs you that the information related to closing dates and submission requirements for plant material will, as from 15/10/2020, be updated daily on the CPVO website. Such data may be found under “Technical examinations/Submission of plant material-S2 gazette” and will be published annually (15/02) in a .pdf format
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Real Life Heroes: building trust, and saving lives
Originally from Haiti, Dr. Bélizaire has been working in the humanitarian field since graduating in medicine and, in 2015, began supporting the effort to slow the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This year, WHO sent her to CAR, to set up the Organization’s COVID-19 response in the country. Dr. Bélizaire…
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Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on renewed drilling activities by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
Today’s announcement by Turkey of renewed drilling activities by the Yavuz vessel in a maritime zone which has been delineated by Cyprus and Egypt regrettably fuels further tensions and insecurity in the Eastern Mediterranean. This action runs counter and undermines efforts to resume dialogue and negotiations, and to pursue immediate de-escalation, which is the only…