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Buddhist Times News – Nepal to Restart Domestic and International Flight Services
By — Shyamal Sinha The Nepal government has decided to resume domestic and international flight operations starting from August 17, nearly four months after they were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension of the flights came on March 22 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, reported Xinhua news agency.…
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Religion and government in the United States – eight facts from Pew
Many Americans believe in the separation of church and state, but others, often conservative evangelicals often argue that the notion is nowhere to be found in the U.S. Constitution. Dalia Fahmy wrote for Pew Research on July that separation of church and state has come under scrutiny again this summer after the U.S. Supreme Court…
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First-ever World Chess Day, helps calm nerves during COVID-19 pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a pause for most sport worldwide, the UN has been celebrating a highly-competitive game that you can play safely indoors or online – with the added bonus of helping reduce anxiety, and improving mental health: Monday marks the first ever World Chess Day.
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Young innovators vying for top UN environmental prize
Thirty-five young people with innovative ideas for tackling challenges such as protecting indigenous Amazonian land through adventure travel, converting harmful emissions into valuable commodities in the United States, and generating electricity from water in Nigeria, have been named as regional finalists for one of the UN’s most prestigious environmental awards.
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Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with win over Villareal
EURONEWS – The sight of Zinedine Zidane again being thrown into the air by his Real Madrid players could only mean one thing — another title celebration. With the Frenchman back in charge, Madrid is back to collecting major trophies. Madrid clinched their 34th Spanish league title — and first since 2017 — after extending…
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Nigerian Christians praise Muslim group’s call to government over Boko Haram’s terror actions
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation with an estimated 210 million people, has a distinctive mix of people with almost equal numbers of Christians and Muslims, most of whom get on, living their normal lives intertwined in peace, except when terror strikes.
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Srebrenica: Honour victims and survivors by preventing future atrocities, UN experts urge
Srebrenica : 25th Anniversary – Srebrenica Memorial Day, 11 July 2020 Remembering Srebrenica: Honour victims and survivors by preventing future atrocities, UN experts urge GENEVA (9 July 2020) – UN human rights experts today urged governments to honour victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide by building peaceful, inclusive and just societies to prevent a repetition…
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German Sales Drop 14% in the First Half of 2020
German Book sales crashed during lockdown, but have bounced back as bookstores reopened, and are down just 14% overall for the first six months of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.
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South Korea Shincheonji Church of Jesus says members to give plasma for COVID19 research
The agency Reuters has reported that circa 4,000 recovered COVID-19 patients from the religious group Shincheonji Church of Jesus at the center of South Korea’s largest outbreak will donate plasma for research, an official said on Tuesday. In February and March, a massive outbreak among members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus made South Korea…
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Message of Charles Michel to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide
Today we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica. We pay tribute to all the victims and their families. And to those who still have no confirmation of the fate of their loved ones. I am with you. Europe is with you. We will not rest until justice is served. 25 years ago,…