“FAITH IN GOD IS ON THE VERGE OF EVAPORATING,” LEADING GERMAN BISHOP SAYS

Wed 06 September 2023: Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, stated that religion and church attendance are declining in Germany, DPA reported. The Church-leaving trend, which has been building for decades, “has gained massive momentum,” the top Catholic bishop told 500 guests at the St Michael’s Annual Reception in Berlin on Monday evening. […]

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UK TO DECLARE RUSSIA’S WAGNER GROUP A ‘TERRORIST’ ORGANISATION

Wed 06 September 2023: The United Kingdom government is set to designate Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, as a “terrorist” organisation. The BBC, the UK’s public service broadcaster, reported a draft order would be put forward in parliament to allow Wagner’s assets to be categorised as “terrorist” property and seized. The designation will make it […]

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US RECOMMENDS RECALLING 52 MILLION AIR BAG INFLATORS DUE TO A RUPTURE RISK

Wed 06 September 2023: 52 million air bag inflators manufactured by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive must be recalled because they may burst and send harmful metal fragments flying, according to US vehicle safety officials, The recall was first requested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in May, but it was […]

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COMPUTER GLITCH BRIEFLY GROUNDED ALL UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHTS IN US

Tue 05 September 2023: United Airlines issued a nationwide ground stop on all flights that was quickly lifted, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed. As the fourth-largest domestic carrier in the United States, United Airlines found itself in the situation of temporarily grounding its departing aircraft while addressing the technology issue. The airline promptly issued […]

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AUSTRALIAN LAWMAKERS TO VISIT US TO SECURE RELEASE OF JULIAN ASSANGE

Tue 05 September 2023: A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers will head to the US later this month to urge Washington to abandon its demand for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, Anadolu Agency reports. The delegation includes Barnaby Joyce, Tony Zappia and independent lawmaker, Monique Ryan. Ryan told the broadcaster, ABC, they feel “really, really strongly […]

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NETWORK TRAFFICKING CUBANS TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE UNCOVERED BY CUBA

Tue 05 September 2023: Cuban officials are seeking to “neutralize and dismantle” a human trafficking ring that has coerced Cuban people to fight for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine, according to the country’s foreign ministry. Few information were provided in the statement issued by Cuba’s foreign ministry on Monday, although it was highlighted that […]

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WHY ARE SCHOOLS IN THE UK FORCED TO CLOSE OVER RAAC ‘CRUMBLING CONCRETE’?

Mon 04 September 2023: The material, which has a 30-year life span, was used extensively to build schools between the 1950s and the mid-90s. More than 100 schools across the United Kingdom have been ordered to close over fears that potentially dangerous concrete used in their construction between the 1950s and the mid-90s could lead […]

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