PATRIARCH OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO MEET POPE IN KAZAKHSTAN

Mon 01 August 2022: Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September for a gathering of spiritual leaders, the Vatican announced on Monday. Prior to the event, the pope expressed his desire to meet with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Francis will be attending the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions […]

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WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2022; BREASTFEEDING LOWERS YOUR BREAST CANCER RISK

Mon 01 August 2022: Every year, from August 1 to 7, the world observes World Breastfeeding Week promote breastfeeding and enhance infant health. The week was originally observed by about 70 countries, but today 170 nations do so. This day honours the Innocenti Declaration, which was signed in August 1990 by representatives of the WHO, […]

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UN CHIEF ‘WARMLY WELCOMES’ DEPARTURE OF FIRST UKRAINE GRAIN SHIP

Mon 01 August 2022:  United Nations chief Antonio Guterres “warmly welcomes” the departure Monday of a first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a plan to lift Russia’s naval blockade, a spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General hopes that this will be the first of many commercial ships moving in accordance with the initiative signed, and that this will bring much-needed stability […]

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AFTER TENSIONS RISE, KOSOVO DELAYS PLANNED SERBIAN BORDER RULES

Mon 01 August 2022: The Kosovo government has delayed for a month the implementation of new border rules that have sparked tensions in the country’s north, where ethnic Serbs have blocked roads and unknown gunmen have fired on police. Following the incident, which left no one hurt, the police closed two border crossings with Serbia […]

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IRAQ PARLIAMENT IS OCCUPIED BY HUNDREDS OF AL-SADR SUPPORTERS FOR A SECOND DAY

Sun 31 July 2022: The months-long political standoff is getting worse as Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters have set up tents and are getting ready for a prolonged sit-in at the Iraqi parliament. After the October elections failed to result in the formation of a government, on Saturday supporters of the firebrand al-Sadr forced their way into […]

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