Anugrah Kumar

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  Sep 27, 2022

  Mother sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex trafficking 6-year-old daughter

  A U.S. district judge has sentenced a 31-year-old woman in Washington state to 23 years in prison for sex trafficking her 6-year-old girl in exchange for a place to stay, cash and new Nike shoes.

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  Sep 26, 2022

  Cubans vote to legalize same-sex marriage, adoption in family code

  Cubans on Sunday voted to approve a new family code that, among other things, legalizes same-sex marriage. The new code is one of the most progressive in Latin America. 

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  Sep 26, 2022

  Biden blasts 15-week abortion ban: ‘My church doesn’t even make that argument’

  President Biden criticized Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposed bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of gestation nationwide, saying, “My church doesn’t even make that argument now.”

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  Sep 26, 2022

  UK parents win gov't commitment to reform school guidance on trans-identified students, awarded $23K

  Christian parents in the United Kingdom, who pulled their children out of a church-run school due to its guidance on trans-identified students, have been awarded over $23,900 in legal costs and a commitment from the British government to reform trans-affirming policies in schools.

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  Sep 26, 2022

  Nun murdered, 6 beheaded by the Islamic State in Mozambique

  Amid rising jihadist violence in Mozambique, an 83-year-old Italian nun was shot and killed and six others were beheaded earlier this month by suspected militants aligned with the Islamic State.

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  Sep 26, 2022

  Over 40 killed as mass protests rock Iran after ‘morality police’ kill woman over ‘improper hijab’

  More than 40 people have been killed as anti-government protests rocked dozens of Iranian cities in the last week following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested by the Iranian "morality police" for not properly wearing a hijab earlier this month.

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  Sep 24, 2022

  Evangelical charities partner with churches to aid Puerto Ricans impacted by Hurricane Fiona

  As Hurricane Fiona has left at least eight people dead and hundreds of thousands without water or electricity in Puerto Rico, Evangelical humanitarian groups have partnered with local churches on the island to bring relief to those suffering.

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  Sep 20, 2022

  Cameroon: Gunmen kidnap 5 priests, nun and churchgoers after setting fire to church

  Gunmen kidnapped five priests, a nun and two churchgoers after setting a Catholic church on fire in western Cameroon. The region has been the scene of a bloody conflict between anglophone separatists and the country’s government for several years.

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  Sep 19, 2022

  Japan asks 8 million to flee their homes as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall

  Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in Japan late Sunday, hours after authorities asked 8 million people in southern and western parts of the country to evacuate. The storm brought ferocious winds and record rainfall that killed at least two people, injured dozens and left hundreds of thousands without electricity early Monday.

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  Sep 18, 2022

  Myanmar military junta lay mines around church as fighting escalates in Christian areas

  Myanmar’s military junta desecrated a Catholic church, using it as a kitchen for its soldiers, and laid landmines around the building in the ethnic minority Shan state, where it has intensified fighting against local defense forces since the February 2021 coup.