Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 28, 2021

  Biden imposes travel ban from 8 African countries in response to Omicron COVID-19 variant

  President Joe Biden has announced the United States is restricting travel from eight southern African countries beginning Monday due to concerns about a new variant of COVID-19, first discovered in South Africa and dubbed Omicron, which is potentially more contagious and has more mutations than the other strains detected thus far.

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  Nov 28, 2021

  Colombian social media star wins free speech case over YouTube video removal

  The Colombian Supreme Court has ruled that social media star Erika “Kika” Nieto should not have been ordered to take down an online video wherein she expressed her belief in traditional marriage, giving victory to the YouTuber in the free speech lawsuit.

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  Nov 28, 2021

  10 Christians killed by militant herdsmen in overnight raid in Nigeria; over 100 homes burned

  In another brutal attack on Christians in Nigeria, heavily armed jihadist Fulani herdsmen stormed a village in Plateau state, killing 10 Christians, including children aged 4, 6 and 8, and set fire to 100 homes early Friday, according to reports.

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  Nov 27, 2021

  16 pastors falsely accused of disturbing peace after 40-strong Hindu mob storms church

  Sixteen pastors have been falsely accused of disturbing peace in the southern Indian state of Karnataka just because they met with an official regarding the case of another pastor who, too, had been charged for “disturbing peace” after radical Hindu nationalists attacked his church.

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  Nov 27, 2021

  School district reinstates 'pornographic' books despite parents' concerns over pedophilia content

  The largest school district in the United States said it's reinstating two books to its high school libraries after a review into concerns raised by a mother that they contain “pornography” with graphic descriptions of sex acts between men and boys.

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  Nov 27, 2021

  Convicted sex offender on the run for 20 years found living new life as pastor in Alabama

  Police say they have found an absconding sex offender, who had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual misconduct, working as a pastor at a Baptist church in Alabama.

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  Nov 22, 2021

  Gen Z's use of TikTok surpasses Instagram, Snapchat as kids find platform 'fun,' 'positive': study

  Children and teens between the ages of 12 and 17 are now using the China-based video-sharing social media platform TikTok more than Instagram and Snapchat, a new research report suggests.

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  Nov 22, 2021

  India: Over 50 churches stop holding worship services after authorities impose ban on Christian gatherings

  More than 50 house churches in India were not allowed to hold worship services for a third consecutive Sunday after authorities imposed a complete ban on Christian religious gatherings at the behest of radical Hindu nationalist groups, according to a report.

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  Nov 22, 2021

  2 kidnapped missionaries freed in Haiti, Christian Aid Ministries says

  Two of the 17 members of a missionary group — comprising mostly Americans and five children — who were kidnapped in Haiti more than a month ago have been released, says the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries, which sent them on the mission trip.

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  Nov 21, 2021

  Christian students in Egypt beaten at school, ordered by teachers to remove all jewelry bearing a cross

  Coptic students at an elementary and middle school in Egypt’s Minya Governorate were beaten up by teachers and fellow students after the headmaster ordered all Christian students to remove any jewelry bearing a cross.