Anugrah Kumar

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  Jun 7, 2020

  3-y-o girl dies of injuries, 9 others hacked to death in Fulani attack on Christian village

  A 3-year-old girl and nine others died in north-western Nigeria’s Kaduna State in an early morning attack on a Christian village carried out by armed Muslim herdsmen of Fulani origin, according to a report.

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  Jun 6, 2020

  Minneapolis seeks over $55 million in aid to restore city ravaged by riots

  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city is expected to need well over $55 million in state and federal aid to rebuild hundreds of structures damaged or destroyed during several nights of violent riots sparked by the officer-involved death of George Floyd.

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  Jun 6, 2020

  Yoga has no place in Christians' lives, Greek Orthodox Church says

  Patriarch and senior bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church have declared yoga to be “completely incompatible” with the ...

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  Jun 6, 2020

  Wisconsin officials lift 50-person limit on church services

  Days after dozens of Catholics demonstrated outside the Wisconsin state capitol, the Public Health Department for the city of Madison and Dane County changed its coronavirus guidance on Friday, removing a 50-person cap on in-person religious services that did not apply to any secular activities.

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  Jun 6, 2020

  Mike Pence meets with black faith leaders, says church is the right place to address George Floyd’s death

  Vice President Mike Pence joined Bishop Harry Jackson for a listening session with community and faith leaders on Friday, where he said the church is the right place to address the nation’s response to the death of George Floyd and the protests over racism that followed.

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  Jun 2, 2020

  China shut down 48 churches after lifting lockdown

  After easing the COVID-19 lockdown, the communist government of China has intensified its crackdown on state-controlled churches, removing crosses from their rooftops and closing them down in the southeastern province of Jiangxi, according to a report.

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  Jun 1, 2020

  Minn. megachurch pastors offer biblical response to George Floyd’s death

  The lead pastor of the Minnesota-based Crossroads Church called racism “the elephant in the living room in America right now.”

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  Jun 1, 2020

  Christians being denied food aid during COVID-19 pandemic

  As the world goes through food security and financial crises due to the coronavirus pandemic, disadvantaged Christian communities in Asia, especially in Vietnam and Pakistan, are being hit the hardest as government and aid agencies discriminate against them due to their faith, according to reports.

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  May 31, 2020

  US riots update: Trump says George Floyd’s memory is being dishonored

  As protests spread across the United States over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, President Donald Trump said he supports the right of peaceful protests, but opposed the ongoing violence and vandalism which dishonors Floyd’s memory.

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  May 31, 2020

  Christian Association of Nigeria demands release of kidnapped Bishop Joseph Masin

  The Christian Association of Nigeria is calling on the country’s government to secure the release of its chairman of the Nasarawa State unit, Bishop Joseph Masin, who was kidnapped from his house by gunmen last week.