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(Reuters) Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan told an online briefing, noting that while cases are … [Read more...] about WHO Warns of “Second Peak” in Areas Where COVID-19 Declining

(International Christian Concern) On May 23, as the “Proclaim Jesus Gospel Gathering” was taking place via Zoom, the police in Wuhan, Hubei province came over and took away preacher Luo from Nanjing Road Church. He was only released after 4.5 hours of interrogation. The whole day online event yesterday was divided into the morning and afternoon session, with a focus on … [Read more...] about Wuhan Preacher Taken Away During Online Evangelism Event

(International Christian Concern) Last week, the tomb of Esther and Mordecai in Iran’s Hamadan was set on fire on the 72nd anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. The Director-General of Hamadan’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department announced that the fire only affected the annex building rather than the main site. Two other religious sites, a … [Read more...] about Iranian Holy Sites Set Ablaze

(CNN) A Pakistan International Airlines flight with more than 100 people on board has crashed in the Pakistani city of Karachi, an airline spokesman said Friday. Pakistan's Aviation Ministry said the flight was carrying 99 passengers and 8 crew members. Flight PK 8303 took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time in Karachi but went missing from the … [Read more...] about Pakistan International Airlines Passenger Flight Crashes in Karachi

(Reuters) A preacher who said Christians were immune to the coronavirus and then contracted it himself appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges over organising services in defiance of a ban on gatherings. David Lah, a Canadian citizen of Burmese origin, and another man, Myanmar national Wai Tun, face a maximum three-year prison term under the disaster … [Read more...] about Preacher Who Claimed Christians Immune to Virus Appears in Myanmar Court