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(AP) China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19, a senior Chinese health official said Thursday. Zeng Yixin, the vice minister of the National Health Commission, said he was “rather taken aback” that the plan includes further investigation of the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese … [Read more...] about China Rebuffs Who’s Terms for Further COVID-19 Origins Study

(CBN News) Ben & Jerry’s announced on Monday that it will stop selling its ice cream in the West Bank – biblical Judea and Samaria – and eastern Jerusalem because continuing to do so is “inconsistent with its values.” The Vermont-based ice cream company said in a statement on its website that it hears “the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted … [Read more...] about Ben & Jerry’s Will Stop Sale of Ice Cream in Israeli Settlement Communities

By ANGELA CHARLTON and CONSTANTIN GOUVY Associated Press PARIS (AP) A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. French officials and anti-racism groups joined the 94-year-old in expressing indignation. As more than 100,000 people marched around … [Read more...] about Anger As French Protesters Compare Vaccines to Nazi Horrors

(Christianity Today) The British city of Blackpool must apologize for removing Franklin Graham ads from public buses, admit the act was discrimination, and pay the organizers of the Lancashire Festival of Hope a total of 109,000 pounds (the equivalent of about $150,000). Judge Claire Evans handed down the terms on Friday morning, with agreement from both sides. The city … [Read more...] about British City Apologizes for Removing Franklin Graham Ads

(Premier Christian News) The wife of a Cuban pastor who was detained amid protests in Cuba has issued a desperate plea for information about his condition.  Pastors Yéremi Blanco Ramírez and Yarian Sierra, both tutors at the William Carey Biblical Seminary in Matanzas and both associated with the Berean Baptist denomination, are being held in poor conditions in a wing of the … [Read more...] about Wife of Detained Cuban Pastor Begs For Prayers