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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/KENYA - Human Rights Watch:The return of Somali refugees in Dadaab is not "voluntary" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Many of the Somali refugees in Dadaab camp (in northeastern Kenya) "have agreed to return home because they fear Kenya will force them out if they stay" denounce Human Rights Watch (HRW). Accor ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clashes between demonstrators and police in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – There are ongoing clashes in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, between police and demonstrators belonging to the "Rassemblement", a group of opposition parties that support t ...
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  19 September 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Director of the PMS: "In the campaign of summary justice there are innocent victims" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "In the campaign of summary justice there are innocent victims: many are killed on the basis of mere suspicion, without verifying the allegations in court. This aspect alarms the Church and was r ...
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  19 September 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros supports the demonstration of the Copts pro-Sisi convened in New York Egypt may not currently be the best country in the world, however, with its citizens and leaders, Egypt strives to be one of the best societies in the world. This will be accomplished through serious steps, major project ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - A thousand houses and an entire area under construction for poor families Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to give dignity to people who have been forgotten" said the President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, who yesterday visited the construction site where works are being carried out for the fut ...
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  16 September 2016
  ASIA/JAPAN - Child abuse increases: 20 000 more compared to 2011 Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The number of cases of child abuse in Japan rose by 42.3% in the first half of the year compared to 2015, and those of psychological violence account for 70% of the total. The data reported by the ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - On September 26, the signing of the Peace Accords, after 52 years of internal conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 September 2016, the ceremony for the signing of the Peace Accords between the government of President Manuel Santos and former guerrilla group FARC will take place in the city of Cartagena ...
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  16 September 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops alarm: "A hurricane of violence that threatens to plunge the country into chaos" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "A hurricane of violence by herdsmen and other agents of death has left in its wake a landscape of blood and destruction" accuse the Bishops of Nigeria in their message "Restoring confidence in Ni ...
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  16 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Delhi in the grip of dengue, the government asks religions for help New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Dengue alarm in the Indian capital. Viral fever transmitted by infected mosquitoes have hit the city and health authorities fear an epidemic could be catastrophic, in a city with 21 million in ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - Children protest against child labor San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of children and teenagers in some neighborhoods of the municipal district of San Cristobal gathered in a march carrying protest banners for the respect of their rights and duties, ...
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  16 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Motion at the US Congress to support the "self-determination" of the Nineveh Plain Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Twelve members of the US House of Representatives - 9 elected in the Republican Party, and 3 elected in the Democratic Party - presented a resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of th ...
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  16 September 2016
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambique President meets IMF and World Bank as debt and corruption concerns loom Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "We have great concern for how this crisis impacts people living in one of the world's poorest countries", stated in a note sent to Agenzia Fides, Eric LeCompte, the executive director of the rel ...
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  15 September 2016
  VATICAN - Our gratitude to Fr. Vito del Prete, PIME Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Executive Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies along with PMS employees would like to warmly thank Fr. Vito del Prete, PIME, for his seven years (2009-2016) spent in the manage ...
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  15 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Meeting of union leaders with the Bishops on the serious economic situation Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday afternoon, 14 September, the leaders of the "Central General de Trabajadores" (CGT - Central Workers' Union) throughout the country, met with His Exc. Mgr. José María Arancedo a ...
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  15 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Three public universities are committed to following Mother Teresa’s footsteps Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - Three public universities in the Northeast of India are committed to keeping the legacy of Mother Teresa alive, working in society with greater attention towards social issues, at the service o ...