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Pakistani PM calls for self-discipline as COVID-19 cases rise to 8,418

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the nation to practice self-discipline and adopt precautionary measures as the total number of confirmed COVID-19 c

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Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow

Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sund

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Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus

A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday to distribute olive branches a

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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Wednesday's attack in Kabul on a Sikh-Hindu temple in which dozens of civilians were killed and injured, said his spokes

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A year after Christchurch's horrors, New Zealand has come a long way

Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Centre, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CG

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UK chief medical adviser: COVID-19 death rate may be 'much below' 1%

04:44 The mortality rate for those who contract COVID-19 may be much lower than one percent, according to the UK government's chief medical adviser – significantly lower than the figur

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Romanians invited to bring spoons to Mass as COVID-19 troubles church

The COVID-19 outbreakhas posed challenges for Christian traditions, which often encourage close contact.In Romania, where both Orthodox and Catholic churches hold huge sway, the ecclesiastical author

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Feature: Sri Lankans pray for China's victory against novel coronavirus epidemic

As the sun set over the ancient city of Kandy in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Saturday, local citizens gathered at the Nelligala Temple to perform "pirith," a Buddh

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At least 20 killed in Tanzania Church stampede

At least 20 worshipers were killed and 16 others injured in a stampede at a church service Saturday evening at a stadium in northern Tanzania, local police said on Sunday.A group of worshipers packed

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In The Spotlight: Esmail Qaani, new face of Iran's elite Quds Force

"They (U.S.) hit him (Soleimani) in a cowardly way, but with God's grace and through endeavors of freedom-seekers around the world who want vengeance over his blood, we will hit his enemy in a man

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Terror attacks kill 30 as Afghans observe Ashura amid tight security

​Afghans marked Ashura or the 10th day of Muslim's month of Maharram on lunar calendar which is a remembrance day for Muslims particularly the Shiite sect to observe the martyrdom of prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussain and his 72 companions who were killed in Karbala of Iraq in 680 AD.

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Four years on, Kenyan church attack victims calling for gov't aid

A somber mood engulfed the African Inland Church in Kenya's Garissa town as worshipers gathered on Sunday to mark the fourth anniversary after the 2012 terror attack that claimed 17 people.