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Pope Francis

POPE: Devil Assails Christians with Vanity and Rage…

ROME — The devil always goes to extremes in his attacks on Christians, Pope Francis said Wednesday, either through the soft sell of worldly glory and comfort or the violence of enraged persecution. In his live-streamed morning Mass at the chapel of his Santa Marta residence in the Vatican, Pope…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Christchurch

Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- When the gunman walked into the Al Noor mosque, Temel Atacocugu was kneeling for Friday prayers. He looked up into the man’s face, thinking he was a police officer because of his paramilitary outfit. Time slowed. Atacocugu saw a puff of smoke come from the raised…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Christchurch

Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — When the gunman walked into the Al Noor mosque, Temel Atacocugu was kneeling for Friday prayers. He looked up into the man’s face, thinking he was a police officer because of his paramilitary outfit. Time slowed. Atacocugu saw a puff of smoke come from the…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Venezuela

Opposition street marches wearing thin for some Venezuelans

Venezuelan political leader Juan Guaidó has stuck to a well-worn page of the opposition's playbook for trying to force socialist President Nicolás Maduro from powerBy JORGE RUEDA and SCOTT SMITH Associated PressMarch 12, 2020, 4:12 AM5 min readCARACAS, Venezuela -- When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Venezuela

Opposition street marches wearing thin for some Venezuelans

By Jorge Rueda And Scott SmithThe Associated PressThu., March 12, 2020timer4 min. readCARACAS, Venezuela - When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela from a world tour that saw him meet President Donald Trump, he turned to a well-worn page in the opposition’s playbook for ousting socialist President…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Idlib

In powerful testimony, Syrian defector warns US that Assad will kill more

A ceasefire was reached last week to halt the offensive of Syrian strongman Bashar al Assad into the country's last rebel stronghold, but U.S. officials and Syrian activists warn that the violence is far from over and that Assad, along with allies Russia and Iran, still believes he can reconquer…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Julian Assange

U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning in hospital recovering from suicide attempt

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide while in jail today, say her lawyers. She is recovering in a hospital From Axios: Manning is still scheduled to appear on Friday for a previously calendared hearing, her lawyers said. "Judge Anthony Trenga will rule on a motion to terminate the civil contempt sanctions…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Barack Obama

Chelsea Manning Attempts Suicide in Virginia Jail: Lawyer

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Chelsea Manning said Wednesday that the former intelligence analyst tried to take her own life Wednesday, but was transported to a hospital where she is recovering. Manning has been in jail since May 2019 for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Moon Mission

Moon mission could cost $50 billion, NASA says in report criticizing Boeing

The rocket and spacecraft NASA plans to use to get astronauts to the moon could cost as much as $50 billion, according to a government watchdog report released Tuesday — far more than the space agency had said it would need to meet a White House mandate to return to…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Feudalism

Feudalism is the root cause of the North’s existential decline

By Olu Fasan AS I was about to write this week’s column, the news came via Twitter that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, had been dethroned. He was deposed on March 9, just over a month after he warned that: “If the North does not change, the North…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

POPE: Devil Assails Christians with Vanity and Rage…

Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear

Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear

Opposition street marches wearing thin for some Venezuelans

Opposition street marches wearing thin for some Venezuelans

In powerful testimony, Syrian defector warns US that Assad will kill more

U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning in hospital recovering from suicide attempt

Chelsea Manning Attempts Suicide in Virginia Jail: Lawyer

Moon mission could cost $50 billion, NASA says in report criticizing Boeing

Feudalism is the root cause of the North’s existential decline

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