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Pope Francis to sign human fraternity document with Nobel laureates in...
Young people representing different countries will also form “a symbolic embrace” by joining hands in a ring around St. Peter’s Square
Filipinos join Asia-wide pedal for global climate action
Developed countries pledged in 2009 to jointly mobilize $100 billion annually in climate finance by 2020 but failed to meet the goal
Pope Francis prays for victims of train crash in India that...
Hundreds of people were injured in the crash in the Balasore district of Odisha state, India’s worst rail crash in over two decades
China’s Xi urged to take responsibility for 1989 Tiananmen massacre
Number of living relatives of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre – under the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping – dwindles every year
Catholic bishops urge governments to stop targeting Church institutions in India
The appeal was made after Bishop Gerald Almeida of Jabalpur and Sister Ligy Joseph filed for anticipatory bail against their possible arrest
Taiwan tribe despairs as drought shrinks bamboo crop
But for the third year in a row, the government is providing subsidies to farmers not to plant their crops -- a sign of the severe water needs
China pressures Myanmar to proceed on port project amid community concerns
Activists have long campaigned for a halt to the deep sea port, saying that the project was started without the consensus of residents
Junta clamps down on displaying photos of Aung San Suu Kyi
Since the coup, Myanmar has fallen to the bottom of international rankings for freedom of speech
Building momentum: The Philippine agenda at the Bonn climate summit
Developed countries failed again to deliver on their promise to raise USD100 billion every year for developing nations
Indonesia urged to ‘lead the way’ in upholding human rights online
APHR said the recent attacks on freedom of speech online pose “a risk to the freeness and fairness of the upcoming elections"
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