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'Lord Jesus, We Trust in Your Great Love': Latin American Christians Cry Out for God's Mercy Over Venezuela

Christians in Venezuela are taking up the fight for the country's future – in prayer. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2sJSjmp

China Blocks Microsoft's Bing, Ramping Up Its Communist Censorship

Chinese internet users have lost access to Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine, setting off grumbling about the ruling Communist Party's increasingly tight online censorship. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2RbjNv9

Former Christian Governor Imprisoned for Blasphemy Is Finally Free

A Christian politician was set free in Indonesia Thursday after serving nearly two years in prison for blasphemy.       from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2S9KPY2

Do You Think God Is Angry With You? Here Are 3 Biblical Truths About God’s Wrath

The idea of God’s anger or wrath is sure to pop up in religious news and social media circles every time our nation or the world faces a tragedy, natural disaster or violent attack. Invariably, someone will attribute the destruction and pain to God’s anger with some subsection of humanity, or indeed humanity as a whole. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Bc0EUr

India vs New Zealand 4th ODI: One of our worst batting performances in a very long time, says Rohit Sharma

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Fans come up with hilarious memes after New Zealand smashes India in fourth ODI

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Amazon Echo Input review: Here’s how to make any speaker smart

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Maybe only Tim Cook can fix Facebook’s privacy problem

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NIACL prelims 2019: Check expected cut-off and section-wise analysis

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Sudeep writes a heartfelt note on completing 23 years in the film industry

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US calls for compliance with nuclear treaties

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ICICI Bank shares rise over three per cent

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Apple’s iPhone rumours for 2019 and 2020: 3D cameras, Type-C USB ports, 5G and more

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Budget 2019: What does education sector expects from Finance Minister?

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Highly impressed by Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika: Waheeda Rehman

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TV actor Avinash Sachdev finds love in Palak Purswani

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‘World’s deadliest sea crossing’ claimed six lives a day in 2018: UN refugee agency

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Sonam Kapoor on sexual assault allegation against Rajkumar Hirani: I think we all should reserve judgement

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To slow US exit, Afghan leader offers Donald Trump a cost reduction

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Uttar Pradesh: Villagers lock stray cows in school

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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga screening: Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and others watch the film

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UP board exams: ESMA invoked, strikes banned for six months

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Severe air pollution forces Bangkok to close hundreds of schools

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Kangana Ranaut has done a great job: Asha Parekh on Manikarnika

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BPSC assistant engineer prelims result declared at bpsc.bih.nic.in

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India vs New Zealand 4th ODI: After India, New Zealand with their own walk in the park

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Polar Vortex 2019: People in US Midwest are throwing boiling water in the air to see it freeze

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Mahatma Gandhi’s ballroom dancing and other tales

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SC dismisses plea challenging Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as DG civil aviation security

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Budget Session 2019: PM Modi urges lawmakers to have meaningful debates

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Copa del Rey: Barcelona demolish Sevilla with spectacular 6-1 comeback

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Facebook profit beat Wall Street estimates as advertisers ignore scandals

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Facing an uncertain future, Maduro turns to special police force to crush dissent

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Ekta Kapoor welcomes baby boy via surrogacy

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Cost-conscious Chinese tourists staying closer to home for Lunar New Year

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Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for the Lunar New Year holiday, with more likely opting for Bangkok than Sydney or San Francisco. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WydHIP

China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'

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LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FZcWn8

Russia, U.S. last-ditch talks to break nuclear pact deadlock fail: agencies

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Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia's deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HICNBH

Watchdog shows Afghan defense forces declining as peace talks edge forward

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The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as talks between Washington and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of foreign troops. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tn7PjV

African churches boom in London's backstreets

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On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Ghioky

Soft power: Australia uses hard game to tackle China in Pacific

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Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive against China's growing influence in the region. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2CZMGp4

Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters

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A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act, saying the defense had not provided sufficient evidence to show they were innocent. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2H6IGIw

Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push

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The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sfmksz

Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

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Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $106 billion through settlements with scores of senior princes, ministers and top businessmen. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HGUaCX

Tug-of-war: U.S. refiner Citgo caught in Venezuela political upheaval

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Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump administration tries to use the company as leverage to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2MGllfJ

Citgo expatriate workers in U.S. ordered to return to Venezuela: sources

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Venezuela has told dozens of expatriate staff working for Citgo Petroleum Corp in the United States that they must return to Caracas by the end of February, people familiar with the matter said, following U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GifBrJ

BHP, Rio call for permanent indigenous voice in Australia's parliament

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Australia's two biggest mining firms on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison's opposition to the proposal did not "stand up to scrutiny." from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2FVWJz6

Need for speed: Carts on rails help Manila's commuters dodge gridlock

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Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed along the tracks, to avoid the Philippine capital's infamous traffic gridlock. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HQsETg