Tag: Dec. 25
Eritrea records highest daily increase as 74 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Eritrea has risen to 955 after the Red Sea nation recorded 74 new cases of COVID-19...
Unrest in southern Ethiopia leaves 66 dead
The unrest in Ethiopia's Southern regional state has killed 66 people, the state backed Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) disclosed on Friday.
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At least 4 injured as Tanzania’s Zanzibar landmark historic building collapses
At least four people were injured on Friday when a section of Tanzania's Zanzibar historic landmark building collapsed.
The four, part of...
Gambian president urges tolerance, love in Christmas speech
Gambian president Adama Barrow has called for the continuous peaceful co-existence between Christian community and the Muslim majority through adherence to universal values of...
Namibian arts industry finds solace in technology for recovery
Despite economic challenges as a result of failure to perform live during the better part of the year because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Namibian...
Catholic leaders wonder how to rebuild congregations post-pandemic
dpa/GNA - On December 2, almost two months to the day since his parishioners were last permitted to attend Mass, Father Richard...
Philly police were ‘simply not prepared’ for George Floyd protests
tca/dpa/GNA - The Philadelphia Police Department and city officials "were simply not prepared" for large-scale protests this summer after George Floyd was killed...
Brazil’s president again pardons convicted police officers
dpa/GNA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued Christmas pardons to police officers and soldiers who he says "unintentionally" committed crimes on the...
Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica first in Latin America to start vaccination
dpa/GNA Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica became the first countries in Latin America to begin vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus on Thursday.
In...
Syria reports Israeli rocket attacks in Hama province
dpa/GNA - Israeli rockets targeted Syria's Hama province early Friday, the Syrian state agency Sana reported, citing the country's military.
The projectiles apparently targeted...
Magnitude-6.3 earthquake jolts Philippines
dpa/GNA – A magnitude-6.3 earthquake jolted the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, including the capital Manila, on Friday, but there were no immediate...
Boris urges Britons to read Brexit trade deal after Christmas lunch
dpa/GNA - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a video on Twitter late Thursday with a Christmas reading recommendation - the post-Brexit trade...
US to require negative virus test from arrivals from Britain by air
dpa/GNA - The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will be requiring airline passengers arriving from Britain to test negative for the...
French fire brigade tests truckers in Dover to help clear traffic
dpa/GNA - France has sent firefighters and 10,000 coronavirus tests across the English Channel to help clear the backlog of lorries trapped at...
US to establish consulate in Western Sahara – Pompeo
dpa/GNA - The United States government has started the process of setting up a consulate in the disputed Western Sahara region.
"Pleased to announce...
Drive-in Christmas services allow Germans to worship despite pandemic
dpa/GNA - A church in Hamburg is hosting a Christmas service at a drive-in cinema to enable Germans to worship safely without fear of...
Choir performs in safety gear at Notre Dame Christmas concert
dpa/GNA - Singers from the Notre Dame choir performed in helmets and worker's gear for a Christmas Eve concert in the heavily damaged cathedral...
In muted Bethlehem midnight Mass, patriarch prays for end to pandemic
dpa/GNA, In a sombre Christmas celebration in the Biblical birthplace of Jesus, Roman Catholic spiritual leader in the Holy Land Pierbattista Pizzaballa prayed for...
God is always with us, pope says in virus-gloom Christmas Eve Mass
dpa/GNA, Even at the worst of times, Christians should have faith in God, Pope Francis said in a sombre pandemic-era Christmas Eve Mass with...
Poll finds two-thirds of the German populace willing to be vaccinated
dpa/GNA - Two-thirds of people in Germany are willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a poll has found.
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Some cause for concern as businesses relocate out of California
tca/dpa/GNA- That sound Californians are hearing from beyond the Sierra and as far away as the Gulf of Mexico is bragging.
The announced headquarters relocations...
TNMA holds Nine lessons and carols service
The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly has organized nine lessons and carols service to usher their staff into the Christmas festivity.
The Tarkwa crusaders chorale treated the...
Christians urged to examine their lives
Reverend Dr Lazarus Akaburi, the Head Pastor of Redemption Assemblies of Church in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, has called on Christians to...
Trading slow down during Christmas
Some traders at Makola Market were hopeful that business activities will pick up on Christmas day.
It was rather the...
Let’s remember the poor – Mensah Otabil
Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), has asked Christians to remember the poor during the Yuletide.
He...
We will celebrate Christmas with joy, though with small gatherings
Some residents in the Ho Municipality says they intend to celebrate this year's Christmas festivity with small gatherings in compliance with the President's directive.
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Christ is God’s perfect gift to humanity
Reverend Ebenezer Ayer, Head Pastor of Priesthood Worship Centre, Assemblies of God, in Tema has reminded Christians that Jesus Christ, Saviour of Mankind, is...
Ashaiman police mark Christmas in markets, streets
The police in Ashaiman was seen to be incharge of security during the Christmas festivities with strong visibility in markets and street corners.
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Christians must be ambassadors of peace
Reverend Professor Benhardt Y. Quarshie of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Osu, in Accra, has called on Christians to be ambassadors of peace for development.
He...
Submit totally to Christ, Christians told
Reverend S.M.E.K Sevor, the District Pastor for the Global Evangelical Church, Ablekuma Fan Milk, in Accra, has asked Christians to submit themselves totally to...