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Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured and praising countries that have taken in refugees. Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Francis issued a plenary indulgence for all Catholics in hopes of spreading the church's message of mercy in a world torn by war, poverty and extremist attacks. The sun-soaked

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This Is What Happened When a White Man Spat on a Woman Wearing Hijab

When the unthinkable happens to you in a public place, the hope is that some anonymous strangers will come to your defense. But when Iqra Mohamed, a 20-year-old Muslim woman who lives in London, says she was spat on by an unidentified white man on a public bus, no one came to her defense. Instead, according to Mohamed’s account, people laughed. “A white man spat at me in a buss of people and kept on cussing me out cause of my hijab while people smiled a laughed along,” she tweeted from an account that has since been made private.  (more…)

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Russia warming ‘2.5 times quicker’ than global average: ministry

Moscow (AFP) - Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the average for the rest of the world, the environment ministry said Friday, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide. A government report on environmental protection said temperatures in Russia had warmed by 0.42 degrees Celsius per decade since 1976, or 2.5 times quicker than the global warming trend of 0.17 degrees. "Climate change leads to growth of dangerous meteorological phenomena," the ministry said in a comment to the report published Friday. (more…)

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The NHS Choir Beat Justin Bieber To Christmas No.1

YouTube The song came in ahead of Adele’s Hello at number four, Justin Bieber’s Sorry at number three and Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself at number two. “This is just incredible for everyone who works in the NHS,” Dr Katie Rogerson, who organised the single’s campaign, told Radio 1 when the final chart position was announced. The track shot to the lead for Christmas No.1 on Wednesday after Justin Bieber urged fans to “do the right thing” and buy the NHS Choir’s single rather than his. so for 1 week it's ok not to be #1. Let's do the right thing & help them win.

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Bovi buys new home

Ace comedian Bovi is ending the year with a bang! A home in groundnut island as he calls it ..lol . He wrote All I got for Christmas ����. Ok for at least 2 Christmases !!! It's not in banana island sha! But a woman opposite me sells groundnut. So let's just say it's in groundnut island. After all who fit buy groundnut go one day fit buy banana.!!! ������. Merry Christmas y'all!!!!" Sources say its situated in the highbrow Lekki area   Big congrats to him!

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