In Gaza, 80 per cent of children under three years suffer from diarrhoea. Various countries and agencies discussed plans in Brussels. Israel promised not to hinder the project, which will cost around 563 million euros. For Israeli NGO, the plan is welcome, but not enough. Israel’s blockade must stop.

| 22/03/2018
| PALESTINE – EUROPEAN UNION
by Mathias Hariyadi

Two people, a 32-year-old plantation worker and a 34-year-old worker, have been killed. A special team is trying to capture the animal alive to move it to a nature reserve. The tiger has already escaped two attempts to capture it; it has also killed many domestic animals.

| 22/03/2018
| INDONESIA

The London-based company might have violated the sensitive data of more than 50 million Facebook users in an attempt to anticipate and influence voters’ choice. SCL India, which is part of the same parent company, has reported that it has both of India’s main parties as clients. The affair has touched Malaysia. Seven of the top ten countries for social media penetration are in Asia.

| 22/03/2018
| ASIA

An exclusive source talks to AsiaNews. As the conflict continues to reap innocent lives, the humanitarian situation remains "tragic", especially in health and education. Meetings in Oman are a starting point for a stable and lasting ceasefire, but an agreement between the parties requires patience and saving appearances.

| 22/03/2018
| YEMEN
by Wang Zhicheng

The reform, wanted by the Party’s Central Committee, was voted by the National People’s Congress and made public yesterday. Some Christians see no change: the repression continues. A Protestant professor: It's an important change since the Mao era. What it reveals is the unlimited expansion of Party power. Doubts about the dialogue between China and the Vatican: The Catholic Church will become an instrument of support for the Party. The promotion of Xia Baolong, the destroyer of Zhejiang crosses.

| 22/03/2018
| CHINA-VATICAN

Seminarians and deacons were consecrated yesterday across Japan: Sapporo, Saitama, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka. The number of foreign priests is growing.

| 22/03/2018
| JAPAN
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by Dario Salvi
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| 19/04/2024
| ISRAEL – PALESTINE
 
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| 16/04/2024
| CHINA
 
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| 15/04/2024
| ISRAEL – GAZA - IRAN
 
by Daniele Frison
The auxiliary bishop of Jerusalem and patriarchal vicar for Palestine looks at the protests in Amman. Diplomatic relations with Israel allow aid to be sent to Gaza. Some students from Gaza’s Holy Family Parish arrived in Amman thanks to the Patriarchate’s ...
| 12/04/2024
| JORDAN
 
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| 12/04/2024
| VATICAN
 
by card. Anthony Poola *
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| 11/04/2024
| INDIA
 
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| 11/04/2024
| VIETNAM
 
The Custody, a Jewish group and Tag Meir activists offered gifts to Muslims leaving al-Aqsa every Thursday at the Damascus Gate. Fr. Pari: An initiative that has been  carried out  for some time, but this year takes on special value in the context ...
| 06/04/2024
| HOLY LAND
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