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  Baptist church to host massive New Year’s event at Rio’s iconic Maracanã stadium

  By Diario Cristiano

  Atitude Baptist Church plans to ring in the New Year with a large-scale evangelical celebration at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracanã stadium, marking one of the most ambitious Christian events yet to be staged in Brazil’s most iconic sports venue.

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  Asia Society & Culture

  Filipino music icon offers hope to typhoon‑hit Cebuanos

  By Ellen Gabisay

  Veteran Filipino singer-actress, and Original Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Kuh Ledesma traveled to several typhoon‑ravaged communities in Cebu, delivering relief goods and messages of spiritual comfort to residents struggling to recover from recent storms. Her outreach comes as Cebuanos continue to grapple with flooding, property damage, and displacement following Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi), and with warnings of the approaching Typhoon Uwan.

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  Asia Society & Culture

  Landmark petition seeks protection for Pakistan’s mostly Christian sanitation workers

  By A. S. John

  The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has filed a landmark constitutional petition before the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), seeking an end to manual sewer cleaning – a practice that has claimed the lives of dozens of Christian and other sanitation workers over the years.

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  UK rights group alarmed at surge in assisted dying in Canada

  By Chris Eyte

  A sharp rise in state-facilitated deaths in Canada has drawn strong criticism from a leading U.K. pro-life group, which warns that the country’s experience should serve as a cautionary example as British lawmakers debate assisted dying legislation.

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  Latin America Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Evangelicals assert decisive role in Honduras election amid unprecedented voter mobilization

  By Javier Bolaños , Lizzie Sotola

  Honduras’ general elections on Sunday (Nov. 30) unfolded amid an unprecedented mobilization of the country’s evangelical community, whose leaders say their coordinated turnout marked a historic moment for civic and spiritual engagement.

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  Climate scientist hails wind-powered cargo ship Neoliner Origin as sign of real-world solutions

  By Chris Eyte

  When the Neoliner Origin completed its first transatlantic crossing in late October, climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe saw more than a successful trial of a new cargo sailboat. She viewed it as a concrete sign of hope — evidence, she said, that real, scalable solutions to the climate crisis are beginning to take shape.