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  Uganda's faith leaders call for peace as internet shutdown marks election day

  Ugandan religious leaders are urging calm as the country prepares for elections on Jan. 15, following a nationwide internet shutdown that has cut major communications networks. Authorities blocked internet access on Jan. 13, just days before President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, seeks his seventh term in office.

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  New research raises questions about sustained benefits of weight-loss drugs

  New research suggests that people who stop taking weight-loss medications often regain much of the weight they lost — along with associated health benefits — within two years of ending treatment, raising questions about the long-term effectiveness of drugs increasingly used to address global obesity.

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  Wedding turns tragic for Christian family as gas explosion kills newlyweds, six others

  Pakistan’s Christian community expressed shock and grief after a gas cylinder explosion during post-wedding celebrations killed at least eight Christians, including newlyweds, and injured more than a dozen others early Jan. 11 at a family home in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.

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  Irish evangelical leader says Enoch Burke case centers on 'behavior', not transgender rights

  A senior Irish evangelical leader has said the prolonged imprisonment of teacher Enoch Burke is the result of his own conduct and defiance of court orders, not his beliefs about gender or transgender issues. Nick Park, executive director of the Evangelical Alliance in Ireland, told the Irish Independent that Burke’s “un-Christian,” “insulting” and “disruptive” behavior — rather than his views — lies at the center of the case, which has become one of Ireland’s most contentious legal and cultural

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  Prison Fellowship International marks one millionth graduate of in-prison evangelism program

  Prison Fellowship International said its in-prison evangelism program has reached a milestone, graduating its one millionth participant since the initiative launched more than a decade ago.

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  Nick Vujicic, Redimi2 headline UNIFEST Festival promoting faith and family in Mexico

  With a series of messages, concerts by international Christian singers, and family-focused reflections, the fourth edition of the UNIFEST Festival was held at the Sierra Hermosa Ecological and Sports Park in Tecámac, in the State of Mexico last month. Organizers estimated that 90,000 people attended the event.

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  Korean church leaders seek UNESCO recognition for 1974 EXPLO evangelism event

  Efforts are underway to seek UNESCO World Documentary Heritage inscription and national documentary cultural heritage designation for EXPLO ’74, a large-scale evangelistic gathering widely regarded as a catalyst for Korea’s national evangelization movement and the rapid growth of the Korean church.

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