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Archive for April 27th, 2009

Three of four students with swine flu have recovered

April 27th, 2009 | 5 Comments

Three of the four students at King’s-Edgehill School, Windsor, Nova Scotia, with confirmed cases of swine flu have now recovered and are out of quarantine. Joe Seagram, headmaster of King’s Edgehill private school in Windsor, provided the update Monday, a day after the four cases were confirmed. Seagram said some parents were keeping their children [...]

Evidence mounts for Shroud’s authenticity

April 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment

On Easter Day, Anglican Curmudgeon A.S. Haley posted a lengthy item about the Shroud of Turin, arguing that best current evidence strongly suggests that the shroud is the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ. I did not see that post until yesterday, via a link at Lent & Beyond. I have known about the Shroud [...]

Botswana police bust human trafficking ring

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Police in the southern African nation of Botswana have smashed a human trafficking ring that sent 1000 victims as far away as Canada.  Foreign business consultancies were used as fronts for smuggling slaves across international boundaries. Fourteen people have so far been taken into custody for questioning in Gaborone, Botswana police chief, Assistant Superintendent, Selebatso [...]

Christian blogger detained in Egyptian prison

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The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) today condemned the continued detention of Christian blogger Hani Nazeer, who was arrested by State Security last October.  His arrest was prompted by complaints from Muslims over material posted at his blog. ANHRI also alleges that the arrest “occurred with the collaboration of the Church in [his [...]