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McBrayer: Collapsing bridges can be rebuilt with love

Detroit news 11 Jul 2020

Yes, the world is changing in epoch-like ways, ways that require people of faith to become bridge-builders, constructing new pathways and new connections ... It must, for the world we live in depends upon it....

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Minorities enjoy equal rights in Pakistan: Tahir Ashrafi

The News International 11 Jul 2020

Tahir Ashrafi said dozens of worship places have been established in the country for minorities, adding that in recent times, government has constructed Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims and many other worship places have also been constructed all over the country....

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Port: What if pipeline companies behaved like their political enemies?

Grand Forks Herald 11 Jul 2020

MINOT, N.D ... That lasted for a hot minute ... ... During the 2016-17 protests against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a network of left-wing groups encouraged thousands from across the country and the world to travel to North Dakota and obstruct construction ... They vandalized construction equipment and threatened pipeline workers ... ... ... ....

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Hagia Sophia to be reopened for Muslim worship: Erdogan

The News International 11 Jul 2020

The Unesco World Heritage site in historic Istanbul, a magnet for tourists worldwide, was first constructed as a cathedral in the Christian Byzantine Empire but was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 ... Greece branded the move by Muslim-majority Turkey an "open provocation to the civilised world"....

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Hagia Sophia verdict seen as Erdogan’s attempt to ‘mask economic failure’

Arab News 11 Jul 2020

ANKARA. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday to reopen Hagia Sophia, the UNESCO world heritage site that was the Roman Empire’s first Christian cathedral, constructed in the sixth century CE, as a mosque ... “Erdogan is already patronizing the construction of two mosques in Istanbul ... BACKGROUND ... .......

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A special place called Dirtopia in Attleboro

The Sun Chronicle 11 Jul 2020

Dirtopia, born from the active and insightful minds of restless kids seeking something fun to do amid the oh-so-long coronavirus pandemic, has been under construction since school closed in March. Six kids have been at it for more than three months while the outside world is engaged in what seems to be neverending tumult, turmoil and trouble....

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US 'disappointed' by Turkey mosque move on Hagia Sophia

The National 11 Jul 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has chipped away at the Muslim-majority country's secularism, announced Muslim prayers on July 24 at the Unesco World Heritage site. A magnet for tourists worldwide, the Hagia Sophia was first constructed as a cathedral in the Christian ......

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Erdogan decrees Hagia Sophia revert to mosque

Asiatimes 11 Jul 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree Friday allowing one of the world’s most famous landmarks – Istanbul’s 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia – to be turned back into a mosque ... Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni described the act as an “open provocation to the civilized world.”....

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The era of Twiplomacy

The News International 11 Jul 2020

As events explode across the 24-hour information landscape, people belonging to all professions take to fast-paced, and flexible social media platforms in an attempt to construct meaning from the world of noise around them ... First, Twitter offers the world leaders increased and unhindered access to larger audiences across the world....

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Panelists examine lasting impact of COVID-19

The Bryan Eagle 11 Jul 2020

Rogers continued by explaining that until just a few years ago, the United States had used organizations like the United Nations and World Health Organization as part of a global approach to addressing issues ... “ and no one else in the world can match ....

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Rs30bn subsidy allocated to Naya Pakistan housing scheme, announces PM Imran

The News International 10 Jul 2020

"The goal of the Naya Pakistan housing scheme was to construct houses for this strata of the society, which doesn't have cash ... "We only have time till December 31 to provide incentives to the construction industry," he added ... "Around the world, banks provide loans for construction but banks in Pakistan only provide 0.3% loans — which is quite less."....

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Georgia expands hospital beds with virus cases at daily high

Statesville Record & Landmark 10 Jul 2020

Kemp took part in a tour of the 200-bed facility, constructed quickly in the lower levels of the Georgia World Congress Center which normally plays host to large conventions and sporting events ... Brian Kemp took part in a tour of the 200-bed facility, constructed quickly in the ......

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Veterans in Business: Sean Jensen

Wtop 10 Jul 2020

“I got a week’s worth of transition assistance courses and then they kicked me out into the world,” Jensen says ... Jensen eventually found work at a construction company, “shoveling ditches to work my way up ......