Praying the News Summary 4

Summary: Country of the Week: Somalia

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Racial Injustice

Summary: A black man was restrained by police in the UK for 14 minutes during a mental health crisis and complained of being unable to breathe. He has died
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Summary: Pray for civil rights advocates working towards racial justice
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Summary: Pray for diversity in the people Congress employs. 
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Summary: Pray for racial discrimination claims to be thoroughly and justly investigated
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Other Requests

Summary: Pray for those affected by a volcanic eruption in Indonesia
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Summary: Pray for prisoners under lockdown due to the political unrest in the US and their guards 
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Summary: Two female judges in the Afghan Supreme Court were shot dead
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Summary: Pray for the asylum-seekers in the caravan and those they interact with
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Summary: 12 miners in China have been trapped in a mine for a week. Update: it may take another 2 weeks to rescue them
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Summary: Pray for immigration reform in the US. Pray for immigration reform to be undertaken by the US Congress
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Summary: Pray for the new presidential administration. Pray that Americans will experience repentance & reconciliation. Pray for the new administration to seek God's guidance and wisdom as they lead.

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Summary: Pray for peace in Tunisia as protests and riots over economic conditions continue
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Summary: 15 migrant workers were killed when a truck ran over them and 6 more are injured in India
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Summary: A man in Canada who was homeless froze to death yards from a shelter that was closed to to a virus outbreak.
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Summary: Pray for people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya who are facing locust swarms
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Summary: Suicide bombings in Baghdad, Iraq leave 30 injured and 13 dead. Update: 110 injured and 32 dead
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Summary: Pray for rioters to be held accountable for their violence, even as we pray for them to repent
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Summary: Pray for a decrease in extremism, both on the far right and the far left.

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Summary: Pray for just and humane immigration policies to be developed and carried out. PRAISE: some deportations (in the midst of a pandemic) are halted for 100 days!
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Summary: Pray for every country in the world to join the UN's nuclear weapons ban
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Summary: Pray for prisoners who are being imprisoned without a trial. 3 men accused of terrorism in Indonesia have been in custody, without a trial, for 17 years
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Summary: Pray for a justice-filled peace in Russia as protests and arrests continue
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Summary: Pray for refugees
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Summary: Join Nazarene Compassionate Ministry in praying for recent events and projects.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Update

The latest global numbers from John Hopkins: Link
The latest US numbers from the CDC: Link
Summary: Live Updates from around the world
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Summary: Live Updates from around the world
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Summary: Live Updates: 96 million cases including 2 million deaths globally
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Summary: Live Updates from around the world
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Summary: Live Updates from around the world
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Summary: Pray for people whose mental health is suffering as a result of the pandemic and its effects
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Summary: Pray for those at risk for the virus in poor countries to have access to the vaccine
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Summary: Pray for those distributing and receiving vaccines
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Summary: Pray for those who are homeless as the annual count of people who are homeless is being scaled back or canceled due to the pandemic, even though the number of people who are homeless is increasing
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Summary: The US passes 400,000 viruz deaths. 100,000 of those deaths happened in the last 5 weeks. Pray for those grieving and mourning these deaths
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Summary: The foreign minister of Zimbabwe died due to the virus. Zimbabwe has 28,600 cases and 825 deaths
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Summary: PRAISE: Several companies are paying workers for getting the vaccines
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Summary: A fire at a vaccine production site in India kills 5 people
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Summary: PRAISE: France is providing subsidies and vouchers to help its students get access to counseling and food.
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Summary: Pray for people to follow the government's mask mandates
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Summary: Pray for the Black and Latino people more likely to catch the virus
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Summary: Pray for the government as it focuses on safely reopening schools
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Summary: Pray for the world to work together to distribute vaccines to all the countries. Some places may not get vaccines this year or even next year.
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Summary: Pray for parents with disabilities who are trying to help their children with online schooling during a pandemic
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Summary: Pray for places being swamped with virus cases
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