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  Evangelical leaders join Kyiv prayer breakfast, call on world not to grow weary of Ukraine's war

  A delegation of evangelical leaders from across Europe stood with more than 1,500 participants from 17 countries at Ukraine's third National Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 23, offering prayers of solidarity with a nation still at war four and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion, as it prepares to mark 35 years of independence.

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  Swiss pro-life groups petition against mandatory insurance coverage for abortions

  A coalition of Swiss pro-life organizations has launched a petition opposing a parliamentary decision that would make abortions fully funded by the country's mandatory health insurance starting next year.

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  UN warns children are 'guinea pigs' for unregulated AI as online risks mount

  The United Nations is calling on governments, technology companies and advertisers to act on what it describes as a pressing and consequential policy challenge — the safety, rights and digital future of the world's most connected generation.

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  Oskar Brüsewitz: Church in Germany marks 50 years since pastor burned himself in protest of communist rule

  Fifty years after a Lutheran pastor set himself ablaze in a public square to protest communist oppression of the church, German Christians remember a man whose act reverberated through East Germany and beyond.

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  'Helpless and speechless': Swiss elder-care advocate says Christians must learn to talk about assisted dying

  As the canton of Zurich moves toward a referendum on assisted dying, a Swiss elder-care advocate with more than a decade of experience accompanying dying people is urging churches and society to stop waiting for ballot results and start learning to talk about death.

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  Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, Halo Top adjust recipes as GLP-1 drugs reshape ice cream market towards healthier choices

  Ice cream manufacturers are overhauling recipes and shrinking portions as consumers worldwide increasingly scrutinize what they eat — and a growing class of appetite-suppressing drugs is accelerating the shift, Reuters reported.

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  Almost 9 million download Gospel of John in 9 months following global online searches 

  More than three-quarters of a billion internet searches have led millions of people worldwide to a digital copy of the Bible over a nine-month span, according to new data released Tuesday by The Pocket Testament League.

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