Alarm as Thai children separated from Covid-hit families
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Alarm as Thai children separated from Covid-hit families

BANGKOK (UCAN): A controversial move by Thai authorities to separate children from their parents in…

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Mass cremations as Covid-19 cases surge in Sri Lanka
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Mass cremations as Covid-19 cases surge in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (UCAN): Mass cremations have begun in Sri Lanka to clear a backlog of bodies…

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Funding crunch hits food mission in Myanmar
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Funding crunch hits food mission in Myanmar

YANGON (UCAN): “The people of Myanmar are facing their most difficult moment in living memory….

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Philippine bishop seeks swift aid for hungry poor
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Philippine bishop seeks swift aid for hungry poor

MANILA (UCAN): With Manila under strict lockdown until August 20, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of…

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Young people in Myanmar step up Covid-19 response
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Young people in Myanmar step up Covid-19 response

Wearing a surgical mask, face shield and gloves and carrying a package of medicine, Augustine…

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Manila back on Covid-19 lockdown
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Manila back on Covid-19 lockdown

MANILA (UCAN): All dioceses in Manila and the Philippines’ National Capital Region suspended in-person Masses…

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Feeding the hungry in Ho Chi Minh City during Covid lockdown
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Feeding the hungry in Ho Chi Minh City during Covid lockdown

HO CHI MINH CITY (CNS): On July 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a…

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