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World News and Prophecy: January 2000

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In Brief...World News Review Rise of East Asian Power Bloc

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
While the recent World Trade Organization meetings were marred by protestors, the more significant meetings may have been those held the week before in the Philippines. Asian leaders gathered for a summit meeting that laid a foundation for the formation of a regional bloc of East Asian nations.

In Brief...World News Review Anglican Church Lobbies for Catholic Crown

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
The British have long had a reputation as defenders of tradition. But especially in the waning years of the 20th century, radical changes have occurred. Suddenly the Scots have their own parliament and the Welsh a national assembly, not to mention basic revisions in the way Northern Ireland is governed. Even the House of Lords has undergone rather radical reforms.
Man in traditional dress.

This Is the Way, Walk in It: A Different Kind of King of the South

  • by Robin Webber
The Middle East is a very tough neighborhood when it comes to nations dealing with nations. There is the continual challenge between Israel and her Arab or Islamic neighbors. There is the geopolitical quagmire of many of these nations sitting on much of the world's known oil reserves.