World News and Prophecy: January 1999

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A Russian Orthodox Church official has complained that a council representing hundreds of millions of Christians is dominated by liberal Westerners...
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Britain and France took a step toward "a new era" of European defense without America by signing a bilateral accord Friday to allow joint operations...
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On Monday, December 21, Russia called for a strategic triangle with India and China, and its defense minister urged closer military cooperation...
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The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than four million American households consist of unmarried couples living together.
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A tragic example of the poor's vulnerability to natural disasters.
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In December 31, 1999, the world's richest nation, the United States of America, will transfer ownership of the Panama Canal into the hands of a small...
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Wars have been the sad reality of human history, just as predicted by Jesus.
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Brown tree trunk on brown soil.
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Over a century ago as America was embarking forward into the global phenomenon of the Industrial Revolution, a young man from New England ventured...
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Pope John Paul II has announced that throughout the millennium celebration, those who do charitable deeds, or give up cigarettes or alcohol for one...
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Author Ludovic Kennedy has been a shaper of British opinion for many years. But, until fairly recently, he has not blatantly trumpeted his atheistic...
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The United Nations' children's agency says millions of children are growing up unequipped to build decent lives because they can't read, write or even...