World News and Prophecy

World News and Prophecy was published from 1998 to 2011 by the United Church of God. It was created to look at world events from a Biblical perspective and give insight on what is happening in the world. If you're interested in these back issues, you should also check out the World News and Prophecy section of the Beyond Today magazine.

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In Brief... Update: the War Against Infectious Diseases

According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, mankind has foolishly underestimated the potential threat posed by bacteria and viruses to millions.
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In Brief... Religion Important to Americans

Religion appears to be more important in the United States than any other Western country.
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In Brief... Gradually Going Under

Global warming has been blamed for the sinking of two islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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In Brief... EU Orders Belgian Poultry Destroyed

In its biggest food scandal since mad cow disease, the European Union called June 2 for the destruction of Belgian chickens, eggs and any byproducts that could be laced with cancer-causing dioxin.
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In Brief... Anthrax "Time Bomb" Ticking in Aral Sea, Researchers Say

In the 1960s, Vozrozhdeniye was merely a tiny island in the vast Aral Sea.
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Another Doomsday Clock Is Ticking, Ticking

U.S. and European intelligence agencies are reporting mounting evidence that Russia and China have massively violated the 1972 Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention, and subsequent international and bilateral agreements to control biowarfare weapons.
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In Brief... Two Million Women Sold as Sex Slaves

At least two million women from Eastern Europe have been sold as "white slaves" in the West in recent years, according to unofficial estimates by Interpol.
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In Brief... Montenegrin Faction Presses for Independence

The Montenegrin independence movement has moved into high gear as NATO troops move into Kosovo.
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In Brief... "It's the Russians, Stupid"

President Bill Clinton had a sign taped to his desk at the beginning of his first term in office that read, "It's the Economy, Stupid."
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"It's the Russians, Stupid"

President Bill Clinton had a sign taped to his desk at the beginning of his first term in office that read, "It's the Economy, Stupid."
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In Brief... Venezuela and Brazil Step up Latin American Integration Efforts

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Brazilian President Henrique Cardoso have agreed on concrete measures that would lead to the establishment of a Latin American free trade zone.
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In Brief... City Folk Worried About Y2K Bug Head for the Hills in Virginia

Y2K scare continues to send some into refuge amongst those who don't depend on electrical devices.
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In Brief... India Wages War on Polio

India is fighting an ancient war in a desert village, not against an armed enemy, but against the scourge of polio.
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In Brief... Israel, Ehud Barak and the non-Revolution in Israeli Foreign Policy

Outside Israel, from Damascus to Washington, the election of Ehud Barak is being hailed as the rebirth of the peace process.
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In Brief... Romania Confronts Transylvanian Separatism

Romanian President Emil Constantinescu has rejected the call for Transylvanian self-government within a federal Romanian state.
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Still a Troubled and Dangerous World

The end of the Cold War promised a safer time, but our planet has become more perilous. Why?
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India and Pakistan at War Again

A potentially more dangerous conflict than Kosovo continues to brew in South Asia.
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What to Watch to Discern the Times

A look at three key trends: globalization, religious ecumenism and global power shifts.
World News and Prophecy July 1999
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World News and Prophecy: July 1999

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Crisis In Kosovo A Mixture of Iron and Clay

The Balkans has a long and complex history. What is the story behind the headlines?
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