She was the Arbroath missionary who was shot and held hostage in Iran for six months until she was rescued by Terry Waite. Jean Waddell, the one-time organist of St Mary’s Episcopal Church, was considered a “chief spy” during the Iranian Revolution when all westerners were looked on with suspicion. Shot twice. |
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Priests will be asked to distribute communion from behind glass screens or wear visors as part of plans to resume public celebrations of Mass. N ew details have emerged of the steps being considered by the Catholic Church to get services back on track safely in the coming weeks. |
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Nagpahayag ng agam-agam ang isang opisyal ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines sa panukalang "virtual classes" sa kakayahan ng naturang learning mode sa paghuhubog sa pakatao ng mga estudyante. Naniniwala si San Jose Nueva Ecija Bishop Roberto Mallari, na siya ring chairman ng.... |
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BROWNSTOWN. L eave your worries, troubles and other distractions at the door. At Studio SPF in Brownstown, the focus is on making people feel welcomed and loved regardless of fitness level, uplifted and encouraged and stronger mentally and physically as they participate in a yoga or barre class. |
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I’ve just started writing poetry again. It’s surprising what happens when the building blocks of your day are re-shuffled during this lockdown. For some people, more are added, and for me and others, some are taken away.
Years ago, listening to the radio while trying to get to sleep I heard a poem read out. |
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1431: Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution. 1533: The Archbishop of Canterbury voids the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. 1588: The Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England. |
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THREE years ago, at the urging of a visiting journalist, Jon Whiteley retrieved, the Oscar he had been received through the post one day in 1955, when he was still a schoolboy. He had initially been reluctant to look for it, saying it “might in a drawer somewhere. It’s not lostI don’t think”. Pressed as to its whereabouts, he found it in a drawer. |
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[music] Kim Mills: The social and behavioral sciences have much to say about the reasons for many of our behaviors in response to the novel coronavirus. How we perceive and navigate threats, whether we believe conspiracy theories, how we demonstrate altruism or not are all behaviors that scientists for many disciplines have studied for years. |
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won the first race in this stretch May 17 at Darlington Raceway. Denny Hamlin then won the May 20 Darlington race. Brad Keselowski won last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Thursday’s starting lineup inverts the top 20 finishers from Sunday’s race, meaning Keselowski will start 20th in the 310-mile race. |
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won the first race in this stretch May 17 at Darlington Raceway. Denny Hamlin then won the May 20 Darlington race. Brad Keselowski won last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Thursday’s starting lineup inverts the top 20 finishers from Sunday’s race, meaning Keselowski will start 20th in the 310-mile race. |
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6.30am update: South Korea reports biggest daily increase in almost 50 days. South Korea has announced a hike of 40 new coronavirus cases in a day, its biggest increment in almost 50 days. The country's current figures show 11,265 infections and a total death toll of 269. 5.30am update: New Zealand to reopen travel routes with Australia in June. |
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