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Catholic Boy Declines Duty to the Queen

An 8-year-old Catholic boy, named Matthew, in Scotland has been notified that he’s not allowed to become a Cub Scout since he declines to swear faithfulness and allegiance to the queen.
According to his mother, Matthew liked to modify the wording so that he would vow to perform his duty to “God and my country” […]

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12Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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A New Era for Nepal

Last May 28, the world’s last Hindu Kingdom turn into its latest secular republic as Nepal’s policymakers destroyed the monarchy system that had dominated over the land for 239 years.
During the day, thousands of people marched and danced in the streets of Katmandu as they anticipate the good news. Now, Nepal has entered into […]

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31May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
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China Aftershock Imposes More Damage

The Sichuan province of China has not fully recovered from the havoc wrought by the initial May 12 earthquake when a new devastation imposes yet another threat to the people through a magnitude-6 aftershock. The aftershock, one of more than 8,000 that have hit the country since the disaster, was so powerful and strong that […]

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27May2008 | vdr | 1 comment | Continued
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Myanmar

Myanmar has recently been ravaged by a cyclone. It was really detrimental how so many people died and left homeless. I couldn’t really imagine being in the middle of something like it. Calamities are really ugly. The only good thing about them is that political leaders all over the world stop their exchange in banters […]

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15May2008 | vdr | 1 comment | Continued