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1. New Pakistani social media law could make already infamous 'blasphemy laws' more powerful

   Pakistan introduced a new law on Jan. 28 requiring social media outlets to remove 'unwanted or slanderous' content within 24 hours, and Christians fear it could extend the reach of blasphemy laws that already carry a heavy penalty.

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2. Iranian Christians lose major tactic once used to hide their faith

   Muslim converts to Christianity in Iran have been exposed to government scrutiny in a new way following changes to a government-mandated ID card that all Iranians need to perform bank transactions and access basic services.

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3. Displaced Nigerian Christians describe Boko Haram terrorism

   Nigerian Christians living in a refugee camp as a result of Boko Haram attacks recently described the onslaught believers have been enduring by the ISIS-linked terror group, which has left 2.5 million Nigerians in a state of internal displacement.

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4. Israel threatens full war with Palestinian Islamic Jihad in response to rocket attacks

   A barrage of rockets and mortars fell on Israel Sunday night and Monday morning, all engineered by the Iran-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, and now Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is threatening all-out war.

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5. East Africa's Huge Locust Outbreak Now Spreads to Congo

   The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization says a small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944.

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6. White House Unveils $2.5 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Request

   The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked financial markets.

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7. Republicans look to drop domestic spying on U.S. phones, texts

   U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administration’s request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages.

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8. Coronavirus Could Cost World $1 Trillion If It Becomes a Pandemic, Analysts Predict

   The ghastly prospect that the coronavirus outbreak could become the first truly disruptive pandemic of the globalization era is renewing doubts over the stability of the world economy.

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9. Democrats defeat 20-week abortion ban and bill requiring care for abortion survivors

   Democrats defeated two measures Tuesday aimed at highlighting late-pregnancy abortions, in votes raised by Republican leaders ahead of the 2020 elections to put their opponents on the record over a controversial practice.

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10. Coronavirus vaccine development is ahead of schedule, US official says

    A vaccine for the coronavirus is on track to be ready for human trials sooner than anticipated, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday.

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