Open Doors World Watch List highlights risks for Christians
The 2023 World Watch List ranks 50 countries where being Christian is most dangerous. North Korea tops the list with 400,000 Christians facing extreme repression, while Nigeria sits sixth amid Boko Haram violence. Open Doors cites 360 million Christians in high to extreme peril and 5,612 martyrs in 2023, mainly in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. The piece contrasts historic Christian-Muslim coexistence with current intolerance and notes Egypt’s 35th place amid rising secularism and religious tension.
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Canada adopts strict new alcohol guidelines
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction reveals official guidelines shifting to one or two drinks weekly for all. Previously moderate drinking allowed up to two daily for women and three for men, with weekly caps of ten and fifteen respectively. labels warning of cancer are also advised.
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Alcohol and cancer risk linked to long history and mixed data
The piece reviews global studies tying alcohol to seven cancer types and notes estimates that alcohol attributed cancers account for about 5.8% of global cancer deaths. It critiques the CCSA report for underplaying social factors and possible moderate-use benefits while acknowledging ongoing debate.
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