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German and Tanzanian Lutheran leaders affirm mutual solidarity Wittenberg meeting on “Reformation and One World”
International Women's Day 2016 GENEVA, 8 March 2016 --International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March represents an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the social
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