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Pope’s doctor recounts final moments, says Francis died ‘without suffering’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the pontiff had his eyes open and was breathing with oxygen, but unresponsive after being stricken by…
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Reform UK criticised for candidates’ offensive posts
Damian GrammaticasPolitical correspondent
Phil KempPolitical reporter
Getty ImagesReform UK is fielding local election candidates who have “posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies and praised extremists” – despite Nigel Farage’s claim to have…
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Jair Bolsonaro’s medical condition deteriorates in hospital
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Jair Bolsonaro’s medical condition has worsened, nearly two weeks after the former president of Brazil was admitted to…
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Two from search group that uncovered Mexico’s ‘ranch of horror’ killed
By Lizbeth Diaz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed two members of a civil search organization that discovered a now-infamous site known as Mexico’s “ranch of horror,” the group and authorities said on Thursday.
The two…
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Owner of collapsed Dominican Republic nightclub breaks silence
A roof that collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic and killed 232 people this month had filtration problems for decades and had been repeatedly fixed with plasterboard, according to its owner.
Antonio…
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India-Pakistan tensions escalate after deadly Kashmir attack : NPR
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on the outskirts of…
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China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station (video)
China’s latest astronaut crew has reached its orbital destination.
The three-person Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at China’s Tiangong space station today (April 24) at 11:49 a.m. EDT (1549 GMT), beginning a six-month stay aboard the outpost.
Their…
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Pope’s tomb made of marble from the land of his Italian grandparents
Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major has been made with materials from the Italian region of Liguria. It is a simple tomb bearing only the inscription “Franciscus” and a reproduction of the late Pope’s pectoral cross.
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Student Stabs 4 Others, One Fatally, at a French High School, Officials Say
A teenage student at a French high school in the western city of Nantes stabbed four other students during a lunch break on Thursday, killing one of them and injuring the others before he was overpowered and arrested, the authorities said.
The…
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