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Pope Francis dies, leading to search for new leader of Catholic Church
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced in a video statement. The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic…
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Bitter truth: Why has chocolate become so expensive?
Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, Easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this…
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Pope Francis, pontiff who pushed church boundaries — but didn’t break them
Pope Francis, the Argentinian pontiff who brought the plight of the world’s most marginalised back to the centre of the…
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Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of breaking Easter ceasefire, no extension seen
Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by President Vladimir Putin, with both sides…
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US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office
In the few months since President Donald Trump took office, the campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies has…
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Anti-Trump administration protesters turn out for rallies in the US
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration have taken to the streets in droves across the United States to decry what…
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Israeli bombardment of Gaza kills 92 in two days: Health Ministry
Israeli attacks have killed 92 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the past two days, according to the territory’s Ministry…
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Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft brings NASA, Russia astronauts back to earth
Russian astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner have returned to Earth along with American Donald Pettit after a seven-month science…
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Iran, US report progress in nuclear talks, confirm third round next week
Iran and the United States both report progress after a second round of indirect nuclear negotiations, which Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
As Myanmar slowly recovers from the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed thousands in March, an even greater catastrophe continues to…
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