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Pressure groups demand Church in Italy submit to external sexual abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy's Church of an "institutional failure" to confront...
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Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears -sources
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19...
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Italy’s Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - At a trial under way in Sicily, a 28-year-old Italian is...
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‘Alive by a miracle,’ Colombia landslide survivor tells how mud tore him from his home
By Herbert Villarraga PEREIRA, Colombia (Reuters) - A survivor of a landslide in central Colombia which killed at least 16...
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Pope condemns assisted suicide as Italian parliament mulls law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis condemned assisted suicide as an unacceptable deviation from medical ethics on...
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‘Where can we go?’ Fear and self-defence near Ukraine’s eastern frontiers
DONETSK/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Viktor, a pensioner, goes to sleep in breakaway eastern Ukraine, listening out for shelling in case...
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Moroccan boy’s death sparks an outpouring of sympathy
RABAT (Reuters) - The death of 5-year-old Rayan Awram despite a massive effort to rescue him from a deep well...
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Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before...
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Pope praises Moroccans for showing unity over boy trapped in well
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday praised the people of Morocco for coming together to try to rescue...
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Queen Elizabeth begins celebrations to mark 70 years on throne
LONDON (Reuters) - A smiling Queen Elizabeth kicked off celebrations for the 70th anniversary of her accession to the British...
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Moroccan rescuers edge closer to child trapped in well
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan rescue workers on Friday came closer to reaching a young child trapped at the bottom of...
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Islamic State leader and family blended in among Syrians uprooted by war
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Mahmoud Hassano AMMAN/ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) - In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by...
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Jewish umbrella group asks publisher to pull Anne Frank book
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The main umbrella group for Europe's national Jewish communities urged HarperCollins to pull a book that suggests...
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UK’s Harry and Meghan voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on...
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Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn...
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Critics of former pope are scapegoating him over abuse, Vatican says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Wednesday hit back at critics of former Pope Benedict, under...
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Russia puts jailed Kremlin critic Navalny’s brother on wanted list
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has put the brother of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on a wanted list, according to...
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Residents of Ukrainian city near Russian border brace for the unknown
By Vitaliy Gnidy KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Residents in Ukraine's second biggest city Kharkiv said they hoped for the best...
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‘Second-class citizens’? Namibia rules against gay couples
By Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia's High Court ruled on Thursday against two gay couples fighting for recognition of...
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‘Life and death’ at sea: log keeps Tonga’s ‘Aquaman’ from going under
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 57-year-old Tongan man being hailed a real-life Aquaman for surviving 27 hours at...
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