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Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition 'serious'

Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition 'serious'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated recently.
Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country´s next minister of environment.
Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government

Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israel’s history and vowing to enact policies that could cause domestic and regional turmoil and ali
Deadly fire burning at Cambodia hotel casino, report says

Deadly fire burning at Cambodia hotel casino, report says

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A fire burning through a Cambodian hotel casino on the border with Thailand has killed at least 10, local media reported.
NY Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past

NY Rep.-elect Santos investigated for lying about his past

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep.
Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded

Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions

Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans.
Report: Tenn has broken its lethal injection rules since '18

Report: Tenn has broken its lethal injection rules since '18

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI 'worsening'

Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI 'worsening'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's health has worsened over the past hours due to advanced age and doctors are constantly monitoring his condition, the Vatican said Wednesday, as Pope Francis appealed to the faithful to pray for his “v
Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot

Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in prison — the longest term yet given to anyone convicted in the plot.
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