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By Kate Lamb (Reuters) – When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor. The last papal visit to Dili was in 1989, when Pope John Paul II arrived in... by | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis honored the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he celebrated Mass in Papua New Guinea before heading to a remote part of the South Pacific nation with a ton of humanitarian aid to deliver to the... by | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio. The resulting metals will be used in new batteries and other clean energy... by | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the importance of strengthening naval power during a tour of a naval base construction site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. “Now that we are soon to possess large surface warships and submarines... by | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she may have another meeting soon with her Chinese counterpart and that the U.S.-China relationship needs to be “prioritized and nurtured” by the next U.S. administration. Yellen, speaking at the... by | Sep 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
BOSTON (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million for Tuesday’s drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing. The jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a...
