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Hostility, violence are ‘betrayals’ of religion, pope says in Iraq
TRAVELLING to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters.…
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Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty: UN Special Rapporteur
Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties to ensure that they do not fall into poverty, according…
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El papa Francisco condena el extremismo como una ‘traición a la religión’
(CNN) — Al visitar Ur, la antigua ciudad iraquí donde judíos, cristianos y musulmanes creen que nació su patriarca común Abraham, el papa Francisco condenó el extremismo como una «traición…
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Pope Francis condemns extremism as ‘betrayal of religion’ on historic trip
PLAINS OF UR, Iraq —Visiting Ur, the ancient Iraqi city where Jews, Christians and Muslims believe their common patriarch Abraham was born, Pope Francis denounced extremism as a “betrayal of…
Europe
European Parliament expected to strip Catalan ex-president of immunity
The European Parliament is expected to withdraw the immunity of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two fellow MEPs next week, allowing proceedings to extradite them to Spain to resume. Last month, the parliament’s committee on…
Europe
US, EU to suspend tariffs in Boeing-Airbus dispute
A first phone call on Friday clinched the first trade breakthrough to start rebuilding transatlantic relations between the United States and the European Union in the wake of the Trump…
Health
‘They all died on the same day’: a Benin doctor on her fight against COVID-19
A doctor in Benin has been telling the UN about the challenging conversations she has had with the relatives of patients who have died from COVID-19, and how she has…
Europe
EU approves 155 mln USD to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
BEIRUT, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a 130 million euros (155 million U.S. dollars) assistance package…
Food
Community news: Westport launches best sandwich competition and more
As a follow up to the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce’s pizza, burger and soup contests from the previous three years, the Chamber is hosting a new event, “The Great…
Europe
US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes
Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): The United States and the European Union agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs levied on billions of dollars of each others' aircraft, wine, food and other…