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Gates: Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» PARIS - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
Juan Ponce Enrile, architect of Philippine martial law, dies at 101: daughter
AFP, Published on 13/11/2025
» MANILA - Juan Ponce Enrile, a shrewd political operator who helped usher in the darkest repression of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos's rule, died on Thursday at the age of 101, his daughter said.
Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2025
» Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq and a man considered by historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at the age of 84.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY — From his first moments on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV gave three important clues about what kind of leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church he will be.
Francis's funeral to be grand farewell to 'pope of the poor'
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful.
Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis' body moved to Basilica
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores of Catholics and well-wishers expected to pay their respects to the beloved spiritual leader before he is laid to rest.
As world mourns, cardinals prepare pope's funeral
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Cardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader within three weeks.
Argentina mourns loss of papal son
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Grief-stricken Argentines massed at Buenos Aires Cathedral early Monday, to collectively mourn the loss of their late pontiff, compatriot and hero, Pope Francis.
Stunned and sad, faithful gather at St Peter's to remember Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - A hush reigned over the normally boisterous St Peter's Square on Monday as the faithful and the curious alike gathered at the seat of Catholicism to mark the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis has died aged 88
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88.