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The life of Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus
Benedict XVI was the first German pope in a thousand years, and the first pontiff to resign from office since 1415. His death on Saturday, at age 95, brought acknowledgements of a mixed legacy from his strict defense of church doctrine. But as correspo…
Death of former pope Benedict overshadows New Year’s service at Vatican
Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven and again expressed thanks for a lifetime of service to the church, during New Year’s Day appearances a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI d…
1 million people gather on Champs-Élysées in Paris to see in new year
Parisians and tourists from France and abroad celebrate start of 2023 on famous avenue near Arc de TriompheAn unexpectedly large crowd of 1 million people crammed on to the Champs-Élysées to celebrate the start of 2023, after two years of Covid cancell…
Getting creative with vacant office space: storage, gym, film set
On some empty floors of midtown Manhattan office buildings, unused space has lately been playing a new role: film set.
Nine killed in New Year’s Eve crush in Ugandan capital
Survivor says pushing began after fireworks outside Freedom City shopping mall in KampalaAt least nine people, some of them children, died in a crush as revellers rang in the new year at a shopping centre in Uganda’s capital, police said.After firework…
Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India as part of annual practice
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Jailed Putin Critics in Russia Offer New Year Messages
Seasonal greetings from imprisoned opponents offered counterprogramming of a sort to the traditional end-of-year speech from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Defiant Ukrainians cheer New Year as drones blasted from skies
By Gleb Garanich and Herbert Villarraga KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw …