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Pope confronts Church’s sex
scandal, shares victims’ pains
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WASHINGTON: Pope Benedict XVI met for the first time with US victims
abused by priests, offering them his support after he acknowledged
the pain and damage caused by the Church’s sex scandal.
The unprecedented encounter came on the eve of
the Pope’s address at the UN General Assembly Friday in New York,
which the Vatican said would be the highlight of his US visit.
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France doubles aid for food
crisis amid brewing unrest
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PARIS: France will double its emergency food aid this year, spending
60 million euros ($100 million), President Nicolas Sarkozy said
Friday, as he warned the world’s food crisis was breeding unrest.
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Democrats crack jokes as
Pennsylvania primary nears
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WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopefuls turned into a crack
comedy tag-team late Thursday when Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and
former candidate John Edwards all appeared on a satirical news show.
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World’s oldest living tree
discovered
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STOCKHOLM: The world’s oldest living tree on record is a nearly
10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden,
Umeaa University said on Thursday.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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HONG KONG: China has imposed further curbs on visitors, just
weeks after it stopped issuing multiple-entry visas, Hong Kong
travel agents said Friday, sparking concern among the business
community.
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