Pope Cuts Three-Coffin Tradition From Papal Funerals
Deceased popes traditionally have three coffins, one made out of cypress, one of lead and one of elm, which are placed one inside the other, before the papal body is interred.
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Johnson & Johnson Risks UK Lawsuit Over Talc Cancer Claim
KP law, the firm representing about 2,000 claimants, said “women who have been diagnosed with life-changing and life-limiting cancers were exposed to asbestos contained within the company’s talcum powder”.
‘Kidnapped’ Uganda Opposition Leader Besigye Appears in Military Court
Besigye, 68, was brought to the General Court Martial in handcuffs and under a heavily armed military escort, his lawyer Erias Lukwago told AFP.
Trump Names Former Wrestling Executive as Education Secretary
Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, on Tuesday to lead the Department of Education, which he has pledged to abolish.
Urban Mosquito Sparks Malaria Surge in East Africa
Africa accounted for about 95 percent of the 249 million malaria cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022, according to the most recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO), which said children under five accounted for 80 percent of deaths in the region.
Haiti Police, Civilians Kill 28 Gang Members
Police opened fire in both encounters, killing 10, and then chased down those who fled with the help of self-defense groups, formed by residents opposed to the gangs and their violent rule over swaths of the country.
Tens of Thousands March in New Zealand Maori Rights Protest
More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said, shutting down busy streets as their spirited procession inched its way towards parliament.
Novo Nordisk’s Obesity Drug Wegovy Officially Goes on Sale in China
Wegovy was approved for use in China in June, and local media reported that the first prescription at a public hospital was issued in Shanghai on Monday.
UN Says Over 200 Children Killed in Lebanon in Under Two Months
Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in October last year in support of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.
Son of Norwegian Princess Arrested on Suspicion of Rape: Police
Police said in a statement that Marius Borg Hoiby, who was born from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, had been arrested Monday evening.
