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Pope Benedict has a pacemaker, the Vatican confirms

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

A day after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, the Vatican has acknowledged that the pontiff has had a pacemaker for years. But Vatican spokesman

Coca-Cola drinking ‘linked to New Zealander’s death’

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

Drinking large quantities of Coca-Cola was a “substantial factor” in the death of a 30-year-old woman in New Zealand, a coroner has said. Natasha Harris,

Pope’s sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

(Reuters) – Pope Benedict said in a historic announcement he no longer had the mental and physical strength to run the Roman Catholic Church and

Pope resigns, saying no longer has strength to fulfill ministry

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

(Reuters) – Pope Benedict said on Monday he will resign on Feb 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of

Exclusive: U.N. monitors see arms reaching Somalia from Yemen, Iran

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

(Reuters) – As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia, U.N. monitors are reporting that Islamist militants in

World’s largest captive crocodile Lolong dies in Philippines

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

The largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines. Officials said the six-metre reptile, weighing more than 1,000kg, flipped over with a bloated

Russia coal mine explosion kills nine in Komi region

YoopyaFeb 11, 20130

An underground explosion at a coal mine in the Komi region of northern Russia has killed at least nine miners, officials say. Rescuers are searching

Mali troops in house-to-house search for Gao militants

YoopyaFeb 11, 2013April 8, 20230

Malian troops are carrying out house-to-house searches following running battles with Islamist militants in the northern town of Gao on Sunday. There are fears some

Heavy gunfire in northern Mali town of Gao

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants are exchanging heavy gunfire on the streets of Gao in northern Mali. A BBC correspondent in the town says

Zhuang Zedong, Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player, dies

YoopyaFeb 10, 20130

Chinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had an instrumental role in the so-called ping-pong diplomacy that led to a thaw in US-China relations in the