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Pope demands sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City

Friday, 29 March 2019, 15:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift...

Third time lucky? UK lawmakers hold new vote on Brexit deal

Friday, 29 March 2019, 14:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

On the day that Britain was long scheduled to leave the European Union, U.K. lawmakers will vote Friday in what Prime Minister Theresa May's government has described as the "last chance to vote for...

Watch: Turkish man flies with umbrella in strong winds

Friday, 29 March 2019, 13:06 Last update: about 9 years ago

Strong winds in Turkey saw one man take flight, Mary Poppins style, as he tried to stop an umbrella stand flying away at a market in the town of Kadirli, Euronews reports. Dubbed Turkey's first...

UK leader May rolling the dice again on Brexit deal

Friday, 29 March 2019, 07:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May rolled the dice Thursday on another Brexit vote in Parliament, sending a tweaked and trimmed version of her EU divorce deal back to lawmakers who had rejected it...

Hijacked tanker owner says Libya 'asked us to rescue migrants'

Friday, 29 March 2019, 07:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Salah al-Hiblu, the owner of a tanker that was temporarily hijacked by migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, says his brother, the tanker's captain, was asked to rescue the migrants by the Libyan coast...

Pope explains reluctant ring kiss: fear of spreading germs

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 14:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis has set the record straight about why he pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up this week to kiss his ring: for fear of spreading germs. Vatican spokesman Alessandro...

What Next? UK Parliament to vote on myriad Brexit options

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 13:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

ith the date and terms of Britain's departure from the European Union mired in uncertainty, Parliament has seized control of the political process so lawmakers can try to hammer out a way forward....

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