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EU lawmakers approve migration plan, set clock ticking

Thursday, 20 April 2023, 19:30 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc's biggest...

Pope Francis to miss Way of the Cross event in cold Rome

Friday, 7 April 2023, 16:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won't preside over Good Friday's late-night Way of the Cross event due to extremely cold weather in Rome. It said that...

Oops: UN head means Austria, thanks Australia

Thursday, 6 November 2014, 16:31 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

It was clearly a slip of the tongue, but many Austrians will not be amused because they hear it all too often: Expressing his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, U.N. Secretary...

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