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Vatican says health of retired Pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’
AP
VATICAN CITY, Italy — The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the frail 95-year-old’s condition, the Vatican said Wednesday.
Afghan women weep as Taliban fighters enforce university ban
AP
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban security forces in the Afghan capital on Wednesday enforced a higher education ban for women by blocking their access to universities, with video obtained by The Associated Press showing women weeping and consoling each other outside one campus in Kabul.
Benin Bronzes: Germany returns looted artefacts to Nigeria
BBC
BERLIN, Germany - Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has handed 22 artifacts looted in the 19th Century back to Nigeria at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja.
Fmr Texas officer sentenced for killing Black woman in her home
REUTERS
A former Texas police officer was sentenced to over 11 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and killing a Black woman in her home in 2019.
Long Covid killed more than 3,500 Americans, CDC study shows
BLOOMBERG
Long Covid has played a part in killing 3,544 people in the US, according to a government study that suggests how severe SARS-CoV-2’s impact may remain after the pandemic era passes.
California reparations task force to talk eligibility
AP
SACRAMENTO, California — California’s committee to study reparations for African Americans will meet in Oakland Wednesday to discuss what form reparations could take and eligibility requirements to receive possible payments.
Dutch court rejects challenge to assisted suicide ban
AP
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld the Netherlands’ ban on assisted suicide, a setback for activists who said the prohibition infringes on their right to determine when their lives end.
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap for arms dealer
NEW YORK POST
WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison Thursday as part of an exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout, almost 10 months after she was arrested on drug charges at a Moscow airport.
Polygamous cult leader had 20 wives, FBI says
BBC NEWS
A self-proclaimed prophet in the US had more than 20 wives, some of them younger than 18, the FBI has said.
Suicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing 1
AP NEWS
BANDUNG, Indonesia — A Muslim militant and convicted bomb-maker who was released from prison last year blew himself up Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding 11 people, officials said.
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