Still-recovering Pope Francis speaks to crowds in St Peter&s Square for Easter Sunday mass

The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday when Pope Francis appeared to speak to the crowds, as the pontiff continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia.

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Trump critic Pope Francis meets US vice-president JD Vance on Easter Sunday morning

Pope Francis held a private meeting at the Vatican on Sunday morning with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Vatican said in a statement.

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Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.

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'Cancer' of Asian cyberscam gangs spreading globally, says UN
Asian crime syndicates behind the multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry are expanding globally including to South America and Africa, as raids in Southeast Asia fail to contain their activities, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.

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Inside South Africa's wildlife CSI school helping to catch poachers
CAPE TOWN - The rhino lay frozen in the sand, its grey legs stiff, glassy eyes open, horn crudely sawed off.

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Kardashian is scheduled to testify in May. (Photo: AFP)
PARIS - A group of suspects nicknamed the "grandpa robbers" goes on trial at the end of April, charged with stealing jewellery worth millions from US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016.

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