Vance and Francis: divergent values but shared ideas
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is the spiritual leader of the world&s 1.4 billion Catholics who preaches for a more open church and empathy for migrants.

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Cambodia and China commit to canal megaproject
Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2-billion financing agreement for a 150-kilometre canal that will link a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, ending months of uncertainty about the megaproject.

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China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption&
A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal&s second-biggest city found that &irregularities and corruption& by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.

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As ACLU attempts to remove more Venezuelan detainees, government lawyers say the administration reserves the right to have removal flights Saturday.

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Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
KABUL - Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.

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Though the vote tally isn't final, Lee's lead was commanding enough Friday that the San Francisco Chronicle called the race, declaring Barbara Lee to be Oakland's next mayor.

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