A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome “obstacles” to taking a leadership roles within the Church.Since October 2, the Assembly of the Synod, comprising 368 religious and lay people — including women — from about 100 countries, has held closed-door …
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Robert Lewandowski struck twice in three minutes as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year.Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance for …
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In their search for holdout votes 10 days before the US election, Kamala Harris was to be joined on the campaign trail Saturday by Michelle Obama while Donald Trump targeted migrants at a raucous rally.The two rivals for the White House converged on Michigan, one of the three “Blue Wall” states — along with Wisconsin …
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The Commonwealth’s 56 members agreed the “time has come” for talks about the legacy of the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a landmark summit declaration that raised the prospect of future reparations.Gathering in Samoa, leaders from Britain and dozens of former colonies held lengthy and occasionally tense talks over one of the most sensitive …
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At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been at war with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023 but have in recent days intensified their violence against civilians in al-Jazira, south of …
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Rescuers in the Philippines raced Saturday to reach people still stranded in areas made inaccessible by flooding from Tropical Storm Trami, which has killed at least 97 people.Trami battered the main island of Luzon and forced nearly half a million people to flee their homes as heavy rain caused widespread floods and landslides.In the hardest-hit …
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Fossil fuel exploration is threatening an ever-expanding swath of the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse marine areas in the world, a report said Saturday. Issued to coincide with the UN’s COP16 summit on biodiversity in Colombia, the report warned expansion in oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Indo-Pacific region was putting …
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Georgia’s ruling party is set to beat the pro-Western opposition in a closely watched legislative election Saturday, according to partial results that indicated a new setback to the Caucasus country’s bid to join the European Union.The election in Russia’s southern neighbour has been portrayed by political analysts as a fundamental choice between a European future …
The pro-Western opposition and the ruling party were both shown as victorious in rival exit polls after Georgia’s legislative closely-watched legislative election on Saturday seen as a fundamental choice between a European future or closer ties with Russia.Four pro-Western opposition groups which have agreed to form a coalition received 51.9 percent of the vote, according …
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Georgia’s opposition is tipped to win a narrow majority in Saturday’s elections, an exit poll showed after a vote seen by political analysts as a choice between a European future or closer ties with Russia.Four pro-Western opposition groups which have agreed to form a coalition received 51.9 percent of the vote, according to an exit …
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