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"The Vatican is a world of men; some truly are men of God," says Sister Catherine Aubin, a French Dominican nun who teaches at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. "Others have been ruined by power. The key to these secrets and silence is ...

After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out

11:29am March 18, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

A #NunsToo movement has emerged from #MeToo, as Roman Catholic nuns start speaking out about sexual abuse by priests. Cases of rape and forced abortion have begun coming to light.

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New Zealand Families Begin Receiving Bodies Of Terror Attack Victims

7:27am March 18, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

Thousands of people gathered to remember the victims killed in the attacks on two mosques. A court-appointed lawyer tells reporters that the suspected gunman plans to represent himself in court.

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Flurry Of News Could Affect Israel's Elections Next Month

7:18am March 18, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Three weeks before elections, Israel's high court banned a far-right candidate. There was also violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and unusual unrest in Gaza.

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News Brief: Mosque Attack, Boeing 737 Max, Midwest Flooding

6:24am March 18, 2019

In New Zealand, thousands pay tribute to the 50 people killed in the attacks. There are new developments in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight. "Bomb cyclone" leaves behind torrential flooding.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speak to media during a press conference at Parliament on Monday.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Promises Tighter Gun Laws

6:07am March 18, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The country's cabinet has agreed "in principle" to tighten laws in the aftermath of the most deadly shooting in the country's history.

People are seen emerging from a mist on Sunday in eastern Zimbabwe. Cyclone Idai barreled across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe with flash floods and ferocious winds, killing people and destroying homes.

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Tropical Cyclone Leaves Ruin Across Mozambique, Malawi And Zimbabwe

6:34pm March 17, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The cyclone made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday and has destroyed roads, bridges and homes, leaving people stranded and displacing tens of thousands.

Mourners grieve next to empty caskets at a mass funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.

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'Clear' Similarities Between Ethiopian And Indonesian Plane Crashes, Official Says

6:05pm March 17, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The announcement follows a mass funeral for the victims of last Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines plane crash. Relatives say they were offered soil from the site of the crash.

Doctors treat a baby whose mother underwent a cesarean section in Sierra Leone. Doctors Without Borders has worked to help reduce the country's high maternal mortality rate.

The Risks Of A Cesarean Section

6:04pm March 17, 2019

by Maanvi Singh

A new study on maternal mortality finds that the death rate is up to 50 times higher in many African countries than in high-income countries.

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New Zealand Reflects After Violence Strikes Muslim Community

5:32pm March 17, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

The Muslim community of Christchurch, New Zealand, is trying to recover after Friday's shooting at two mosques that left 50 people dead.

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U.K. Reflects On Identity As Brexit Saga Drags On

5:14pm March 17, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

After two years of turmoil and negotiations, Britain's parliament voted to extend the March 29 deadline on Brexit. This political saga has left people in the U.K. fed up with politics.

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