ROME (AP) – Cardinal Angelo Beccio, the powerful head of the Vatican’s canon-making office, resigned abruptly on Thursday and relinquished his right as cardinal amid financial scandals that have indirectly trapped him. The Vatican did not elaborate on why Pope Francis accepted Becky’s resignation in a statement late Thursday night. …
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LONDON (AP) – Van Morrison has never held back for years. Why start now? The Onav year-old singer-songwriter is not exactly following what governments around the world think about lockdown restrictions in response to coronavirus. Morrison, whose decade as a musician produced classic hits such as “Brown Eyed Girl.” “Gloria” …
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New Delhi (AP) – When Narayan Mitra died on July 16, a day after he was admitted to hospital for fever and shortness of breath, his name never appeared in the daily official list of people killed by the coronavirus. Exam results later revealed that Mitra was actually infected with …
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NEW DELHI, India (AP) – In June, India began using cheaper, faster, but less accurate tests to scale up tests for the coronavirus – a strategy the United States is now considering. These rapid tests have improved India’s test levels almost five times in two months. But government figures suggest …
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NAPLES, Italy (AP) – Opera legend Plácido Domingo denies ever abusing power during his tenure at two US opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full throttle campaign to clear his name after two investigations found credible allegations that he had …
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