Religion
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Pope Francis calls war evil, prays for victims of Israel-Hamas war
Vatican City, Dec 27 (EFE).- Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for peace in Israel, Palestine, and Ukraine during the general…
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Francis calls for end to Gaza conflict, world peace in Christmas message
Vatican City, Dec 25 (EFE).- Pope Francis called for an end to the conflict in Gaza during his Christmas message…
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Ho ho ho! Indian sand artist crafts Santa sculpture from 2 tons of onions
New Delhi, Dec 25 (EFE).- Sudarsan Pattnaik, a renowned Indian sand artist, claims to have set a world record by…
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Harbin: Chinese city freezes over for its first post-Covid ice festival
By Alvaro Alfaro Harbin, China, Dec 24 (EFE).- Thousands of people are flocking to the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin,…
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Japanese Christmas: fried chicken, strawberry sponge cake and dates
By Maria Carcaboso Abrie Tokyo, Dec 23 (EFE).- In Japan, where only 1.5 percent of the population are Christians, Christmas…
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Santa Claus swims sharks in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 22 (EFE).- Santa Claus put on his wetsuit Friday swim with sharks and brighten the days…
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Senior Japanese ruling party official to resign over scandal
Tokyo, Dec 13 (EFE).- The head of political strategy of the Japanese ruling party, an important position in the country’s…
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Mexico prepares to receive 11M pilgrims to venerate Guadalupe Virgin
Mexico City, Dec 11 (EFE).- Mexico said it was getting ready to receive at least 11 million pilgrims from all…
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Kishida says he will take action in party’s illicit funds scandal
Tokyo, Dec 11 (EFE).- Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, faced with an illicit financing scandal in his party allegedly involving…
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Pope calls for de-masculinizing of church
Vatican City, Nov 30 (EFE).- Pope Francis said on Thursday that the “masculinizing” of the church is a “great sin”…
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