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The faithful fill Vatican and Rome streets to witness historic funeral

The faithful fill Vatican and Rome streets to witness historic funeral

Catholic faithful and admirers of Pope Francis flooded St Peter's Square and the streets of Rome on Saturday in full force to give the pontiff an emotional send-off with a human touch.

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Warholm sets 300m hurdles world record in Diamond League opener

Warholm sets 300m hurdles world record in Diamond League opener

Karsten Warholm broke the 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, taking 0.21 seconds off his own mark in the little-run event.

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Major blast at south Iran port kills 4, injures hundreds

Major blast at south Iran port kills 4, injures hundreds

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 500, state media said.

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Russia says retook Kursk from Ukraine with North Korean help

Russia says retook Kursk from Ukraine with North Korean help

The Russian army has fully liberated the border Kursk region from Ukrainian control with the help of North Korean soldiers, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Saturday, admitting their participation in the conflict for the first time.

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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with an open heart'

Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with an open heart'

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the "pope among the people" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump.

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Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope's funeral

Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope's funeral

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash, as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia.

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'Shared loss': Filipino Catholics bid Pope Francis farewell

'Shared loss': Filipino Catholics bid Pope Francis farewell

Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on large screens.

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Families unable to reunite as India-Pakistan border slams shut

Families unable to reunite as India-Pakistan border slams shut

Indian business owner Rishi Kumar Jisrani has spent two days watching a messy scramble of people haul suitcases and drop loved ones at the border with Pakistan before it shuts, with dwindling hopes his family will be allowed across.

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Major blast at south Iran port injures hundreds

Major blast at south Iran port injures hundreds

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, injuring more than 500 people, state media said, with the cause of the blast not immediately clear.

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Foreign carmakers strive for 'China Speed' to stay in race

Foreign carmakers strive for 'China Speed' to stay in race

In fluid synchronisation, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.

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