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How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more
The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church’s central government through donations that have been plunging, ticket sales for the Vatican Museums, as ...
Drought, rising prices and dwindling herds undercut this year's Eid al-Adha in North Africa
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Flocks of sheep once quilted Morocco’s mountain pastures, stretched across Algeria’s vast plateaus and grazed along Tunisia’s green coastline. But the cascading effects of ...
From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes
Until recently, the route was mostly used by migrants from West African nations fleeing poverty or violence. But since last year, migrants from far-flung countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, ...
Crews fight heavy winds as fire nears community in northeastern B.C.
Wildland firefighters battling a blaze in northeastern B.C. were preparing for a challenging weekend as strong winds could push flames closer to the small community of Kelly Lake, about 80 kilometres ...
Seattle man charged with string of burglaries at the homes of NFL and MLB stars
Earl Henderson Riley IV, 21, was charged with several counts of residential burglary in both occupied and unoccupied homes, along with first-degree robbery, according to the King County Prosecuting ...
Alexander, defence lead Alouettes past Argonauts 28-10 to open CFL season
Alexander threw for one touchdown and 205 yards in a steady outing as Montreal defeated the Toronto Argonauts 28-10 to open its CFL season Friday. “That’s the start of the DA era right now,” receiver ...
Utah judge rules a convicted killer with dementia is competent to be executed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A convicted killer in Utah who developed dementia while on death row for 37 years is competent enough ...
Panama's president appeals to a higher power as nearly 2 months of protests roil nation
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Jose Raul Mulino appealed to a higher power on Friday, calling in an archbishop and a rabbi to deliver a message to striking banana workers after nearly two months of ...
Bombers' Oliveira gets sad reminder of high-school coach's impact
While Brady Oliveira returned to practice this week, the Blue Bombers running back also got a bittersweet reminder of how ...
No holds barred: Bombers' Brady Oliveira wants it all this year
The Winnipegger’s no-holds-barred running approach, where every approaching tackle is seen as a chance to deliver a hit, not ...
Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the American Library Association to halt the Trump administration’s further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries ...
TAYLOR: Will Manitoba's Jocelyne Larocque have another new hockey home on Monday?
Larocque found herself left off Ottawa’s three-player protected list. In fact, all the Manitoba players in the PWHL — ...