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ASAJ eyes junior pool of talent for Los Angeles Olympics
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January 2 12:11 AM
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DaCosta secures fourth-consecutive trainers’ championship in thrilling finish
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January 2 12:10 AM
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
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Pope returns to Vatican after five weeks in hospital
March 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after more than five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, taking time ...
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
March 19, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old's clin...
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First glimpse of Pope since hospitalisation – Vatican
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First glimpse of Pope since hospitalisation – Vatican
March 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more tha...
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Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital – with cake – but future uncertain
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Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital – with cake – but future uncertain
March 13, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering af...
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
March 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis was reported to be in good spirits Tuesday after the Vatican declared he was out of danger and could even ...
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
March 9, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was respondin...
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Pope has two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican
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Pope has two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ – Vatican
March 3, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88-year...
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Pope Francis’s condition is ‘stable’: Vatican
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Pope Francis’s condition is ‘stable’: Vatican
March 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a "stable" condition, the Vatican sai...
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Ailing pope suffers breathing ‘crisis’, Vatican says
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Ailing pope suffers breathing ‘crisis’, Vatican says
February 28, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was ...
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Hospitalised pope no longer in critical condition: Vatican source
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Hospitalised pope no longer in critical condition: Vatican source
February 28, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) —Pope Francis's condition is not currently critical, a Vatican source said Friday, after a series of clinical improvement...
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Critically-ill pope out of bed, resting — Vatican source
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Critically-ill pope out of bed, resting — Vatican source
February 26, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — A critically ill Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, was up and out of bed Wednesday after a peaceful night...
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Critically-ill Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ says Vatican
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Critically-ill Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ says Vatican
February 24, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing signs of "slight improvement...
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Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
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Critically-ill pope had a good night, Vatican says
February 24, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, is in a good mood after a peaceful night...
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Global prayers for ‘critically ill’ pope
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Global prayers for ‘critically ill’ pope
February 23, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis spent his 10th day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day afte...
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Pope not out of danger, doctors say, amid questions over future
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Pope not out of danger, doctors say, amid questions over future
February 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) - Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors...
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Pope’s condition ‘slightly improving’ on seventh day in hospital
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Pope’s condition ‘slightly improving’ on seventh day in hospital
February 20, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See (AFP)-- The Vatican reported another slight improvement in Pope Francis's condition on Thursday, as the 88-year-old spent his s...
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Pope suffering from double pneumonia — Vatican
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Pope suffering from double pneumonia — Vatican
February 18, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs and the 88-year-old's c...
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Pope eating, reading but weekend events cancelled — Vatican
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Pope eating, reading but weekend events cancelled — Vatican
February 18, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis breakfasted and read the papers as usual on Tuesday on his fifth day in hospital but appears no closer to ...
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Pope’s condition ‘complex’, hospital stay extended – Vatican
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Pope’s condition ‘complex’, hospital stay extended – Vatican
February 17, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture" that will require the 88-year-old to ...
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Pope calls Trump migrant deportations a ‘major crisis’
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Pope calls Trump migrant deportations a ‘major crisis’
February 11, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of United States (US) President Donald Trump's deportations of undocu...
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Solar to be Vatican’s sole energy source, pope orders
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Solar to be Vatican’s sole energy source, pope orders
June 26, 2024
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to install a solar plant that will provide electricity to the entire city state, a...
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‘Maggotty Island’ moves JPS to ‘the last mile’
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REWIND 2025 REWIND
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SHOWDOWN OVER KINGSTON’S SKYLINE
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NEPA halts seven major projects in 2025 crackdown
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January 2, 2026
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THE NEXT WAVE
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ASAJ eyes junior pool of talent for Los Angeles Olympics
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ASAJ looks to youth pool for LA 2028
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