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Pope Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute
Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health.
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Sri Lanka Arrests MP Rishad Bathiudeen, His Brother Over Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's police Saturday arrested a top Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted.
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Donald Trump Says Social Distancing Rules Should Be Same For Ramadan As Easter
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social distancing standards during Ramadan as Christians at Easter, when a number of faithful chafed against coronavirus-related restrictions on large gatherings.
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"Coronavirus Won't Overcome Us": Queen Elizabeth Shares Easter Message
Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that coronavirus "would not overcome us" as she delivered her second rallying message to the nation in a week.
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US Records Highest Global COVID-19 Deaths As Count Crosses 20,000: Report
The United States passed the grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as huge swaths of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown at home.
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"India A Friend, Helped Sri Lanka Fight Terrorism": Mahinda Rajapaksa
Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.
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Why India Should Be Concerned About Elections In Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans trickled into polling centres early on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter Sunday attacks on hotels and churches in April this year that have heavily weighed on its tourism-dependent economy.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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Relief From Intense Heat Likely In 2 Days, Says Weather Office
Heatwave conditions over north, central and south India will start abating gradually after two days due to favourable climactic conditions, the Indian Meteorological Department predicted on Sunday. "Due to easterly winds at lower levels over northern parts of the country, the severity of the heatwave is likely to decrease over Punjab, Haryana, Chan...
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Donald Trump Effigy Set Ablaze In Mexico Easter Ritual
An effigy of US presidential contender Donald Trump -- a hated figure for many in Mexico -- was set ablaze late Saturday in a contemporary twist on a Holy Week ritual.
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Pope Francis Tells Catholics at Easter Vigil: Seek Truth, Beauty and Love
Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter on Saturday night, urging them at a vigil Mass to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.
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Chief Justice of India Refuses to Comment on Timing of Meet Raised by Supreme Court Judge
Chief Justice of India HL Dattu on Saturday refused to comment on his Supreme Court colleague Kurian Joseph's objection to the holding of the judges' conference on Good Friday and Easter weekend and rubbished reports that another judge had also disapproved the event's timing.
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6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Southeastern Pacific
A strong earthquake jolted the southeastern Pacific on Saturday, about 544 kilometers (338 miles) south-southeast of Chile's Easter Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Pope makes call to spread faith at Easter vigil
Pope Francis on Saturday called on Catholics to bring the message of God "to the very ends of the earth" during an Easter vigil mass in St Peter's Basilica.
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Easter war of words breaks out between Ukraine and Russia
Politics overshadowed Easter observances in Kiev and Moscow late on Saturday, with the Orthodox religious leaders in each capital trading barbs over the crisis in Ukraine - while the US reportedly prepared to send ground forces to neighbouring Poland.
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Pope Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute
Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health.
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Sri Lanka Arrests MP Rishad Bathiudeen, His Brother Over Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's police Saturday arrested a top Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted.
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Donald Trump Says Social Distancing Rules Should Be Same For Ramadan As Easter
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he hopes US Muslims will be held to the same social distancing standards during Ramadan as Christians at Easter, when a number of faithful chafed against coronavirus-related restrictions on large gatherings.
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"Coronavirus Won't Overcome Us": Queen Elizabeth Shares Easter Message
Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that coronavirus "would not overcome us" as she delivered her second rallying message to the nation in a week.
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US Records Highest Global COVID-19 Deaths As Count Crosses 20,000: Report
The United States passed the grim milestone of 20,000 coronavirus deaths Saturday as huge swaths of the globe celebrated the Easter holiday weekend under lockdown at home.
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"India A Friend, Helped Sri Lanka Fight Terrorism": Mahinda Rajapaksa
Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting his country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has always helped Colombo in its fight against terrorism.
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Why India Should Be Concerned About Elections In Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans trickled into polling centres early on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter Sunday attacks on hotels and churches in April this year that have heavily weighed on its tourism-dependent economy.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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Relief From Intense Heat Likely In 2 Days, Says Weather Office
Heatwave conditions over north, central and south India will start abating gradually after two days due to favourable climactic conditions, the Indian Meteorological Department predicted on Sunday. "Due to easterly winds at lower levels over northern parts of the country, the severity of the heatwave is likely to decrease over Punjab, Haryana, Chan...
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Donald Trump Effigy Set Ablaze In Mexico Easter Ritual
An effigy of US presidential contender Donald Trump -- a hated figure for many in Mexico -- was set ablaze late Saturday in a contemporary twist on a Holy Week ritual.
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Pope Francis Tells Catholics at Easter Vigil: Seek Truth, Beauty and Love
Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter on Saturday night, urging them at a vigil Mass to shun indifference and boldly live their faith.
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Chief Justice of India Refuses to Comment on Timing of Meet Raised by Supreme Court Judge
Chief Justice of India HL Dattu on Saturday refused to comment on his Supreme Court colleague Kurian Joseph's objection to the holding of the judges' conference on Good Friday and Easter weekend and rubbished reports that another judge had also disapproved the event's timing.
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6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Southeastern Pacific
A strong earthquake jolted the southeastern Pacific on Saturday, about 544 kilometers (338 miles) south-southeast of Chile's Easter Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Pope makes call to spread faith at Easter vigil
Pope Francis on Saturday called on Catholics to bring the message of God "to the very ends of the earth" during an Easter vigil mass in St Peter's Basilica.
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Easter war of words breaks out between Ukraine and Russia
Politics overshadowed Easter observances in Kiev and Moscow late on Saturday, with the Orthodox religious leaders in each capital trading barbs over the crisis in Ukraine - while the US reportedly prepared to send ground forces to neighbouring Poland.
