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Devastating Floods In Venice "The Result Of Climate Change", Says Mayor
Venice's mayor called the city a disaster zone on Wednesday after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.
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Italy Reels As New Earthquake Sows Terror, Flattens Historic Basilica
Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years dealt a new blow on Sunday to the country's seismically vulnerable heart, sending terrified residents fleeing for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered six-century-old church.
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Italy Hit By Powerful New Earthquake
A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early on Sunday, panicking jittery residents and destroying historic buildings for the third time in just over two months.
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Men in White: Pope set for historic meet with predecessor
Pope Francis is preparing for a historic encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI on Saturday - the first time in Church history that a pontiff will come face to face with a former one, with both expected to wear the papal white vestments.
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Cardinals pray ahead of historic papal election
Cardinals prayed in St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope with no clear frontrunner after Benedict XVI's historic resignation as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics left behind a Church beset by scandals.
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In Vatican, cardinals wind up talks before historic papal election
Catholic cardinals had a final day of talks on Monday before going into lockdown in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope after Benedict XVI's shock resignation, with an Italian and a Brazilian among the top contenders.
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Devastating Floods In Venice "The Result Of Climate Change", Says Mayor
Venice's mayor called the city a disaster zone on Wednesday after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.
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Italy Reels As New Earthquake Sows Terror, Flattens Historic Basilica
Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years dealt a new blow on Sunday to the country's seismically vulnerable heart, sending terrified residents fleeing for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered six-century-old church.
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Italy Hit By Powerful New Earthquake
A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early on Sunday, panicking jittery residents and destroying historic buildings for the third time in just over two months.
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Men in White: Pope set for historic meet with predecessor
Pope Francis is preparing for a historic encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI on Saturday - the first time in Church history that a pontiff will come face to face with a former one, with both expected to wear the papal white vestments.
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Cardinals pray ahead of historic papal election
Cardinals prayed in St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope with no clear frontrunner after Benedict XVI's historic resignation as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics left behind a Church beset by scandals.
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In Vatican, cardinals wind up talks before historic papal election
Catholic cardinals had a final day of talks on Monday before going into lockdown in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope after Benedict XVI's shock resignation, with an Italian and a Brazilian among the top contenders.
