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The former prime minister of Italy died at the age of 86
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi passed away on Monday aged 86 at his home in Rome. He had served as Italy’s PM from 1994 to 2011 and was removed from office in 2014 for tax evasion. Berlusconi is credited with reviving Italy’s once-moribund economy and transforming the country into Europe’s fourth-largest economy.
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Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infections
Pope Francis, who cancelled his visit to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to a knee injury, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Thursday after complaining of respiratory difficulties. The 76-year-old pope said that he has been “in good health” and that he was happy to be at home.…