Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday

Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads, with 55 new cases reported since Wednesday

The Guardian •

173 people hospitalized and four deaths in state so far, with less than 1% of those infected having been vaccinatedThe Pennsylvania department of health (DOH) announced on Friday that 55 new measles cases had been reported in the state since Wednesday, with officials continuing efforts to contain an outbreak of the disease that has spread across dozens of counties.In a news release, the DOH said t...

China-based Brics bank set for lead role in hunger alliance this year, Brazil says

China-based Brics bank set for lead role in hunger alliance this year, Brazil says

SCMP •

The Brics-founded New Development Bank could help launch a fund by the end of the year to guarantee cheap loans for poor families in Africa and Latin America, Brazil’s social development minister said. The scheme would be the Shanghai-based lender’s first financial commitment to Brazil’s global anti-hunger alliance, an initiative sidelined by Washington’s presidency of the G20 this year. Wellingto...

Pope Leo to meet clergy sexual abuse victims in Lourdes

Pope Leo to meet clergy sexual abuse victims in Lourdes

France 24 •

After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of clergy sexual abuse. The pope's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.

Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims

Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims

France 24 •

After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Leo's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.

Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after giant Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims

Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after giant Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims

France 24 •

After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Leo's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.

Pope prays at Lourdes after huge Paris mass

Pope prays at Lourdes after huge Paris mass

France 24 •

Pope Leo XIV prayed for France on Saturday at its holy shrine in Lourdes, after riding along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and holding an emotional open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of worshippers in Paris.

Power outages and flooded roads as major storm bears down on US north-east

Power outages and flooded roads as major storm bears down on US north-east

The Guardian •

Thousands already without without power as New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware and New York brace for nor’easterMore than 70,000 customers were without electricity in the north-eastern US on Saturday, a major sign of a powerful storm known as a nor’easter that was expected to create dangerous conditions through the weekend.Forecasters warned of gale winds that could down trees and heavy inundation...

Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11

Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11

SCMP •

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a roadside police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding about 30 others, officials said, in a sign of increasing violence in the region bordering Afghanistan. The attack occurred in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Bilal Faizi, a spokesman for the provincial...