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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A church roof collapsed during Sunday mass in a northern Mexican city killing at least nine people and injuring 40, authorities said, as rescuers worked into the night, desperately looking for another 30 people believed to be trapped under the rubble. Working under floodlights, military personnel supported emergency services using rescue …

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TORONTO (Reuters) – Two people were found dead in a grizzly bear attack in Alberta’s Banff National Park, Parks Canada said in a statement. Parks Canada in a statement Saturday night said it had received an alert late Friday from a GPS device indicating a bear attack originating from within Banff National Park, in the …

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(Reuters) – Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, whose unpredictable knuckleball flummoxed opponents during a career in which he won two World Series championships, died on Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 57. Wakefield, who played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons for Boston after two years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, …

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By Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Robert Fico, who won Slovakia’s parliamentary election on Saturday by appealing to anti-western and pro-Russian sentiment, may lead the European Union nation for the fourth time after once again shifting political gears to appeal to a changing electorate. During a three-decade career, Fico, 59, has skilfully weaved between pro-European …

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JERUSALEM(Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday against a law passed by the ruling coalition limiting conditions for any removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office, in the latest showdown among branches of government to grip the nation. Political watchdog groups and an opposition party have challenged the March 23 amendment to …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Israel reopened crossing points with Gaza on Thursday, allowing thousands of Palestinian workers to get to their jobs in Israel and the West Bank, after nearly two weeks of closure prompted by violent protests along the border. Around 18,000 Gazans have permits from Israeli authorities to work outside the …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has adopted an amendment to the constitution to formulate the country’s policy on nuclear force, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Ed Davies)