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 ROME — As he battles a weekslong case of bronchitis, Pope Francis will appear at the Colosseum tonight for the Stations of the Cross. Instead of carrying the flaming cross to each of the devotion's 14 stations, the 87-year-old pontiff will preside over the celebration from an armchair on the Palatine Hill. 

29 Mar 2024
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  HARARE – Present and former FAO staffers in Zimbabwe have called for an investigation into alleged nepotism under the leadership of Southern Regional Coordinator Patrice Talla including appointment of an allegedly philandering staffer who has engendered “a culture of fear among female staff members” including “compromising situations using an FAO vehicle.”

29 Mar 2024
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 ROME – A woman, 49, was stabbed to death by her husband, 45, in Cologno al Serio, Bergamo, police said. This marks the twelfth femicide of the year in Italy, averaging one woman killed every week. 

29 Mar 2024
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 ROME – A 51-year-old architect living in Limbiate, Monza, was arrested on suspicion of aiding mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro by allegedly allowing the boss to use his identity, police said.

 Massimo Gentile, originally from Campobello di Mazara in Sicily, was one of three suspects arrested by the Carabinieri Special Task Force early on Wednesday morning, accused of helping mafia boss Messina Denaro.

28 Mar 2024
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 ROME – Hundreds of female students and staff at the University of Turin have spoken out about “systematic” violence and harassment they have suffered, after interrupting a meeting held by the university dean on gender violence.

 Activists from the Mai più Zitt3 movement, which strives for women to be protected at the university, interrupted the dean, accusing him of not doing enough to help women on campus.

 The university currently only has one anti-violence centre, located in the main hall of the main campus, which has been criticised as not private enough for victims.

27 Mar 2024