Ruth Sherlock
Stories
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World
Pope Francis is released from the hospital
Pope Francis was released from the hospital in Rome where he's been held since mid February.
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World
Pope Francis makes first public appearance after his release from the hospital
Pope Francis is leaving a hospital in Rome Sunday morning, after five months there. He will recuperate for at the Vatican for another two months.
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World
Pope Francis is discharged from the hospital after treatment for respiratory infection
The pontiff left the hospital on Sunday following treatment for a severe respiratory infection that led to bilateral pneumonia.
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A visit to the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated
The Vatican has announced the start of nighttime prayers for Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition in the hospital. The 88-year-old is battling double pneumonia and early kidney failure.
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World
Pope rests in his 10th day of hospitalization but remains in critical condition
Francis, 88, had remained in critical condition throughout the weekend after severe breathing difficulties were reported.
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World
U.S. Prosecco importers panic as Trump's tariff threat bubbles up
President Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on European goods has led Americans to suddenly stockpile their favorite Italian wines, especially sparkling Prosecco.
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He was forced to dig mass graves in Syria. His own brother could be one of them
Mass graves are being discovered in Syria, testament to the horrors committed under the now ousted leader Bashar al Assad. The story of one man forced to help dig some of those graves.
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Europe
Why a deal between Space X and the Italian government has become so controversial
In Italy, questions swirl around a possible deal between Elon Musk's Space X company and the far-right government.
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World
A baby is born at sea on an overcrowded migrant boat
a baby girl, born at sea on an overcrowded rubber dinghy, has been rescued with her mother.
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What comes next for Syria after the Assad regime
NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.
