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    Pope washes feet of 12 women prisoners on Holy Thursday

    Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.Since becoming pope in 2013, the head of the Catholic Church has often visited prisons and refugee centres, including last year on Holy Thursday when he visited a juvenile detention centre and washed the feet of 12 young men.  

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    S.Africa's ex-president Zuma barred from May election

    South Africa's electoral officials said on Thursday they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further increasing tensions in the run-up to the polls.Zuma cannot in theory seek re-election as he has already served two terms as president.

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    Mother recounts 'horror' of son's Gaza captivity

    Four months after he was freed from captivity in Gaza, Eitan Yahalomi celebrated his bar mitzvah -- but his coming-of-age last week was far from a joyous occasion, his mother told AFP. In her first interview with international media since her son's release last November, Bat-Sheva Yahalomi said the boy still had nightmares and had not been able to resume normal life.- 'No answers' - Bat-Sheva Yahalomi said her son told her everything about his captivity when he was freed -- an account she said s

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    Tales Of An Aging Drag Queen

    Get ready with a 74-year-old drag performer who's still got it — and won't be retiring anytime soon.

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    Stock markets drift into Easter break

    US and European stock markets drifted Thursday heading into the Easter break, with traders still focused on inflation and the outlook for interest rates.European stock markets will be closed both Friday and Monday for a long Easter holiday.

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    Ecuador prison riot leaves one dead, four injured

    At least one person was killed and four injured in an overnight prison revolt in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil, at the same facility from which one of the country's most feared gang leaders escaped in January, the government said Thursday.In January, the Guayaquil regional prison came under the spotlight after Adolfo "Fito" Macias, leader of one of the country's most powerful gangs, escaped from the jail.

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    Fallen crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried gets 25-year sentence

    Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history.Calling Bankman-Fried's seven-count conviction reflective of the defendant's "unmatched greed and hubris," the government's sentencing request argued for significant jail time in light of fraud it estimates at more than $10 billion.

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