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Pope has pacemaker, Vatican says

A day after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, the Vatican acknowledges the pontiff has had a pacemaker for years.

Coca-Cola 'linked to woman's death'

Drinking large quantities of Coca-Cola was a "substantial factor" in the death of a 30-year-old woman in New Zealand, a coroner says.

Dave Clark Five bassist Huxley dies

Bass player Rick Huxley, one of the founding members of 60s pop group The Dave Clark Five, dies aged 72.

Second UK case of coronavirus

A second case of a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus has been identified in the UK.

Tesla Motors in New York Times row

Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk brands a New York Times review of his company's electric saloon car as "fake", after its range is questioned.

Mince ban 'linked to horse scandal'

An EU decision to reclassify a type of minced meat played a significant part in creating the horsemeat crisis, an-ex Food Standards Agency scientist says.

Los juegos de poder dentro del Vaticano y quién es el cardenal italiano al que algunos expertos señalan como la persona que puede decidir el nombre del nuevo pontífice.

安理会15个成员国一致通过的一项声明表示，安理会将立即商讨对朝鲜采取的相应措施。

مجلس الأمن الدولي "يدين بشدة" الاختبار النووي الأخير الذي أجرته كوريا الشمالية، في الوقت الذي طالبت فيه قوى عالمية باتخاذ رد سريع ضد بيونغيانغ.

شورای امنیت سازمان ملل متحد، آزمایش هسته‌ای کره شمالی را به شدت محکوم کرد. انتظار می‌رود آزمایش اتمی اخیر به وضع تحریم های جدید علیه کره شمالی منجر شود. این در حالی است که مردم این کشور، به دلیل نابسامانی اقتصادی، با مشکلات فراوانی مواجه هستند.