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Pope says 'spiritual desert' is spreading
The Pope launched a fresh assault on consumer culture and materialism today,
warning of a “spiritual desert” spreading across the world in a speech to a
sprawling, flag-waving crowd of about 400,000 worshippers at a mass in
Sydney.
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The flashy playboys taking over the mafia
On a sun-drenched morning last week in Palermo, the Sicilian capital, a
bunker-like courtroom in the Ucciardone prison was the scene of a rare
challenge to the mafia. Bosses and low-ranking “soldiers” stared fixedly
from their steel cages as seven shopkeepers – hidden by shaded glass –
identified those who had allegedly collected extortion money from them for
years.
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This week's top stories from around the world
Bush’s folksy spin
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Barack Obama fears the Blair effect: hero abroad, liability at home
ON Barack Obama’s first visit to Britain to celebrate the wedding of his
half-sister Auma in 1996, he went on a pub crawl with the bridegroom, but
quietly left when a stripper dressed as a St Trinian’s schoolgirl appeared
at the stag party.
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Superyacht: Andrey Melnichenko's battleship heads to sea
For an alpha male, it is an ideal statement of one-upmanship. A Russian
billionaire has christened his futuristic superyacht 'A' so nothing can
precede it in the list of all-time great vessels.
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Holy joy, Batman! Brits soar in US
BRITISH film makers, video game designers, rock stars and television
personalities are topping the charts compiled by America’s entertainment
industry this summer, only five years after cultural exports from the UK
appeared to be in the doldrums.
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World news in brief
"We are honoured that you wish to celebrate the birthday of a retired old
man, who no longer has power or influence"
Nelson Mandela, 90, at his birthday party in Qunu
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Families blame lax safety for budget airline crash
LAWYERS for the British and American families of victims of an air crash in
Thailand are seeking £125m compensation in the US courts in a case that may
shed a harsh light on cost-cutting and safety standards at some budget
airlines.
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Bongo, the des res despot
A mansion worth £15m in one of Paris’s most elegant districts has become the
latest of 33 luxury properties bought in France by President Omar Bongo
Ondimba of Gabon, the world’s longest-serving leader, and his family, it was
alleged last week.
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YSL art hoard to trouser £250m
It is being described as the biggest art collection ever to go under the
hammer. The masterpieces amassed by Yves Saint Laurent, the French fashion
icon who died last month, are expected to fetch up to £250m when they are
sold early next year.
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