Dozens Drown as Large Ferry Sinks Off Philippines
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Israeli Scientists Identify the COVID Proteins That Can Trigger Heart Attacks, Strokes
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) say they have identified the specific proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus that can damage blood vessels and cause heart attacks and strokes.
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‘Sky Dew’ is Israel’s New Missile-Detecting Balloon
Israel is preparing to launch a massive balloon into its northern sky that can detect long-range threats.
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Talks on 2015 Iranian Nuclear Deal to Resume Nov. 29
The European Union announced on Wednesday that talks between world powers and Iran to revive the troubled 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on Nov. 29.
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Ahead of Nov. 7 vote, Nicaraguan bishops say ‘meaning of democracy is lost’ | Crux
Crux,Though Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has secured a win the Nov. 7 presidential elections, the Catholic bishops and priests continue sounding the voice of alarm, even though the police set up a booth across the house of the lone cardinal.
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Israeli Parliament Passes Budget, Clearing Key Hurdle
Israel's parliament passed a national budget for the first time in three years early on Thursday, avoiding a November deadline that would have triggered fresh elections.
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Bolivian lay council repudiates attacks on the Church, demands government restoration of order
The president of the Jurisdictional Council of Laity of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, Abdel Guzmán López, condemned the recent attacks on church buildings in the country and called on the authorities to restore order.
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Pioneer of faith-based feminism and WWII priest to be beatified in April
Armida Barelli and Fr. Mario Ciceri will be beatified at Milan Cathedral.
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Vatican to open contemporary art gallery in historic papal library
Pope Francis will inaugurate the gallery on Nov. 5.
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Hungary Puts Families First in Face of Pressure from the EU: ‘We Won’t Let Violent and Overreaching LGBTQ Propaganda Come to Our Schools’
Ten years ago, Hungary realized it had a major problem. Abortions were up, the birthrate was low, and its population was dwindling. So, the government in Budapest did something radical, it made children and families the nation's most important resource.
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‘No more coffins piled up’: Palermo archbishop laments lack of burial space
The archbishop blessed 800 bodies still awaiting burial.
