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Pope says the death penalty is always "inadmissible"

Pope Francis attends a meeting with faithful of the diocese of Rome at Saint John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Italy, in a May 14, 2018 file photo. REUTERS VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has changed church teaching about the death…

New Zealand PM returns to work from maternity leave

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern carries her newborn baby Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford with her partner Clarke Gayfor as she walks out of the Auckland Hospital in New Zealand, June 24, 2018. STRINGER / REUTERS New Zealand Prime…

"Nobel of mathematics" stolen minutes after awarded

One of the winners of the award known as the Nobel Prize for mathematics had his gold medal stolen minutes after it was given to him. Caucher Birkar, a Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University math professor, was among four winners…

Rap stars' brawl at Paris airport delays flights

This combination of pictures made on Aug. 1, 2018, shows French rapper Booba, left, on May 19, 2014, in Cannes, France, and French rapper Kaaris on March 25, 2015, in Paris. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images Flights at a Paris airport were…

South Africa plagued by cash-in-transit heists

JOHANNESBURG -- Highly-skilled criminals are robbing vans transporting cash in South Africa at alarming rates. So far this year, there have been nearly 200 of these heists, oftentimes in broad daylight. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta says the brazen attacks…

Thieves make motorboat getaway with Swedish crown jewels

A cordoned zone as Swedish police investigate after Sweden's royal jewels dating from the 17th century were stolen in the Strängnäs cathedral, west of Stockholm, July 31, 2018. Getty COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Police used helicopters to chase thieves who stole…

Protest expected as "burqa ban" takes effect in Denmark

Women wearing niqab are pictured in front of the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 31, 2018. Getty COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or…

Foreign investment in U.S. plunges under Trump

President Donald Trump's upending of global trade deals since taking office last year has produced at least one major shift in the world's trade winds: Net foreign direct investment in the U.S. -- or total investments through acquisitions and direct stakes…

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