Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Australian Cardinal George Pell was lying in state on Friday, with funeral preparations overshadowed by revelations that he was the author of an anonymous memo that branded Pope Francis’ pontificate a catastrophe. Pell’s closed dark brown wooden coffin was placed on the floor of the small church of …

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Un aliado de Putin sugiere confiscar bienes de críticos de la guerra que huyeron de Rusia

13 ene (Reuters) – Un estrecho aliado del presidente Vladimir Putin sugirió el viernes confiscar los bienes de los rusos que han abandonado el país y que “insultan” al Estado y a sus fuerzas armadas desde el extranjero. La propuesta de Viacheslav Volodin, presidente de la Cámara Baja del Parlamento, iba claramente dirigida a figuras …

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Bulgaria clears way to take control of Lukoil oil refinery if needed

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria can take over operation of Russian company Lukoil’s Neftochim Burgas refinery for up to a year, lawmakers decided on Friday in a vote aimed at protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring fuel supplies for the Balkan country. The 196,000 barrel per day refinery, the biggest fuel producer in Bulgaria, has switched to …

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Pakistan workers’ remittances fall 19% YoY in December – central bank

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Workers’ remittances in Pakistan fell by 19% year-on-year during December 2022, recording an inflow of $2.0 billion, the central bank said on Friday. The remittances were down 11% year-on-year for the first half of FY23, the State Bank of Pakistan said. (Reporting by Asif Shahzad, writing by Shivam Patel, Editing by Raissa …

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