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Pope Francis didn't say that "there is no hell" as reported by a renowned Italian journalist, the Vatican has clarified. An article that was published on La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper on Thursday claimed that the Pontiff told Eugenio Scalfari, 93, a well-known  journalist, that "there is…

Medics in the United Kingdom say that a man contracted what they described as the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He reportedly had a regular partner in the UK, but caught the disease after an intercourse with a woman in South East Asia. Public Health England said it is the first…

Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has stepped down following a scandal, where she used a credit card issued to her by a non-governmental organisation to buy luxury personal items, including clothes and jewelry. Her attorney, Yousouf Mohamed told reporters that she submitted her resignation in…

(AP) Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, may be getting divorced. A public court record filed Thursday in New York says Vanessa Trump is seeking an uncontested divorce from the president's son. Details of the divorce complaint haven't been made public. The couple married in 2005 and have…

Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him an inspiration to many across the world has passed away age 76, his family said on Wednesday. Hawking's 1988 book “A Brief History of Time”, which became an unlikely global bestseller, propelled him to…

US President Donald Trump has explained why he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, just over a year after his appointment. Speaking to journalists, Trump said there were sharp disagreements with Tillerson over a number of issues, including the Iran nuclear deal. "We got along actually quite…

United States President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson who concluded his three-day State visit to Kenya on Monday. The Washington Post reports that Trump asked Tillerson to step aside on Friday moments after he landed in Kenya. This forced the top…

President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius is set to resign next week after she was accused of spending thousands of dollars from a credit card granted to her by an international non-governmental organization to purchase clothes and jewellery, the county's Prime Minister said. Mauritius PM, Pravind…

A report by global anti-graft watchdog, Transparency International (TI) shows that more than two-thirds of the world countries have high levels of corruption. In the report that ranks countries based on the levels of corruption, New Zealand and Denmark were named as nations which are least corrupt…

Doctors in Canada have rejected plans to raise their salaries, saying that they are being paid "too much." More than 500 doctors and over 150 medical students have reportedly signed a public letter rejecting the pay hike. "We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public system, oppose the recent…