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Cardinals Prepare Pope Francis' Funeral As World Continues To Mourn
The funeral should be held between the fourth and sixth days after the pope's death, according to the Apostolic Constitution.
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Thousands March In Iran President Raisi's Funeral Procession
Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.
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40 People Fall Sick After Eating Leftover Food At Funeral In Chhattisgarh
Forty people fell sick after eating leftover food which was prepared for a post-death ritual at a village in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, officials said on Monday.
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King Charles Travels To Wales Ahead Of 'Princes Vigil' For Queen Elizabeth
King Charles III heads to Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the four nations of the United Kingdom as preparations for the queen's state funeral gather pace.
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Bengal Unrest Flares Up, BJP Aborts Highway Cremation Of Killed Workers
Political violence in Bengal took a dramatic turn on Sunday as the state BJP, following a face-off with the police, prepared to cremate the bodies of the workers who died in Saturday's clash on the Basanti highway. Hundreds of agitated workers gathered at the spot and preparations had started for a funeral pyre. But the party reversed the decision ...
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"Government Doesn't Care": Anger After Sikhs, Hindus Die In Afghan Attack
Afghanistan Attack: Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday as they prepared for funerals of loved ones, including an election candidate, killed in a suicide attack.
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Cuba Mourns Fidel Castro
Cuba mourned revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as the communist island prepared to say its last goodbyes to the towering giant of its modern history with mass memorials and a four-day funeral procession.
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Italy To Hold Mass Funeral As Search For Bodies Continues
Italy hurriedly revised preparations for a mass funeral for earthquake victims on Tuesday after protests by bereaved relatives, as crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble.
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In Rapidly Aging Japan, Dying Is Big Business
In a country with many more deaths than births each year, Japanese companies are looking to maximize the amount of money people spend on shuffling off their mortal coil, from preparing "ending notes" and choosing coffins to arranging to have their ashes blasted into space or turned into diamonds.
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Moscow Funeral for Murdered Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov
Mourners for slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov prepared to gather for his funeral in Moscow on Tuesday, as Polish and Latvian officials said they had been barred from entering Russia on the eve of the ceremony in retaliation for EU sanctions over Ukraine.
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In Pakistan, Parents Prepare to Bury Children in Mass Funerals
Pakistan woke up to a day of mourning on Wednesday after Taliban militants killed 132 students at a school in the city of Peshawar in a grisly attack which shocked the nation and put pressure on the government to do more to tackle the insurgency.
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South Africa prepares funeral for the ages for Nelson Mandela
South Africa prepared on Saturday a sweeping, emotional 10-day farewell to Nelson Mandela.
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Preparations for Nelson Mandela's funeral begin
The body of South Africa's anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela was today taken to a military hospital here as preparations for the state funeral of the peace icon began.
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Preparations begin for Nelson Mandela's funeral
Preparations began Friday for the state funeral of South Africa's liberation hero Nelson Mandela, as the world mourned the peace icon's passing.
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Kate prank call: dead nurse Jacintha Saldanha's funeral today
Family and friends of the nurse who was found hanging after taking a hoax call to the hospital treating Prince William's wife prepared for her funeral on Monday in a small town in southwest India.
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Cardinals Prepare Pope Francis' Funeral As World Continues To Mourn
The funeral should be held between the fourth and sixth days after the pope's death, according to the Apostolic Constitution.
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Thousands March In Iran President Raisi's Funeral Procession
Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who will be laid to rest in his hometown days after dying in a helicopter crash.
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40 People Fall Sick After Eating Leftover Food At Funeral In Chhattisgarh
Forty people fell sick after eating leftover food which was prepared for a post-death ritual at a village in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, officials said on Monday.
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King Charles Travels To Wales Ahead Of 'Princes Vigil' For Queen Elizabeth
King Charles III heads to Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the four nations of the United Kingdom as preparations for the queen's state funeral gather pace.
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Bengal Unrest Flares Up, BJP Aborts Highway Cremation Of Killed Workers
Political violence in Bengal took a dramatic turn on Sunday as the state BJP, following a face-off with the police, prepared to cremate the bodies of the workers who died in Saturday's clash on the Basanti highway. Hundreds of agitated workers gathered at the spot and preparations had started for a funeral pyre. But the party reversed the decision ...
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"Government Doesn't Care": Anger After Sikhs, Hindus Die In Afghan Attack
Afghanistan Attack: Grief mixed with anger among Afghanistan's minority Sikh and Hindu community on Monday as they prepared for funerals of loved ones, including an election candidate, killed in a suicide attack.
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Cuba Mourns Fidel Castro
Cuba mourned revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as the communist island prepared to say its last goodbyes to the towering giant of its modern history with mass memorials and a four-day funeral procession.
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Italy To Hold Mass Funeral As Search For Bodies Continues
Italy hurriedly revised preparations for a mass funeral for earthquake victims on Tuesday after protests by bereaved relatives, as crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble.
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In Rapidly Aging Japan, Dying Is Big Business
In a country with many more deaths than births each year, Japanese companies are looking to maximize the amount of money people spend on shuffling off their mortal coil, from preparing "ending notes" and choosing coffins to arranging to have their ashes blasted into space or turned into diamonds.
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Moscow Funeral for Murdered Kremlin Critic Boris Nemtsov
Mourners for slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov prepared to gather for his funeral in Moscow on Tuesday, as Polish and Latvian officials said they had been barred from entering Russia on the eve of the ceremony in retaliation for EU sanctions over Ukraine.
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In Pakistan, Parents Prepare to Bury Children in Mass Funerals
Pakistan woke up to a day of mourning on Wednesday after Taliban militants killed 132 students at a school in the city of Peshawar in a grisly attack which shocked the nation and put pressure on the government to do more to tackle the insurgency.
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South Africa prepares funeral for the ages for Nelson Mandela
South Africa prepared on Saturday a sweeping, emotional 10-day farewell to Nelson Mandela.
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Preparations for Nelson Mandela's funeral begin
The body of South Africa's anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela was today taken to a military hospital here as preparations for the state funeral of the peace icon began.
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Preparations begin for Nelson Mandela's funeral
Preparations began Friday for the state funeral of South Africa's liberation hero Nelson Mandela, as the world mourned the peace icon's passing.
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Kate prank call: dead nurse Jacintha Saldanha's funeral today
Family and friends of the nurse who was found hanging after taking a hoax call to the hospital treating Prince William's wife prepared for her funeral on Monday in a small town in southwest India.
