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Uruguay opposition maintains thin lead in presidential vote

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The candidate of a united opposition held on to a razor-thin lead early Monday in Uruguay’s presidential runoff election, threatening to end a 15-year string of center-left governments, though officials said the count was too close to call a victor. The National Party’s Luis Lacalle Pou, who lost a presidential runoff […]

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Pope in Japan says world must rethink reliance on nuke power

TOKYO (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with victims of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power as it considers the planet it wants to leave to future generations. Francis recalled that Japan’s Catholic bishops called for the abolition of nuclear power plants in the aftermath […]

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