Open air Mass signals church role in Mexico vote
In Mexico City hundreds of thousands attend an open air Mass in the Zocalo marking a shift as church and state clash eases. Bishops urge democratic reform and politicians court church supporters amid PRI and opposition campaigns. The event underscores a historic church presence in politics and society.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Vicente Fox
Francisco Labastida
Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
Pope John Paul II
Mongolian province quarantined over foot-and-mouth outbreak
Dornogobi province in Mongolia is under quarantine after foot-and-mouth disease kills 140 livestock and prompts sealing at entry and exit points. Officials test 17,000 more animals, awaiting Russia vaccine. The drought and severe cold have already killed over 2.2 million head, crippling herders.
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Ulan Bator
Mongolia
Dornogobi
Vondomin Tserendavan
Mongolian Civil Defense Staff
Russia
Tserendavan
Korea
Gunmen kill semipro soccer referee on western Colombia road
In Valle del Cauca near Cali, Carlos Fajardo was shot five times after gunmen forced his car off a highway Friday night. Police say the motive is unclear but local referees called him an extraordinary leader. The violence against athletes continues to rise in Colombia.
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Bogota
Colombia
Carlos Fajardo
Cali
Valle
Edgar Velez
Fajardo
Columbia
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Midland
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Discover
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Grandview
Odessa
Edward Jones
Eetare
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Dillard’s
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Music City Mall
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Tae
Piu
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Radko
Wadley & Garfield
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