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Pope's July trip to Canada confirmed despite knee issues
Pope's July trip to Canada confirmed despite knee issues
World
by  AFP

Pope Francis will make a highly sensitive visit to Canada as planned next month, the Vatican confirmed Thursday, despite problems with his knee that caused him to postpone a trip to Africa. A scheduled trip to Lebanon in June was also postponed due to health reasons, according to that country's government -- although the Vatican had never confirmed the visit.

Death toll rises with no end in sight for Ecuador protests
Death toll rises with no end in sight for Ecuador protests
World
by  AFP

The death toll from 11 days of Indigenous demonstrations in Ecuador over fuel prices has risen to three, a rights group said Thursday, after another protester died in clashes with police. Conaie led two weeks of protests in 2019 in which 11 people died and more than 1,000 were injured, and which resulted in the then-president abandoning plans to reduce fuel price subsidies.

US orders all Juul vaping products off the market
US orders all Juul vaping products off the market
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it was ordering all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden's administration announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels.

Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public
Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public
World
by  AFP

The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting. Despite a growing call for limits on firearms after two mass shootings in May stunned the country, the court sided with advocates who said the US Constitution guarantees the right to own and carry guns.