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In a powerful gesture of healing, senior church leaders in Peru expressed deep remorse and offered symbolic reparations to the Indigenous Tallan community for the unjust seizure of their land, previously held by the now-defunct Catholic organization. The closure of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae underscored a history marred by serious misconduct and mismanagement.

Doctors have been saying this for a while: younger Indians are increasingly being diagnosed with high blood pressure. Now, a recent study confirms this. Even as overall hypertension cases have increased, in low- and middle-income countries, the largest burden is among people aged 40 to 59 – the heart of the working-age population

Vince Lombardi’s life embodied the belief that greatness is earned through relentless effort, discipline, and accountability. From a Brooklyn butcher shop to NFL immortality, he proved success is built on preparation and commitment, not shortcuts. His philosophy endures beyond sport: true achievement lies in giving your best, regardless of the outcome, because discipline and character outlast both victory and defeat.

Uruguay mourned Jose Mujica's death. Thousands joined the procession in Montevideo. Mujica's coffin was carried to parliament. President Yamandu Orsi declared national days of mourning. Mujica legalized marijuana and same-sex marriage. He enacted abortion rights. He led the Tupamaros in the 1960s. Mujica died at 89. He had esophageal cancer. He was known for his simple lifestyle.

Pope Francis today criticised church leaders who "defamed" and "dragged through the mud" the controversial Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero before and after his assassination.

CPM and its leaders in Kerala have always been known to have an opinion on everything international and have always taken pride in wearing it on their sleeves, although it has often attracted comments from political detractors.

A self-portrait of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for a record $34.9 million at Sotheby, setting an auction benchmark for the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist. The sale, on Tuesday night, of the 1954 oil on masonite self-portrait titled "Diego y yo" (Diego and I) offers a window into her turbulent marriage with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

Declassified files give details of Ernesto Che Guevara's only visit to India in 1959. The legendary communist revolutionary's global ambitions began with a triumph in Cuba and ended with his execution in Bolivia.

Even though the details of CPM’s ideological resolution, released in New Delhi on Monday, were yet to flow in, Left intellectuals in the state were quick to say it lacked clarity.

In Eduardo Galeano's ‘Football in Sun and Shadow’ (“Sport's answer to 'One Hundred Years of Solitude”, as one reviewer put it), the German theologian Dorothee Solle is asked, “how would you explain happiness to a child”. She famously replied: “I wouldn't explain it. I'd toss him a ball and just let him play”.

At least six people were killed and four injured in armed clashes between alleged gang members at an indoor football match in Guatemala, police said on Sunday, while another died after fighting at a game in Colombia.

A Russian tanker carrying oil is heading towards Cuba, intensifying a geopolitical standoff with the US. This move challenges America's de facto oil blockade on the island, which is facing an energy crisis. The situation echoes the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting Cuba's enduring strategic importance and testing US resolve in its hemisphere.

Hungry for Indian cuisine, Shakira was left teary-eyed after she was served spicy stuff for starters at a restaurant.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned on Thursday that Venezuela and "other countries" will veto the final declaration of the Summit of the Americas.

After battling cancer for two years, the Venezuelan president breathed his last at a military hospital in the capital Caracas.