2 d. ago Inside the Roman gym where the future pope kept a high heart rate and a low profile

The Omega gym in Rome is frequented by residents of the up-market Prati district, plus priests, nuns and monsignors from nearby Vatican City

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9 d. ago Cardiologist warning over 'alarming' high death rate from 'broken heart syndrome'

Experts are sounding the alarm after a concerning number of deaths due to a 'broken heart'

Events

1 week ago Taiwo Awoniyi: What is an induced coma and why has the Nottingham Forest striker been placed in one?

The footballer was put in an induced coma to help restrict his movement and regulate his heart rate

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1 week ago Taiwo Awoniyi: Nottingham Forest striker in induced coma after surgery on abdominal injury

Coma will aid his recovery from urgent operation, helping to restrict movement and regulate his heart rate

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1 week ago Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi placed in induced coma after surgery

Player’s condition is not thought to be life-threateningForward underwent abdominal surgery on MondayNottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma to aid his recovery from urgent abdominal surgery. The Nigeria international underwent the procedure on Monday night, having suffered a serious injury during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester.There is no suggestion that the 27-year-old’s condition is life threatening and it is understood the coma will help restrict his movement and regulate his heart rate. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pope Leo XIV's brother reveals why he told future pontiff he was 'weird'

Robert Prevost, the new Pope, was branded 'weird' by his older brother when they were children, but said his behaviour as a Chicago youth paved the way for his Papacy

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1 week ago This American pope: Leo XIV’s bloodline reflects the US melting pot

A fraught history of race and immigration connect the new pope with his homelandPope Leo XIV, who on Thursday was elected as the first-ever US-born leader of the Roman Catholic church, has a familial bloodline that reflects his homeland’s fraught relationship with race – and why the nation’s stature as a melting pot of origins has long endured, records unearthed by genealogists show.The maternal grandfather of 69-year-old Robert Prevost, the newly minted pope, was evidently born abroad in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, according to birth records that professional genealogist Chris Smothers cited to ABC News in a recent report. When Leo’s grandfather, Joseph Martinez, obtained an 1887 marriage license to wed the future pope’s grandmother, Louise Baquié, he listed his birthplace as Haiti, which at the time was the same territory as Santo Domingo, Smothers noted. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What does the new American Pope's name mean for his future choices? Inside the history of the name Leo

In a historic first, the 69-year-old American missionary has been elected pope - the first American to ascend to the Catholic Church's highest office in its 2,000-year history.

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2 w. ago Pope Leo XIV: What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops

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3 w. ago Google Fitbit Charge 6 falls to cheapest price ever on Amazon

The fitness tracker has a built-in heart rate tracker, built-in GPS, and over 40 exercise modes

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3 w. ago Donald Trump labelled 'insane' after making 'crazy' remark about future Pope

Donald Trump has been branded "insane" by his critics after he made a joke about the future Pope. It comes after Pope Francis' funeral took place in Rome on Saturday

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4 w. ago Trump and Zelensky speak about future of Ukraine on sidelines of Pope’s funeral

Sir Keir Starmer and William, the Prince of Wales, are among the world leaders and dignitaries who also attended the ceremony in St Peter’s Square.

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