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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Italy pays tribute to former President Napolitano

STORY: Italy pays tribute to former President Napolitano DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the state funeral 2. various of President Mattarella at the state funeral of Giorgio Napolitano STORYLINE: The state funeral of Italy's longest-serving President Giorgio Napolitano, held on Tuesday in the country's Parliament, was attended by dignitaries from around the world. Napolitano, who was in office between May 2006 and January 2015, died on Friday at the age of 98. Flags on government buildings and Italian embassies abroad flew at half-mast on Tuesday, which was declared a national day of mourning. Parliament was closed for the day, and non-essential state business was halted. Those present at the funeral included French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Sergio Mattarella, who succeeded Napolitano as Italy's head of state. All extended their condolences to Napolitano's widow, Clio Maria Bittoni, who was

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Pays Tribute To Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano - Rome

Pope Francis arrives to pay his respects at the coffin of late President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano laid in state in the Senate in Rome, Italy Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano died in a Rome clinic on 22 September 2023 at the age of 98 years. The two-time former president (2006-2015) was one of Italy's most respected political figures. Rome, Italy on September 24, 2023. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italy's former president Giorgio Napolitano dies at age of 98

STORY: Italy's former president Giorgio Napolitano dies at age of 98 DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral home of the President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano set up in the Caduti di Nassirya room in Palazzo Madama 2. various of President Mattarella at the funeral home of President Emeritus Giorgio Napolitano STORYLINE: Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's former and longest-serving president, died Friday at the age of 98. He was selected as president in 2006 and became the first head of state to stand for a second seven-year term in 2013. But he stepped down in 2015, citing his age and health. He was replaced by the current president, Sergio Mattarella. With a tenure lasting nearly nine years, Napolitano was Italy's head of state for nearly two years longer than any previous president. But Mattarella, Napolitano's successor, is set to surpass the length of Napolitano's mandate in two weeks' time. Though news of Napol

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Classical music critic Hidekazu Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hidekazu Yoshida, a noted classical music critic, standing in the garden of his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture in January 2012. Yoshida's family on May 27, 2012, said that he died of acute heart failure on May 22 at his home at age 98.

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Director Kaneto Shindo at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival

TOKYO, Japan - Kaneto Shindo, Japan's oldest active film director at age 98, arrives at the opening event of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 23, 2010, in the capital's Minato Ward. Shindo's film ''Post Card'' is competing for the festival's Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

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Physicist Fushimi, ex-head of Science Council of Japan, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Leading Japanese theoretical physicist Koji Fushimi (in file photo taken 1988) dies of old age at a hospital in Yokohama on May 8, his family said. He was 98. Fushimi headed, from 1977 to 1982, the Science Council of Japan, a Cabinet Office organization that is given the task to promote and enhance science, and to have science reflect and permeate into administration, industry and people's lives. He was elected to the House of Councillors in the 1983 upper house election. He retired from the Diet after serving out a six-year term.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto dies

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto, who died in at a Tokyo hospital on July 18 at age 98, campaigned at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station in June 1983 for the House of Councillors election that year.

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China-aided solar-powered traffic lights help manage traffic in Nigeria's capital

STORY: China-aided solar-powered traffic lights help manage traffic in Nigeria's capital DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADESOLA OLUSADE, Permanent secretary of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration 3. various of police officers directing traffic on a busy road 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMED MUSA BELLO, Minister of the FCT STORYLINE: A China-aided project started its second phase Tuesday to install solar-powered traffic light control signals at 98 intersections in the Nigerian capital Abuja. To better manage traffic in Abuja, traffic lights were installed at 74 intersections in the first phase of the project in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADESOLA OLUSADE, Permanent secretary of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration "The era of energy supply through solar is fast overtaking the age-long energy supply through the national grid, which is mostly unrelia

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 24 , 2006 : Father Albert Vanhoye of France (R) is elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony at the Vatican . Pope Benedict installed his first group of new cardinals on Friday, elevating a familiar face and some surprising choices to the exclusive Roman Catholic club that advises him and will one day elect his successor . - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by ATICAN MEDIA /CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 24 , 2006 : Newly appointed cardinal Albert Vanhoye of France is pictured during the traditionnal courtesy visit,in Vatican, at the consistory. Fifteen new cardinals, including 12 who are likely to elect his successor, are elevated to the status of cardinal. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Giancarlo Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 29 , 2010: Card. Albert Vanhoye during the study meeting "St. Peter and St. Mark, ossues, places of sanctity and hagiography between East and West" in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - November 29 , 2008 : Card. Albert Vanhoye, professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute ,Rome, Vatican - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - November 29 , 2008 : Card. Albert Vanhoye, professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute ,Rome, Vatican - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 7 , 2011 : Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, during the presentation of the book "The Epistle to the Hebrews." A different priest" Rome - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 24 , 2006 : Father Albert Vanhoye of France (R) is elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony at the Vatican . Pope Benedict installed his first group of new cardinals on Friday, elevating a familiar face and some surprising choices to the exclusive Roman Catholic club that advises him and will one day elect his successor - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Giancarlo Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 3 , 2006 Albert VANHOYE, a Jesuit, is a professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 29 , 2010: Card. Albert Vanhoye during the study meeting "St. Peter and St. Mark, ossues, places of sanctity and hagiography between East and West" in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - May 28, 2006 : French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye attends a mass to take position in his titular church of Santa Maria della Mercede in Rome, - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by DANIELE COLARIETI/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 3 , 2006 Albert VANHOYE, a Jesuit, is a professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 24 , 2006 : Father Albert Vanhoye of France (R) is elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during a ceremony at the Vatican . Pope Benedict installed his first group of new cardinals on Friday, elevating a familiar face and some surprising choices to the exclusive Roman Catholic club that advises him and will one day elect his successor . - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 27, 2006: Card. Albert VANHOYE, Jesuit, Rome, Vatican. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Giancarlo Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM