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Pope Francis, at the end of his visit to the city of Verona, attends mass at the city's Bentegodi Stadium in the presence of tens of thousands of Catholic faithful. IMAGES
Six people aged between 39 and 54 are on trial at the Rhone Criminal Court in France for the robbery of an armoured truck in Switzerland in 2017 with a record haul of nearly €42 million. Three of the six defendants are still on the run. IMAGES
The coffin of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, who died last week at the age of 91, lies in wake at the funeral chapel set up at the Congress in Bogota. Known for his voluptuous depictions of people and animals using different media, Colombia's most famous artist died in Monaco, where he lived, after developing pneumonia. IMAGES
The Covid-19 pandemic killed 13.3 to 16.6 million people in 2020 and 2021, the WHO estimates -- up to triple the number of deaths attributed directly to the disease. The World Health Organization's long-awaited estimate of the total number of deaths caused by the pandemic -- including lives lost to its knock-on effects -- finally puts a number on the broader impact of the crisis. SOUNDBITE
Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
Images from the cable car departures building in the resort town of Stresa, Italy, after an accident leaves 12 dead according to emergency services. The 20-minute cable car ride, popular with tourists, links the shore of Lake Maggiore with the 1,500-metre (4,900-foot) summit of the Mottarone mountain. A cable car plunged to the ground on the side of the mountain during the journey. IMAGES
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