Vatican: Savile’s papal honor cannot be removed

LONDON (AP) — The Vatican said Saturday it never would have given Jimmy Savile his papal knighthood had it known of allegations the British TV star was a child sex predator, but that it can’t rescind the honor now that he has died.The Catholic Church of England wrote to the Holy See last week, asking it to consider whether it could posthumously remove the honor awarded...

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Lull in fighting between Israel, Gaza militants

JERUSALEM (AP) — A flare-up in fighting between Israel and militants from Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement has subsided.Both sides say the government in Egypt helped to restore calm. Israeli defense official Amos Gilad told Army Radio on Thursday that Egyptian security forces have “a very impressive ability” to convey to the militants that it...

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Germany orders recall of some Novartis flu shots

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have ordered a recall of some shipments of flu vaccines made by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.The Paul Ehrlich Institute said in a statement Thursday that the measure is a precaution after Novartis reported some instances of small particles appearing in the vaccines that could potentially cause adverse reactions. The...

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