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Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...

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Japan's Ministry of Defense reported a significant uptick in emergency air scrambles, primarily in response to increased Chinese military flight activity near Japanese airspace. According to data ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 71% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 61 °F (16.1 °C). Rain with a high of 68 °F (20 °C) and a 68% chance of ...

The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, located near Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan, displays historical materials related to the atomic bombing the city suffered in 1945, reminding the world to remember ...

Wildfires also broke out in other Japanese regions on Monday. In the city of Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture, western Japan, a forest fire at one point was only about 100 meters from a residential area.