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Still, few insiders expect that his latest health problems make it any more likely that the Pope will step down. "If John Paul were going to resign, it would have already happened," says Rome-based Jesuit Father Keith Pecklers. "He identifies with the mystery of Christ's suffering."--By Jeff Israely
...rest of the world also expressed vehement disapproval of the King's power grab. The United States and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan both demanded the immediate restoration of democracy. British ambassador Keith Bloomfield called the takeover a "coup" and his government said it was reconsidering all foreign aid to Nepal?a dire threat for a country where the average annual income is just $240 and where 42% of the population lives below the poverty line. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who has accused the Nepalese army of torturing and murdering people with impunity, expressed outrage that...
...leads the group within the Vatican that is most opposed to a papal resignation because of ill health. Despite renewed speculation about that possibility last week, few insiders consider it likely. "If John Paul was going to resign, it would have already happened," says longtime Rome-based Jesuit priest Keith Pecklers. "He identifies with the mystery of Christ's suffering." Keeping the world updated last week on the Pope's latest health scare was Joaquín Navarro-Valls. A former psychiatrist and journalist, the 68-year-old Spaniard has been the papal spokesman since 1984 and is in constant...
...Australia and Taiwan, consuming small birds, felling livestock, and leaving painful welts on any human skin they contact. Its Latin species name, invicta, means invincible, and so far no affected country has managed to eradicate an infestation of the 2- to 6-mm-long ant. "I hate them," says Keith McCubbin, director of the Queensland Fire Ant Control Centre, which is spending $136 million on a six-year campaign to rid Australia of what he calls "some of the evilest creatures God put on Earth." Last week, the ants were discovered in Hong Kong, probably arriving via southern mainland China...
...performance also featured more than just vocal prowess. Beavers—a competitive concert pianist—provided his own accompaniment to “New York, New York” and the country favorite “Who’s Your Daddy” by Toby Keith...