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Now playing Next Sierra Leone Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone Health workers in Sierra Leone attempt to offer the feeling of Christmas to patients being treated for Ebola. 25/12/2014
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis condemns persecution of minorities in Christmas Day address Tens of thousands of people turned out to hear the Pope’s Christmas Day message in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Pope Francis spoke about Ebola 25/12/2014
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