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Now playing Next Climate 2022 was the hottest year on record for these European countries Many national weather services have now released data that shows how 2022 broke records across Europe. 11/01/2023
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Now playing Next Vatican Benedict XVI's funeral: How the Vatican will bury the pope emeritus The ceremony will be the first of its kind, as the Vatican has never had to bury a pope while another, reigning pope was still living. 04/01/2023
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