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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance in the Sistine Chapel to welcome a group of 150 homeless people who got a private guided tour, followed by dinner, as part of the pope’s ramped-up charity efforts. Francis told the visitors: “This is everyone’s house. It’s your house. …

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s environment body says the 28 member states need to do more to meet long-term environmental goals, including targets for greenhouse gas emissions. The European Environment Agency said in its five-yearly report released Tuesday that the EU’s level of ambition “may be inadequate to achieve Europe’s …

BEIJING – Police say a knife attack at a train station in southern China has left nine people injured and that police officers have fatally shot a suspect. A statement by police in the city of Guangzhou says police captured another suspect involved in the Friday morning attack at a …