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Family members serve in same missions, create unique bond
From left: Carlos Velasquez, Pearla Velasquez, Malia Johnson and Lorena Velasquez. Johnson was thrilled as a missionary to meet a family her father had taught and baptized years earlier in Molina, Paraguay. Her father had lost contact with them and was able to get in touch again because of her missionary service. (Malia Johnson)
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Up to 500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck last week
Migrants ask for help from a dinghy boat as they are approached by the SOS Mediterranee's ship Aquarius, background, off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. Some 41 refugees were rescued on April 16, 2016 after watching a boat, carrying up to 500 people, capsize. (Associated Press)
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Missionary safety a goal, not a guarantee
Mormon missionary Mason Wells, an American survivor of the attacks in Belgium, answers questions during an interview in a hospital in Ghent before returning to Utah. (Associated Press)
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New group of international youth percussionists perform at BYU
The World Percussion Group is an ensemble of international youth percussionists that started in 2014. They will perform at BYU on Feb. 27 as part of a two-month tour throughout the U.S. (Tim Palmer)
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BYU professors discuss history of missionaries in Europe
Eric Dursteler, Cindy Brewer, Craig Harline and Nick Mason discuss the history of Christian missionaries in Europe in the David M. Kennedy Center. (Brianna Vail)
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Pope pushes for Europe to find balance between security and refugees
Pope Francis delivers his message during his annual audience with diplomats, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. His current focus lies on global migration. (Associated Press)
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Vatican praised for efforts to combat money-laundering
Pope Francis celebrates a mass on the occasion of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe festivity in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. The Vatican worked to combat money- laundering. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Study shows more foreign students in the US and fewer Americans studying abroad
Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews in Beijing, China. The number of international students studying at U.S. colleges increased by 10 percent last year, marking the largest single-year gain in 35 years, according to new federal data. (Associated Press)
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BYU alum takes detour, travels between graduation and career
BYU friends Joe Moxon Jon Gillespie, McKay Scoffield, Logan Foutz and Scott Peroon ride camels in Egypt. Scoffield visited 17 countries this summer. (McKay Scoffield)
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Vatileaks scandal forces Vatican to brace for new revelations of mismanagement
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. (Associated Press)
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Returned missionaries travel back to their missions to reminisce
Missionaries' families used to travel to their mission and pick them up, but missionaries find it easier to return to their mission after getting released.
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Local eatery partners with Italian club
Italian Club students take advantage of Terra Mia’s special club offer: All-you-can-eat pizza for a flat-rate entrance fee. Terra Mia made more than 180 pizzas for 109 students in attendance. (Photo by Alexander Rose)
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Packed court as shipwreck captain hears evidence
GROSSETO, Italy (AP) — The captain of the cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court Monday to hear the evidence against him, while passengers who survived the deadly shipwreck and the families of those who died showed up just 'to look him in the eye.'
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Spain wins again, beating Italy 4-0 at Euro 2012
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Just like clockwork, Spain's 'tiki taka' passing game tore Italy apart.
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