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Mourners from all corners of Uruguay bid farewell to iconic former President Jose Mujica

Supporters walk behind the casket of Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica during his funeral procession (AP) MONTEVIDEO: Crowds poured into the streets of Uruguay‘s capital on Wednesday to bid a poignant farewell to former PresidentJose Mujica, a guerrilla fighter-turned-pioneering leader who became an icon of the Latin American left, remembered most for his humility, simple […]

A humble coffin, a grand farewell: 400,000 mourners and world leaders pay final respects to Pope Francis

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Mourners furious as people take ‘ghoulish’ selfies with Pope’s body

Until the funeral on Saturday, Pope’s body, dressed in papal vestments, will lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica. As the public viewing of Pope Francis’s body began, mourners were interrupted by visitors who turned the occasion into a ghoulish photo-op. Some Instagrammers even smiled as they posed in front of the open casket. “People […]