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News. 9^th March
The Pope is visiting Iraq.  The purpose is to reach out to the Christians who have been oppressed.  There were many Christians living in peace.  ISIS came along and killed many people and destroyed churches.  Thousands came out to see the Pope. Remember a few years ago the terrible picture on the beach of the three year-old Syrian boy who drowned trying to cross from Turkey to Greece.  The Pope met with his father and they spent a long time together.  The Pope asked people to forgive and look for peace.
Meghan explained in her interview with Oprah how she became mentally isolated inside the Royal Family.  They took away her passport, driving licence etc because she did not need them.  The staff had to look after everything.  They did not want her to get outside help.  One member of the family (not the Queen) was worried if the baby would have dark skin.  When Harry and Meghan left, they were cut off from money – that is why they made a deal with Netflix.  Biggest issue was the racism of the tabloid newspapers in the UK.
The President of Syria and his wife have covid.  He has been accused of war crimes.  His army and the Russian air force killed thousands of people in the civil war.  Thousands of Syrians had to leave and live in refugee camps in Europe.
In the USA, if you have full vaccine doses and wait two weeks, you can meet up with other people indoors who have the vaccine.  You do not need to wear a mask or keep a distance.  In public, you should avoid groups and wear a mask.