By AFP 25 November 2023 | 10:55 am Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled activities Saturday due to “light flu symptoms” a week ahead of a key climate address he is due to make in Dubai. This handout photograph taken and released on November 24, 2023 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (R) shaking hands with Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides as part of their meeting in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled activities Saturday due to “light flu symptoms” a week ahead of a key climate address he is due to make in Dubai. “The audiences of the Holy Father planned for this morning have been cancelled as a result of light flu symptoms,” the Vatican said in a brief statement. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a much anticipated speech at the UN climate summit in Dubai next Saturday where he is expected to criticise the inaction of many governments and urge them to intensify efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Pope’s health has declined in recent months, forcing him to use a wheelchair and feeding speculations about him stepping aside, as did his predecessor Benedict XVI. After a colon operation in 2021, the spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics has been hospitalised twice in 2023, including for a stomach operation. 39 mins ago Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently attending the 37th Annual Akesan day celebration 2023, at Iperu community in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun. 41 mins ago Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated former Vice-President and Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as he clocks 77. 1 hour ago The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, have eliminated a key Boko Haram terrorist leader, Abu Asad and several others in air strikes on their hideout at Tagoshe on Mandara Mountains in Borno. 2 hours ago Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, says plans are underway to reposition the video game animation industry in Nigeria. 2 hours ago A Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, philanthropist, Prada Uzodinma, and real estate entrepreneur, Bright Shekoni, have been nominated for the Under-30 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Awards. 2 hours ago The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has clarified that the 43 items were never explicitly prohibited from importation or sale in Nigeria. 2 hours ago The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is planning to implement a new round of banking recapitalisation for the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). 2 hours ago The Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, made this known during a courtesy visit to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa in Yola on Friday. 3 hours ago A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three people and injuring eight, including a child who is in a critical condition, officials said. 3 hours ago Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled activities Saturday due to “light flu symptoms” a week ahead of a key climate address he is due to make in Dubai.
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