The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.

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The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.

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In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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A recent medical examination found a small nodule, he announced, adding that doctors would remove it this week.

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Google's new operating system is off to a rocky start. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to excellent, but the software in its current state is the weak point. There are four of us on staff at The Verge actively testing Googlebooks and, frankly, our internal Slack discussions have been mostly filled with collective venting of frustrations, disappointments, and bewilderment.

The promise of Googlebooks as a fresh and smartly designed alternative to Windows or Mac for Android phone owners sounds great, but there's more than just a few kinks and quirks to work out. Some of its issues and challenges …

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The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.

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The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.

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