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Biden to undergo root canal at White House

President Joe Biden will undergo a dental root canal at the White House on Monday, his doctor said, prompting officials to abruptly shuffle the president's planned schedule.. The White House press office said Biden will "undergo a root canal this morning at the White House."

Spain begins exhuming civil war victims from Franco basilica

Experts on Monday began exhuming Spanish civil war victims from a huge basilica near Madrid, where the body of former dictator Francisco Franco once lay.. The team will seek to exhume the remains of 128 victims of the 1936-39 civil war from the complex at the Valley of Cuelgamuros, formerly known as the Valley of the Fallen, the democratic memory ministry said.

JPMorgan Chase agrees to settle with Jeffrey Epstein victims

JPMorgan Chase reached an agreement in principle to settle a class action lawsuit brought by victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking scheme, the two sides said Monday.. "The core of this case -- plaintiffs allegation that JPMorgan supported Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking venture while it knew or should have known that venture was in operation -- involves a common set of law and fact," Rakoff wrote.

Berlusconi fans gather at hospital to mourn 'immortal' icon

"He will always be with us," said 75-year-old Carla Ballarini as fans of Silvio Berlusconi draped in the flags of Forza Italia and  AC Milan gathered on Monday outside the Milan hospital where he died.. "He is immortal," said Ballarini, who rushed to the San Raffaele hospital when she heard of the death of the founder of the right-wing Forza Italia party and former owner of football giant AC Milan.

UK PM Sunak hits back at Johnson over honours for allies

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lashed out at his predecessor Boris Johnson Monday in a row over political honours for allies of the former premier.. Outgoing British prime ministers routinely recommend aides and close political associates for honours or elevation to the unelected House of Lords.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy's political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, has died aged 86, his spokesman confirmed to AFP Monday.. "Silvio Berlusconi made history in this country," ex-prime minister Matteo Renzi said on Facebook.

Berlusconi's many brushes with the law

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was dogged throughout his life by legal woes and scandal, which became as much a part of his legend as his work in politics, media and sport.. - Convicted, once - Berlusconi, who was prime minister three times between 1994 and 2011, faced dozens of legal cases going back to the 1980s -- most of them for bribery or fraud linked to his various business interests.

Italy's scandal-hit Berlusconi dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul, businessman and prime minister, has died aged 86.. He lasted as prime minister for only nine months, but bounced back with another election win in 2001 after a populist campaign promising jobs and economic growth, signing a "Contract with Italians" live on television. 

Riverside Ukraine city left with mud and memories

Zaporizhzhia residents braved grey skies and driving rain to visit the banks of the Dnipro, not to relax in riverside bars and resorts, but to contemplate a sea of mud. . Despite the devastation, the riverside is still a place of contemplation for some, like 32-year-old Andrii Vlasenko, who was walking alone sweeping the mud with his metal detector.

Drought hits Bishkek, where taps are running dry

For the past month, Bishkek resident Kanychai Bakirova has lived with her family of 11, including young children, in a home with only a trickle of water running from the tap.. With Soviet-era water infrastructure and few resources, the Bishkek authorities have struggled to keep the water running.