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CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s biggest supermarket chain on Wednesday apologized and pulled down a website that has been widely criticized of commercializing the centenary of the country’s Veterans’ Day. Woolworths, which brands itself as “The Fresh Food People,” launched the website “Fresh in Our Memories” late Tuesday to commemorate ANZAC …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis says Milan’s world’s fair, which opens on May 1, can inspire decision-makers to help save the “health of the planet that God entrusted to the care of the human race.” Francis on Saturday praised Expo’s theme of exploring ways the planet can feed its people. …

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations secretary-general is warning Myanmar that stability in its most sensitive region can’t be achieved unless it addresses the issue of citizenship for minority Rohingya Muslims. Ban Ki-moon told a Myanmar delegation Friday that the U.N. has seen “already troubling signs of ethnic and religious …