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Pope warns of 'spiritual desert'
Pope Benedict XVI ends World Youth Day celebrations by warning young people to build a world free of greed.
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In pictures: Sydney Mass
Pope sorry for priests' sex abuse

A traffic policeman carries out a check on a motorist, Beijing, 20 July Car restrictions begin in Beijing
Tough new rules aimed at forcing more than one million cars from Beijing's roads during the Olympics come into force.

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The death toll in Taiwan after Tropical Storm Kalmaegi brought high winds and flooding climbs to at least 18, officials say.

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