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Pope Francis had breakfast, read the newspapers and followed Mass on television Sunday .

The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome ’s Gemelli hospital on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.

It was his fourth hospitalization since his 2013 election and raised questions about his precarious health.

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South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment

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Millions of HIV patients in South Africa affected by U.S. President Donald Trump ’s global foreign aid freeze.

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR , has been suspended.

It contributes more than $400 million a year to South Africa's HIV programs and nongovernmental organizations.

The freeze has hurt various groups that can no longer provide treatment, causing an influx of patients to already overstretched public facilities.

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The federal government doesn't even recognize Monday as Presidents Day.

It's officially Washington 's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness.

The holiday hasn't been celebrated on Washington 's actual birthday of Feb. 22 , or any other president's birthday, for more than 50 years .

Forty-seven states will celebrate a public holiday on Monday .

Honest Abe appeals to all groups and is many people's favorite president, he said. “Everybody is happy to see Lincoln ,” he said. “When I go to a county fair, I usually don’t have to wander far before I have people come up to me, and they want to talk and they want to get a picture.".

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Iraq 's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions.

The move comes after meetings with Treasury and Federal Reserve officials in efforts to combat money laundering, dollar smuggling and other violations, sources say.

Iran views its neighbour and ally Iraq as an economic "lung" and wields considerable military, political and economic influence there.

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U.S. Army in Europe testing new drones, vehicles, communication devices for first time.

Drones are "sensually smarter than they’ve ever been," says one soldier in Germany .

Lessons learned from Ukraine 's three-year war with Russia and Israel ’s fight with Hamas in Gaza are being taken into account.

Expert says lessons from Ukraine and implementing in their training are game changers.

Carlo Angerer reported from Hohenfels and Meagan Fitzgerald from London . This article was originally published on NBCNews.com .

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Wisconsin governor floats plan to close 19th-century prison and overhaul corrections system.

Gov. Tony Evers presented his plan as the best and only option to address the state’s aging facilities.

Evers cast the proposal as a better option than building a new adult prison.

The roughly $500 million proposal, made public on Sunday , would be subject to approval by the Republican -controlled Legislature .

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Kremlin says significance of phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is that now Russia and U.S. will speak about peace.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells state TV Kremlin reporter: "Now we will talk about peace, not war" Peskov says Western sanctions would not prevent Russia -U.S.-Russia talks.

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Companies ranging from Big Tech behemoths to consumer-facing brands have mentioned foreign exchange headwinds in both their fourth quarter results and forward-looking guidance.

Goldman Sachs analyst David Kostin said the share of S&P 500 companies mentioning FX has risen across 4Q earnings calls.

A strong dollar adversely impacts companies that do most of their business overseas, as it leads to slower revenue and earnings growth.

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Automated analysis of nanoparticles can be more efficient and more reliable than other methods.

New program developed by University of Konstanz, Germany , uses AI to count nanoparticles in microscopic images.

Researchers can now analyze nanoparticles under the microscope in a fraction of the time it takes to complete a particle synthesis and make the corresponding measurements.

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Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality.

NOAA 's Office of Space Weather Observations oversees the agency's operational satellite systems in space.

The data helps space weather forecasters issue watches and warnings if a solar flare has the potential to affect Earth .

Construction is underway for a full-scale version of NOAA 's solar sail, which is part of the Solar Cruiser project.

A self-described " Rocket Girl ," Meredith 's personal and professional work has drawn recognition over the last decade .

Meredith 's work includes two special reports in News 12 's Climate Special "Saving Our Shores" that won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award .

She also won multiple Fair Media Council Folio & Press Club of Long Island awards for meteorology & reporting.