1. Pope Francis died on Monday. He was 88 years old. The Vatican said his death was caused by a stroke and heart failure. People around the world mourned his passing. Pope Francis was born in Argentina. He became the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff when he was elected in 2013.
2. US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim that Japan tests the body strength of foreign vehicles by using a bowling ball, citing this as an example of a non-tariff barrier. But Japan’s transport ministry says the country has no such national safety standards test. 3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly shed more than 1,300 points in New York on Monday following a renewed call for interest rates cuts by President Donald Trump. The president posted the call on social media on Monday, saying that “preemptive cuts” are being called for by many. He urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower the interest rates immediately.
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