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Pope Leo returns to work less than a week after lung cancer surgery
📍 Rome, IT·🕐 6d ago
Pope Leo returned to work at the Vatican on Monday, less than a week after doctors removed a portion of his lung when a cancerous growth was discovered. Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event, the Pope's swift return after lung cancer surgery, from the hospital discharge angle, and its facts (surgery, timing of recovery) do not conflict with Report 1.
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