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4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building, shooter dead

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Police officials say four people have been killed in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people on Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent weeks. Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter also was dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Read More : https://www.khaleejtimes.com/americas/4-killed-in-shooting-at-tulsa-medical-building-shooter-dead

Pope Francis apologises to Canada's Indigenous for abuse at residential schools

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 Pope Francis apologised on Friday for abuse committed at church-run residential schools in Canada, telling Indigenous delegations at the Vatican it caused him "pain and shame". "I ask for God's forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of these members of the Catholic Church," he said, following meetings this week with survivors from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit aboriginal groups. After hearing "stories of suffering, deprivation, discriminatory treatment and various forms of abuse," Francis said he joined the Canadian bishops "in asking you for forgiveness". Indigenous leaders want the pope to make the apology on Canadian soil. Pope Francis apologised for abuse committed at church-run schools in Canada, telling Indigenous delegations at the Vatican it caused him 'pain and shame'.  The pontiff said he hoped to travel to Canada for the country's St Anne's Feast Day on July 26. "This year, I would like to be with you on ...