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In one of the most politically controversial Eurovision Song Contests (ESC) in the history of the competition, the Swiss starter Nemo won. Germany came a strong twelfth. The ESC final was accompanied by protests against Israel. ++ COMPLETES WITH VIDI_34RA83L ++
The doors of the Sistine Chapel close, marking the start of the conclave of 133 cardinals tasked with electing a successor to Pope Francis, as shown in images broadcast by the Vatican and greeted with applause in St Peter's Square. IMAGES
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says that much uncertainty remains over US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and that the potential economic impacts could put the central banks' goals on unemployment and inflation in conflict. SOUNDBITE
Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the first pope from the United States, announces protodeacon Cardinal Dominique Mamberti. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. SOUNDBITE
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