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Pope goes to hospital for checks - report

17 Jul 2009 08:07:58 GMT
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ROME, July 17 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict went to hospital on Friday in the northern Italian city of Aosta, near the mountain resort where he is spending a summer vacation, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

Ansa, quoting hospital sources, said the pope walked into the hospital in order to undergo "check-ups". There was no immediate confirmation from the Vatican.

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