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Blogger Lerchek asks court to allow her to travel to China for stomach cancer treatment

Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) has asked the court to allow her to travel to China for treatment of an oncological illness. According to TASS, citing lawyer Viktor Dugin, the reason was a recurrence of stomach cancer: the blogger has already begun a second line of chemotherapy. The defense claims that Russia lacks the necessary specialists and medications. The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against her sentence on November 17.

Aziz Karimov
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World

Pope Leo XIV Diagnosed with Cancer

The Holy See's press service announced that Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The Pontiff underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his left lung, and histological examination confirmed an adenocarcinoma. The 71-year-old Pope was operated on at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital; the surgery lasted about 90 minutes without complications. Recovery is expected to take about a week, and all of the Pontiff's meetings have been canceled until October 20.

Otabek Yusupov
1 min read