https://www.rt.com/news/ RT World News en Sat, 26 Jan 2019 23:38:54 +0000 RT https://www.rt.com/static/img/logo-rss.png https://www.rt.com 125 40 https://www.rt.com/news/449857-philippines-jolo-cathedral-bombing/ At least 19 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two bombs exploded during a Sunday Mass near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Philippine island of Mindanao.
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