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By and An American who had been detained for more than two years by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been released, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on Thursday. The release was brokered by Qatar. George Glezmann, a mechanic for Delta Airlines has left Kabul and is on his way back to the U.S., Rubio said.

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By and After a week in hospital with severe respiratory issues, Pope Francis, 88, has shown some improvement but is not out danger, Sergio Alfieri, one of his doctors said in a press conference Friday. “Is he out of danger? No. But if the question is ‘is he in danger of death,’ the answer is ‘no,’” Alfieri said. The pope is a "fragile" patient Alfieri said, given his advanced age and chronic health issues, and that his health condition could change by the day.

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Pope Francis is in stable condition, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday, adding that blood tests showed "a slight improvement" since he was hospitalized last week with severe respiratory issues. The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working. Francis remains at Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, one of Italy’s largest hospitals, for pneumonia treatment. But he has begun returning to some duties on Wednesday, the Vatican's statement said.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Aurora Almendral

Pope Francis is in stable condition, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that blood tests showed "a slight improvement" since he was hospitalized last week with severe respiratory issues. The improvement, particularly in his inflammatory markers, suggests that the treatment is working.Francis remains at Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, one of Italy’s largest hospitals, for treatment of pneumonia. But he has begun returning to some duties on Wednesday, the Vatican's statement said.