Elly Rewcastle

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Elly Rewcastle

Memorials have begun taking place for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic. And as crews searched for more bodies under the rubble, the number of dead surged to 221. Mourners clad in black and white streamed into Santo Domingo’s National Theatre, where Rubby Perez’s body lay inside a closed coffin. Mr Perez had been performing on stage at the Jet Set club early on Tuesday when the disaster happened.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Elly Rewcastle

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2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Elly Rewcastle

LATEST | Number of dead in roof collapse at nightclub in Dominican Republic rises to 221Women cry during the search for survivors at the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed two nights prior during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (Ricardo Hernandez/AP)Memorials have begun taking place for a merengue star and others killed when a cement roof collapsed at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

1 month ago | msn.com | Elly Rewcastle

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1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Elly Rewcastle

Pope Francis issued a message on Sunday thanking volunteers for the “miracle of tenderness” they offer the sick, as he continued his recovery from double pneumonia and doctors reported some positive news. After more than three weeks in the hospital, the 88-year-old pope is responding well to treatment and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days.