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I'm Alive, Says Pope After Flu Scuppers COP 28 Plans

Pope Francis reassured an audience at the Vatican on Thursday that he was 'still alive' (Credit: AFP)

Pope Francis joked on Thursday that he was still alive, after cancelling a trip to United Nations climate talks in Dubai due to the flu, saying doctors were worried about the heat there.

"As you can see, I am alive," the 86-year-old pontiff told an audience at the Vatican, according to an official transcript.

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