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Burial, cremation or....?

We discuss the choices available as the Vatican issues guidelines on cremation and burial

We discuss the choices available as the Vatican issues guidelines on cremation and burial after death. The Church says there's been an β€œunstoppable increase” in cremation and has issued advice forbidding the scattering of ashes β€œin the air, on land, at sea or in some other way.” Also, as Canada's largest pharmacy chain formally applies to be a distributor of medical marijuana, we hear from those that take the drug for medical purposes. And, people in Cameroon discuss the aftermath of Friday's train crash that killed at least 79 people and wounded 600 more.

Picture: Coffins for sale in France
Picture credit: MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP/Getty Images

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Wed 26 Oct 2016 16:06GMT
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