WORLD BRIEFING
Times Wire Reports
A large spider appeared on Pope Benedict XVI’s white robes and crawled up his face as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague.
When it reached his ear, Benedict gave it a swat. But it reappeared on his left shoulder and scampered down his robe.
As the pope left the medieval Prague Castle’s Spanish Hall, the spider could be seen hanging from a piece of web.
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