Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour

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SINGAPORE: Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of a grueling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying from one of the world's poorest regions to one of its richest. The four-nation marathon tour has already taken place in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, but the 87-year-old pope appeared in good spirits despite concerns about his health. An official departure ceremony was held at the capital's Dili Airport, where the pope's plane took off for the Southeast Asian city-state shortly after 12:25 p.m. local time (0325 GMT).

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