February 19, 2025 • 4 mins
New medical tests have shown further complications in the condition of Pope Francis.
They reveal the 88-year-old pontiff has developed bilateral pneumonia.
The Vatican says laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the Holy Father's clinical condition continue to present a complex picture.
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says the Pope's scheduled appointments and appearances for the next few days have been cancelled.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Bryan Bridge, Kevin Gray's at UK correspondent for more on Ukraine.
The EU country is preparing a military aid package the
hi Gevin Hi there ran.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yes, those are the unconfirmed reports, not just any military package,
a huge military package, roughly eleven billion New Zealand dollars billion,
three EU diplomats being quoted saying the package would mark
one of the block's largest military aid deals since the
for scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. And it looks
(00:33):
like EU ministers are going to meet potentially next week
in Brussels, but unclear whether this deal will be approved
as a whole or even just backed by a coalition
of willing countries. I'm afraid that emergency summit that the
EU leaders held hastily panics about why they hadn't been
involved to that initial Russia US meeting in the Middle East,
(00:58):
well I'm afraid it didn't you very much. But perhaps
it did yield something that we didn't find out at
the time, which is this gathering too effectively put together
this massive military package. But again not confirmed yet, but
the divergence of used by European leaders playing for all
to see with Germany's Chancellor all our Schultz saying the
(01:18):
discussion about troops on the ground was completely premature, and
saying he was slightly irritated by the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Oh really, in referring to Starmer's check.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yeah, and referring to the fact that France as well
seems to be veering in a more hawkish, bullish line
than the rest of the EU.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, of course all their Schultz has got problems back.
They're going to the polls and the days, aren't they.
So it's a bit hard to find out, I suppose
what is exactly what they're thinking in a cohesive way. Hey,
how's the pope going? Given?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Yeah, we now learned that the Pope has pneumonia in
both lungs, which is really extremely serious. So at the
moment we do know that all the events that were planned,
all the things that the Pope was due to attend
for the end of this week and indeed into the
weekend and over the weekend, that has all been canceled.
(02:12):
Others have been lined up to take his spot, as
it were, and to fulfill those engagements. But yeah, extremely
serious for the Pope. The eighty eight yard Pontiff as
well known as having problems with his lungs and of
poor health. But this is I think the most serious
update that we've had since he went to hospital back
on Friday.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Hopefully he's all right. I'm sure there are many people
around the world praying for him. A teeny tiny house
is just a we have them here at teeny tiny
homes we call them in Cornwall. How much are they
asking for this tiny home?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Well, an unbelievable some of money. Let me give you
some figures. It's down in Cornwall, which is down in
the extreme southwest of England, and it's a small house.
It's even called the Dolls House in porth leaven in Cornwall,
and it was really built between two full sized detached houses.
It's basically in an alleyway and was built on It's
one bedroom. It is only ninety centimeters wide in places
(03:13):
and have a total square footage area on the first
floor of fourteen point eight square meters that's one hundred
and fifty nine square feet ground four slightly bigger one
hundred and eighty square feet sixteen point seven square meters
and it's up for sale for about five hundred and
fifty thousand New Zealand dollars. It does have the most
(03:35):
amazing view, but there isn't much room to sit and
admire it. You've got to tilt your seat into one
particular position. But despite it coming up for sale, despite
a very quirky design and shape, squeezed in this alleyway,
as I mentioned, between two other buildings, it has the
most outstanding views of the Lizard Peninsula out over the
coast and unspoilt terrain. But yeah, whether you'd bear to
(04:00):
give it that much money just as somewhere to live
or maybe a getaway for the weekend, well, I don't know.
It seems an awful lot to.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Me, certainly does Gevin for such a tiny, teeny tiny
little bit of land as well. Kevin Gray are UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
For more from Hither Duplessy, Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
Bryan Bridge, Kevin Gray's at UK correspondent for more on Ukraine.
The EU country is preparing a military aid package the
hi Gevin Hi there ran.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yes, those are the unconfirmed reports, not just any military package,
a huge military package, roughly eleven billion New Zealand dollars billion,
three EU diplomats being quoted saying the package would mark
one of the block's largest military aid deals since the
for scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. And it looks
(00:33):
like EU ministers are going to meet potentially next week
in Brussels, but unclear whether this deal will be approved
as a whole or even just backed by a coalition
of willing countries. I'm afraid that emergency summit that the
EU leaders held hastily panics about why they hadn't been
involved to that initial Russia US meeting in the Middle East,
(00:58):
well I'm afraid it didn't you very much. But perhaps
it did yield something that we didn't find out at
the time, which is this gathering too effectively put together
this massive military package. But again not confirmed yet, but
the divergence of used by European leaders playing for all
to see with Germany's Chancellor all our Schultz saying the
(01:18):
discussion about troops on the ground was completely premature, and
saying he was slightly irritated by the whole thing.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Oh really, in referring to Starmer's check.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yeah, and referring to the fact that France as well
seems to be veering in a more hawkish, bullish line
than the rest of the EU.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Well, of course all their Schultz has got problems back.
They're going to the polls and the days, aren't they.
So it's a bit hard to find out, I suppose
what is exactly what they're thinking in a cohesive way. Hey,
how's the pope going? Given?
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Yeah, we now learned that the Pope has pneumonia in
both lungs, which is really extremely serious. So at the
moment we do know that all the events that were planned,
all the things that the Pope was due to attend
for the end of this week and indeed into the
weekend and over the weekend, that has all been canceled.
(02:12):
Others have been lined up to take his spot, as
it were, and to fulfill those engagements. But yeah, extremely
serious for the Pope. The eighty eight yard Pontiff as
well known as having problems with his lungs and of
poor health. But this is I think the most serious
update that we've had since he went to hospital back
on Friday.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Hopefully he's all right. I'm sure there are many people
around the world praying for him. A teeny tiny house
is just a we have them here at teeny tiny
homes we call them in Cornwall. How much are they
asking for this tiny home?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Well, an unbelievable some of money. Let me give you
some figures. It's down in Cornwall, which is down in
the extreme southwest of England, and it's a small house.
It's even called the Dolls House in porth leaven in Cornwall,
and it was really built between two full sized detached houses.
It's basically in an alleyway and was built on It's
one bedroom. It is only ninety centimeters wide in places
(03:13):
and have a total square footage area on the first
floor of fourteen point eight square meters that's one hundred
and fifty nine square feet ground four slightly bigger one
hundred and eighty square feet sixteen point seven square meters
and it's up for sale for about five hundred and
fifty thousand New Zealand dollars. It does have the most
(03:35):
amazing view, but there isn't much room to sit and
admire it. You've got to tilt your seat into one
particular position. But despite it coming up for sale, despite
a very quirky design and shape, squeezed in this alleyway,
as I mentioned, between two other buildings, it has the
most outstanding views of the Lizard Peninsula out over the
coast and unspoilt terrain. But yeah, whether you'd bear to
(04:00):
give it that much money just as somewhere to live
or maybe a getaway for the weekend, well, I don't know.
It seems an awful lot to.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Me, certainly does Gevin for such a tiny, teeny tiny
little bit of land as well. Kevin Gray are UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
For more from Hither Duplessy, Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
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