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Ex-president George H.W. Bush recovering in hospital after breathing problems

Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush was hospitalised after experiencing breathing problems. (Photo: Reuters)

Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush has been in a Houston hospital since Saturday after he experienced shortness of breath, a family spokesman said on Wednesday.

Bush, who at 92 is the nation's oldest living ex-president, has "responded very well to treatments" at the Houston Methodist Hospital, spokesman Jim McGrath said in an email to Reuters.

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