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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, September 28, 2020
US Forecast
US Forecast for Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Pakistan's top court hears appeal from Daniel Pearl suspect
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court is to hear an appeal Monday by the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl that challenges the acquittal of a British-born Pakistani in the gruesome 2002 beheading…
The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has announced new restrictions on nightlife to curb a rising tide of coronavirus infections.
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining sector is bucking the trend: food trucks.
The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has announced new restrictions on nightlife to curb a rising tide of coronavirus infections.
Rabbis ponder COVID-19 queries of ultra-Orthodox Jewish life
JERUSALEM (AP) — Must an observant Jew who has lost his sense of taste and smell because of COVID-19 recite blessings for food and drink? Can one bend the metal nosepiece of a surgical face mask on the Sabbath? May…
Pandemic overwhelms Trump's message in critical N. Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, howling with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs.
Australian park owner fined $2.5M over 4 river ride deaths
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian theme park owner was fined 3.6 million Australian dollars ($2.5 million) on Monday for safety breaches that led to the deaths of four people on a river rapids ride in 2016.
Pakistan's top court hears appeal from Daniel Pearl suspect
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court is to hear an appeal Monday by the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl that challenges the acquittal of a British-born Pakistani in the gruesome 2002 beheading…
Asia shares up ahead of China holiday, presidential debate
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week.
India’s confirmed coronavirus tally reaches 6 million cases
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus tally reached 6 million cases on Monday, keeping the country second to the United States in number of reported cases since the pandemic began.
South China Sea Watch: China holds drills amid new tensions
BEIJING (AP) — A look at developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major commercia…
India's Health Ministry says reported coronavirus cases in the country have surpassed 6 million
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Health Ministry says reported coronavirus cases in the country have surpassed 6 million.
The Latest: Mexico virus data may not be available for years
Mexico City — Mexico’s top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country’s death toll from COVID-19 won’t be available for “a couple of years.”