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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…
Paris police say assailant suspected of knife attack near ex-Charlie Hebdo offices arrested, no other suspect sought
PARIS (AP) — Paris police say assailant suspected of knife attack near ex-Charlie Hebdo offices arrested, no other suspect sought.
4 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested
PARIS (AP) — Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has been arrested.
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when their small dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya, the United Nations reported Friday, the latest shipwreck to unders…
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Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks
Global shares mixed, cheered by US rally, stimulus hopes
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Friday, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy.
Aging Norwegian king admitted to Oslo hospital
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s 83-year-old King Harald V was admitted to the main hospital in Oslo on Friday with breathing difficulties, the Norwegian palace said. It added that he tested negative for COVID-1…
Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, expecting first child
LONDON (AP) — Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are expecting a child next year, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
London officer shot dead while detaining suspect at station
LONDON (AP) — A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday by a suspect he was detaining, who then appears to have turned the gun on himself. Investigators said the suspect was…
MiG-21 military jet crashes near Serbia's border with Bosnia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian military jet crashed Friday in western Serbia near the country’s border with Bosnia, killing the two pilots on board, the Defense Ministry said.
Officer shot dead while detaining suspect at London station
LONDON (AP) — A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday while detaining a suspect.
Suspect in federal fraud probe found slain in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man under federal investigation for alleged involvement in a scheme to stage expensive car crashes was shot to death inside a New Orleans apartment, according to his lawyer.
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Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish Parliament on Friday to kick off a day of socially distanced global climate protests.
The Latest: Moscow asks elderly to stay home amid new surge
MOSCOW — Moscow authorities have issued a recommendation for the elderly to stay at home and for employers to allow as many people as possible to work remotely, following a rapid growth of coronavirus cases in the …
Assailants shoot and kill prominent Kashmir lawyer
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prominent lawyer was fatally shot by assailants in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and the victim’s relatives said Friday.