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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…
Satellite images show N. Korea preparing for military parade
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is preparing for a massive military parade in its capital to mark the 75th anniversary of its ruling party next month, satellite images indicated Friday, even as the country st…
Global shares mixed amid worries on coronavirus, economy
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed on Friday as investors weighed the uncertainties around global economic outlook and a new rise in coronavirus cases in many countries.
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Blast targets 'American' English school in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — An improvised explosive device blew up outside an English-language institute in southern Iraq early Friday without causing any casualties, Iraqi police said in a statement, amid a recent uptick in at…
The Latest: Global virus cases top 30 million, tally shows
LONDON - Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have topped 30 million worldwide, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
Int'l tribunal stays $5.8B fine on Pakistan in mining case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international tribunal granted a stay pending a final decision on a $5.8 billion penalty imposed on Pakistan for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, an adviser to Pakistan's prime m…
AP Interview: South Africa to know true virus toll in weeks
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa should know its true toll from the coronavirus pandemic within a few weeks, the government’s chief medical adviser says, as the country prepares to almost fully reopen its economy a…
Germany seeks more scrutiny of Belarus by top UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — Germany has presented a resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that raises concerns about torture, “arbitrary deprivations of life,” and sexual and gender-based violence linked to Belarus' dis…
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Virus risk looming at overcrowded French universities
PARIS (AP) — Can mandatory masks offer enough protection in lecture halls so packed that late arrivals have to sit on the floor?
Asia mostly higher despite Wall Street slump, virus fears
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday despite some investor attention shifting again to the uncertainties in global economies amid the coronavirus pandemic, as reflected in the overnight fall on Wall …
Polish ruling party forming minority govt, rejects partners
An official with Poland's conservative governing party said Friday that the country's right-wing government coalition has collapsed.
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Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police chase in Louisiana last year, raising new questions about whether his injuries were c…
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87