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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…
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, September 11, 2020
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POLL-MENTAL HEALTH-YOUNG ADULTS-EMOTIONS— Chart. This AP digital embed shows the results from an AP-NORC poll on the mental health of US adults and the feelings of isolation among younger adults. This chart is curr…
Slovenian woman cut off her hand for insurance payout
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A court in Slovenia on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her hand with a circular saw to make a fraudulent insurance claim.
Ex-cops blame one another, seek own trials in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd say each client should get his own trial, as the officers try to diminish their roles in the Black man's death …
Italians arrested in suspected sex assault of British girls
MILAN (AP) — Police in southern Italy have arrested four youths and are investigating another three on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls at a villa where a party was being held, authorities said Fr…
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Russian schools reopen with masks, class limit precautions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian children have returned to schools after attending classes online since the coronavirus pandemic swept the country in late March.
Black activists take Congolese statue from Dutch museum
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In an action streamed live on Facebook, a group of activists took a Congolese funeral statue from a Dutch museum, saying they were recovering art looted during the colonial era. The ac…
Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after 'God's wrath'
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians on Friday welcomed what many people around the world might like to see: the beginning of a new year.
Study finds India missed early cases, lockdown was leaky
NEW DELHI (AP) — Results of India’s first nationwide study of prevailing coronavirus infections found that for every confirmed case detected in May, authorities were missing between 82 and 130 others.
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'Evacuate now:' Wildfires grow in Oregon as 500K flee
UN calls for release of human rights activists in Cambodia
BERLIN (AP) — A group of women in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, held a small but spirited protest Friday demanding the release of their detained husbands, as the United Nations human rights office joined two inte…
Thousands sleep in open after Greek refugee camp burns down
MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Thousands of refugees and migrants have spent a third night in the open on the Greek island of Lesbos after two consecutive nights of fires in the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp left the…
Blasts occur at Jordan munitions depot, no injuries reported
ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — Several explosions occurred early Friday in a Jordanian military base warehouse where unusable mortar shells were being stored, with no immediate reports of any injuries, authorities said.
Global shares mixed after another Wall Street tech sell-off
TOKYO (AP) — Wall Street appeared set to open higher on Friday, with U.S. futures and global stock markets mostly edging up following days of heavy volatility for tech stocks.