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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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1 missing, 1 injured in fire on oil tanker near Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A fire broke out on an oil tanker off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday, leaving one of its 23 crew members missing and another injured, a navy spokesman said.
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Thailand reports 1st local coronavirus case in 100 days
BANGKOK (AP) — A prison inmate in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus in the country’s first confirmed locally transmitted case in 100 days, health officials said Thursday.
Mideast's confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus passed 50,000 in the Middle East on Thursday, according to a count from The Associated Press based on official numbers provided by he…
Death toll from the coronavirus goes over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Death toll from the coronavirus goes over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues.
Prison inmate tests positive in Thailand's 1st confirmed local coronavirus case since May
BANGKOK (AP) — Prison inmate tests positive in Thailand's 1st confirmed local coronavirus case since May.
Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize with wind, rain
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country's coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm.
The Latest: Hong Kong's mass testing finds only few cases
HONG KONG — Only six people in Hong Kong have tested positive for the coronavirus out of a batch of 128,000 residents who had undergone the mass-testing program that began on Tuesday.
The Latest: One of Europe's biggest brothels goes bust
BERLIN — One of Europe’s biggest brothels has filed for bankruptcy after being unable to operate for months due to coronavirus restrictions.
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In Kenosha, Biden to test his promise to unify the nation
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Turkey says Russia will hold live-fire exercises in Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has announced that Russia will hold live-fire naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, amid escalating tensions between Turkey and its coastal neighbors Greece and Cyprus over righ…
Defendants acquitted in slayings of Slovak reporter, fiancee
PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — A panel of judges in Slovakia has acquitted a businessman accused of masterminding the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee.