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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-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, August 29, 2020
UN expresses concern over 'dramatic turn' in Libya crisis
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Saturday voiced alarm over what it called “a dramatic turn of events” in Libya's civil war, after a power struggle between leaders of the Tripoli-based government surfaced in the …
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, August 29, 2020
2-story restaurant collapses in China, killing 17 people
BEIJING (AP) — Seventeen people were killed in China after a two-story restaurant collapsed during a gathering Saturday morning, state media said.
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France's horses killed in mysterious ritual-like mutilations
PARIS (AP) — Armed with knives, some knowledge of their prey and a large dose of cruelty, attackers are going after horses and ponies in pastures across France in what may be ritual mutilations.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
Chadwick Boseman, who embodied Black icons, dies of cancer
Protest in Mauritius over oil spill, dozens of dead dolphins
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Honking and drumming, thousands of people protested Saturday in the capital of Mauritius over the government’s handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery o…
Riots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police said Saturday.
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, August 30, 2020
Ruler of United Arab Emirates issues decree formally ending boycott of Israel amid US-brokered normalization deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ruler of United Arab Emirates issues decree formally ending boycott of Israel amid US-brokered normalization deal.
Zimbabwe's 'keyboard warriors' hold protests off the streets
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Unable to protest on the streets, some in Zimbabwe are calling themselves “keyboard warriors” as they take to graffiti and social media to pressure a government that promised reform but is n…
7 suspected rebels, 1 Indian soldier killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Seven suspected rebels and an Indian army soldier were killed in two gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said Saturday.
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AUG. 22 - 28, 2020
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