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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…
Protesters confront Rand Paul about Breonna Taylor after RNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd of protesters surrounded U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as he was leaving the White House following the Republican National Convention early Friday, shouting for the legislator from Kentucky to ackno…
Police say lightning kills 10 children in remote Uganda town
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ten children have been killed in a lightning strike in a remote Ugandan town near the Congo border, Ugandan police said Friday.
Man killed by polar bear on Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a foreign national in the remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities on an Arctic island said, adding the animal was killed.
Monsoon rains wreek havoc in Pakistani port city, killing 20
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night, bringing more flooding and killing at least 20 more people, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated peo…
South Africa ends ban on cigarettes, but smuggling may stay
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cigarette smuggling boomed in South Africa during its nearly five-month ban on legal sales as part of anti-COVID-19 measures, and even though legal sales are once again permitted, many in the to…
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The Latest: India reports another record coronavirus surge
NEW DELHI — India has recorded another high of 77,266 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s total to more than 3.38 million reported cases.
Man indicted in sale of 'homemade', untested cancer drugs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been indicted on charges he manufactured homemade and untested cancer drugs in his kitchen and marketed them to “alternative-medicine doctors" in the U.S., Mexico and else…
Japan PM Abe says he's stepping down because a chronic illness has resurfaced
TOKYO (AP) — Japan PM Abe says he's stepping down because a chronic illness has resurfaced.
Japan PM Abe says, "It is gut wrenching to have to leave my job before accomplishing my goals."
TOKYO (AP) — Japan PM Abe says, "It is gut wrenching to have to leave my job before accomplishing my goals."
Taiwan's Tsai emphasizes defense amid growing China threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Amid rising threats from China, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday said the self-governing island was determined to strengthen its defenses.
Amnesty says India police violated rights in religious riots
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police violated human rights during deadly religious riots in New Delhi earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a report released Friday.
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EU to blacklist up to 20 Belarus officials to press leader
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on up to 20 senior Belarus officials suspected of election fraud and the crackdown on protesters and is likely to put President Alexander Lukashenko o…
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