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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…
The Latest: France deploying riot police to enforce masks
PARIS — The French government is sending riot police to the Marseille region to help enforce mask requirements, as more and more towns and neighborhoods are imposing mask rules starting Monday to slow rising infect…
Power outage halts streetcars, hits thousands in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Streetcars ground to a halt and some stores closed in the Hague after a power outage hit large parts of the Dutch city Monday, with technicians still trying to fix the fault several ho…
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier this month killed scores and wounded thousands, prompting medical officials to urge Monday for a two…
Japan's leader visits hospital, raising health concerns
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to a hospital on Monday for what Japanese media said was a regular health checkup, although the visit generated renewed concerns about his health.
Rapper to pay for funeral of young girl shot in dollhouse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rapper and businessman Master P said he will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father.
The Latest: Schools in Greece ready to reopen next month
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government spokesman says schools in the country are set to reopen on Sept. 7.
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Federal virus money slow to trickle to local public health
EU chief convenes emergency video summit to discuss Belarus elections and post-poll violence
BRUSSELS (AP) — EU chief convenes emergency video summit to discuss Belarus elections and post-poll violence.
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2020 Watch: Democrats begin their all-virtual convention
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
EU president calls emergency summit on Belarus elections
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel on Monday convened an emergency summit of EU leaders to discuss the presidential election in Belarus and the crackdown in the wake of the polls.
Israeli forces shoot, wound deaf Palestinian at checkpoint
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security guards on Monday shot and wounded a Palestinian who is deaf and couldn't hear their commands to stop at a West Bank checkpoint, police said, while a suspected Palestinian attacker …
Protests resume in Belarus demanding president to resign
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Several thousand factory workers took to the streets of Minsk on Monday, demanding the resignation of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It was the ninth straight day of …
3 Texas officers shot by gunman, who holds 3 people in home
Three police officers were shot and a man remained barricaded inside a home with three of his family members in a suburb of Austin, Texas, authorities said.
Japan's leader goes to hospital, raising health concerns
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to a hospital on Monday for what Japanese media said was a regular health checkup, although the visit generated renewed worries about his health.