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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 set to launch aid conference for Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
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The Latest: Britain to require masks at most indoor places
LONDON — People in Britain must wear masks in most indoor settings starting Saturday as the country tries to squash a rise in coronavirus infections that has followed the easing of lockdown measures.
Second person dies from plague in China's Inner Mongolia
BEIJING (AP) — A patient in northern China has died from the plague, the second death from the disease in the country's Inner Mongolia region this week.
Show of solidarity after blast as Lebanon braces for protest
BEIRUT (AP) — Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scal…
Suicide car bomber explodes outside Somali military base
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital.
Is France helping Lebanon, or trying to reconquer it?
PARIS (AP) — It was almost as if Emmanuel Macron forgot that Lebanon is no longer a French protectorate.
Bison, other beasts return life to a former Soviet army base
MILOVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military base outside the Czech capital in an ambitious proje…
The Latest: Some travelers to Germany face mandatory testing
BERLIN — Travelers arriving in Germany from most non-European Union countries and some regions within the bloc that have high numbers of coronavirus cases will have to undergo compulsory testing from Saturday.
A father, a sister, a son: Beirut blast takes a heavy toll
BEIRUT (AP) — A close twin sister, now separated forever. An attentive and doting husband who sacrificed for his family and promised his wife the moon. A student financing his education by working double shifts at …
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More charges for man accused of preying on homeless women
PHOENIX (AP) — More victims of a man accused of luring homeless women with the promise of food and shelter only to sexually assault them have been identified, Phoenix police said Friday.
Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port
BEIRUT (AP) — At least 10 times over the past six years, authorities from Lebanon’s customs, military, security agencies and judiciary raised alarm that a massive stockpile of explosive chemicals was being kept wit…
Georgia DA who charged officers faces tough primary runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Against the backdrop of protests over racial injustice and police brutality and with allegations of misconduct emboldening challengers, the top prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is fightin…