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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…
South African police fire rubber bullets at Zimbabwe protest
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police on Friday used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse activists who staged a protest at Zimbabwe's embassy in the capital, Pretoria.
Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies
JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, August 7, 2020
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'The world exploded': Beirut blast takes a husband, father
BEIRUT (AP) — Soha Saade had not seen her husband since Christmas. The coronavirus pandemic had kept 44-year-old Jihad in Nigeria, where he worked far from his family in Beirut. Once travel restrictions eased, he f…
27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 27 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the West African coast between Mauritania and Western Sahara, United Nations agencies said Friday.
Thai protesters threaten escalation as police make arrests
BANGKOK (AP) — Political tensions are rising in Thailand as pro-democracy activists vowed Friday to step up protests against the government and police arrested some key figures in recent demonstrations.
What we know about the explosion in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Three days after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing at least 149 people and causing widespread devastation, rescuers are still searching for survivors and the government is investigating what …
Monsoon flood, mudslide kill 12 in India, disaster team sent
NEW DELHI (AP) — A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding killed at least 12 people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India on Friday, police said.
Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday.
German nudist chases down boar who snatched his laptop
BERLIN (AP) — A German nudist had the last laugh after giving chase to a wild boar that had run off with a bag containing his laptop.
Ivory Coast president to run for 3rd term amid objections
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he has accepted the ruling party’s nomination and will run for a third term in October.
Power outage leaves several blocks in the dark in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY (AP) — A power outage cast darkness across large swaths of Manhattan early Friday, as tens of thousands of people in other parts of New York City were still without electricity in the aftermath of Tro…
'Chief mouser' Palmerston retires as UK's top diplomatic cat
LONDON (AP) — Time spent in lockdown was just superb for Palmerston, the chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office.
The Latest: Saudis send two planes filled with aid to Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):