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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…
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Monsoon flood, mudslide kill 9 in India, disaster teams sent
NEW DELHI (AP) — A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding killed at least nine people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India on Friday, police said.
Virus aid talks on brink of collapse; sides 'very far apart'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issue…
The Latest: French investigators seeking Beirut blast clues
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
The Latest: Spanish experts want probe into virus handling
MADRID -- A group of 20 leading Spanish experts in public health and epidemiology are urging the government to undertake “an independent and impartial evaluation” of why the coronavirus pandemic has hit Spain so ha…
Britain braces for record-breaking high temperatures
LONDON (AP) — Britain braced for record-breaking temperatures Friday as forecasters warned the public to take additional care in the heat.
Australia leader refuses to attack political foes over virus
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Friday rejected demands from within his own conservative party to publicly attack the center-left Victoria state government over its flawed handling of the n…
The Latest: Switzerland signs vaccine deal with Moderna
GENEVA — The Swiss federal government has struck a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine if the U.S. biotech firm successfully develops one.
Global shares skid amid virus woes, China-US trade tensions
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Friday in lackluster trading, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China overshadowed optimism about more fiscal stimulus for the ailing U.S. economy.
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Day turns up heat in warmer-than-expected Round 1 of PGA
Bad backs, creaky knees, hardly any applause and one guy who even snapped his driver in two — there was still plenty to complain about as golf’s first major of the COVID-19 era finally got underway. But at least th…
Traditional Afghan council meets on release of 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional council met Friday in Kabul to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to negotiations between Afghanistan’s political leadership and the Tal…
Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150…
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan's capital to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners, the last hurdle to starting negotiations between Kabul’s political lea…