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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…
Afghan council to decide whether Kabul releases 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan officials say a traditional consultative council will convene Friday to decide whether the last 400 Taliban prisoners will be released as part of a peace agreement, even as its…
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Germany orders tests for all travelers from 'risk areas'
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will require people arriving from countries deemed high risk, such as the United States, to take coronavirus tests starting this weekend, the health minister said Thursday, as the country reco…
Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port, and the visiting French presiden…
Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation still gripped by an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases, the U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the layoffs that have remained elevated at a weekly p…
The Latest: China sending medical team to Beirut after blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
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The Latest: UK says 50M masks unusable over safety concerns
LONDON — The British government says it won’t be using 50 million face masks it bought during a scramble to secure protective equipment for medics at the height of the coronavirus outbreak because of safety concern…
VP contender Karen Bass's Cuba baggage a burden in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Until recently, Robert Lewis had never heard of
China sentences 3rd Canadian to death on drug charges
BEIJING (AP) — China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries.
The Latest: German Embassy employee killed in Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
Germany mandates tests for some arrivals as cases increase
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will require people arriving from countries considered high-risk to take coronavirus tests starting this weekend, the health minister said Thursday, as the country recorded its highest daily t…
The Latest: Africa cases near 1M, over half in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — As Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases near 1 million, the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that “we cannot at all exercise fatigue” in the pandemic response.
Feds: Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn Black church
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to threatening to burn down a Black church in Virginia days after one of the church’s leaders took part in a vigil for George Floyd, a Black man who died …