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Updated 1 month ago

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…

Updated 6 years ago
N. Korea's escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the country’s response to a susp…

Updated 6 years ago
Torrential rains in Seoul prompt rare river flood warning

Incessant torrential rains pounding South Korea prompting authorities on Thursday to close parts of highways and issue a rare flood alert near a key river bridge in Seoul.

Updated 6 years ago
No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the last minute, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept their parties' presidential nominations as the spread of …

Updated 6 years ago
World responds to Lebanon's plight, France's Macron to visit

PARIS (AP) — As Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, nations near and far pledged Wednesday that the country, already trapp…

Updated 6 years ago
Kim directs aid to North Korean town under virus lockdown

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directed his government agencies to act immediately to stabilize the livelihoods of residents in a city locked down over coronavirus concerns, state media r…

Updated 6 years ago
Closed for vacation: France faces new virus testing troubles

PARIS (AP) — With virus cases rising anew, France is struggling to administer enough tests to keep up with demand. One reason: Many testing labs are closed so that their staff can take summer vacation, just as sign…

Updated 6 years ago
Virus lockdown for world’s smallest and rarest wild pigs

NEW DELHI (AP) — Pygmy hogs — the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig — are under a virus lockdown.

Updated 6 years ago
Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for 'maintenance'

TOKYO (AP) — The five Olympic rings on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away for “maintenance" on Thursday and officials said they will return to greet next year's games.

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Fire kills 8 coronavirus patients in Indian hospital

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India early Thursday, officials said.

Updated 6 years ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:

Updated 6 years ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:

Updated 6 years ago
VP contender's Cuba baggage a burden in Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Until recently, Robert Lewis had never heard of Karen Bass, the California congresswoman in contention to be Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate. But the recent college graduate ha…

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Virus outbreak continues in China's Xinjiang

BEIJING — New COVID-19 cases in China’s northwestern city of Urumqi have shown a slight rise, with 27 reported Thursday, five more than the day before.

Updated 6 years ago
US Forecast

US Forecast for Friday, August 7, 2020