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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…
Vietnam reports first ever death from coronavirus as it struggles with renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam reports first ever death from coronavirus as it struggles with renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases.
Empty streets in Zimbabwe as security forces thwart protest
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Streets were empty in Zimbabwe’s cities and towns on Friday as hundreds of military troops as well as police thwarted an anti-government protest and enforced a coronavirus lockdown.
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Pakistan police kill 5 separatists, say they foiled attacks
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Counterterrorism police acting on intelligence raided a suspected militant hideout in a remote town in eastern Pakistan early Friday, triggering a shootout that killed five members of a sepa…
The Latest: UK minister defends reimposed restrictions
LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has defended a decision to reimpose restrictions on social life in a swath of northern England.
Afghan president: 400 Taliban prisoners to remain in custody
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani dashed hopes Friday for a start to negotiations with Taliban insurgents, announcing the final 400 Taliban prisoners whose release is a prerequisite to start t…
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday amid a global pandemic tha…
Asian shares fall as data, earnings show pandemic fallout
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday as data and corporate earnings capture dismal portrayals of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on world economies.
France, Spain report startling coronavirus hits to economies
PARIS (AP) — France and Spain both reported precipitous and worsening contractions Friday for their coronavirus-battered economies, with the Spanish economy shrinking by 18.5% and the French economy retreating by n…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as some spectacular missteps, after travel was largely halted by the coronavirus pandemic …
India's Bihar state fights twin threat of virus and floods
PATNA, India (AP) — Monsoon floods have swamped large parts of India’s densely populated Bihar state and displaced more than 300,000 people as of Friday, officials said, exacerbating the risk of the coronavirus and…
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France sinks deeper into recession as GDP falls 14% in Q2
PARIS (AP) — France's economy shrank by nearly 14% in the second quarter, when the country was in coronavirus lockdown. It was the third consecutive quarter of negative growth in a worsening recession, the national…
Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a dramatic decision that could reopen old…