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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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The Latest: Bosnian minister dies after testing positive
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina —The minister for veteran affairs in the government of one of Bosnia’s two highly independent regions has died at the age of 53, a week after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Latest: UK signs deal for 60 million vaccine doses
LONDON -- The British government has signed a deal with GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur for 60 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine that could start to be rolled out in the first half of next year.
Confederate monument removed from Georgia square
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A Confederate monument in Georgia was removed overnight on Wednesday by workers who used a crane to pull the figure off its pedestal.
The Latest: Prague reports highest 24-hour jump of 101 cases
PRAGUE — The Czech capital has registered the highest day-to-day jump in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Pakistani Muslim accused of insulting Islam killed in court
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A young Pakistani Muslim walked into a courtroom in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday and shot and killed a fellow Muslim who was on trial for blasphemy, a police officer said…
World shares mixed as investors await comment from Fed
TOKYO (AP) — World shares were mixed Wednesday as reports of dismal company earnings add to pessimism over the widespread economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: Malta says 65 rescued migrants test positive
VALLETTA, Malta — Maltese authorities say 65 migrants rescued at sea Sunday have tested positive for the coronavirus, and that it is waiting for results on another nine.
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Thai PM orders probe into dropping of Red Bull scion's case
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister responded Wednesday to growing public furor by ordering a probe into the dropping of criminal charges against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune accused of kil…
Pakistani military says soldier killed in cross-border raid
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military said militants killed a soldier in a cross-border attack on a security post on Wednesday near the Afghan border.
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British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A British-Australian academic serving a 10-year sentence for espionage in Iran has been moved to a notorious prison where concerns for her well-being have escalated, the Australian govern…
Germany: Garden search continues in McCann investigation
HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — German police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal were searching a garden plot Wednesday on the outskirts of Hannover, northern Germany, for a …
The Latest: S African union reports protective gear shortage
JOHANNESBURG — A major South African labor union is threatening to strike after it reported widespread shortages of personal protective equipment for health workers and said some were even using garbage bags to pro…