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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…
Gold surges, Asian stocks mixed amid US-China feud, pandemic
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed and gold surged to a record price Monday amid U.S.-China tensions and concern a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic might be weakening.
White House, Senate GOP try again on $1 trillion virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suggesting a narrower
Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote by mail, a fight that could determine President Donald…
Chinese authorities take control of US consulate in Chengdu
CHENGDU, China (AP) — Chinese authorities took control of the former U.S. consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday after it was ordered closed amid rising tensions between the global powers.
Graft verdict for Malaysia ex-leader a test of rule of law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — After years of insisting on his innocence, former Malaysian leader Najib Razak learns his fate this week in his first corruption trial linked to one of the world’s biggest financial sc…
Gold price surges to record high of more than $1,926 per ounce on jitters over pandemic, economic recoveries
BEIJING (AP) — Gold price surges to record high of more than $1,926 per ounce on jitters over pandemic, economic recoveries.
Gold price surges $30 to record of over $1,926 per ounce
BEIJING (AP) — The price of gold surged more than $30 on Monday to over $1,926 per ounce as investors step up buying of the precious metal often sought in times of uncertainty.
Iran moves mock aircraft carrier to sea amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved a mock aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., satellite photographs released Monday show, likely s…
Flooding threat continues as Hanna drops rain on borderland
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A downgraded Hanna continued charging across the borderland of South Texas and northeastern Mexico, where flooding remained the biggest threat Monday in a region that was already reelin…
Survey: Business economists sketch a more hopeful outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic outlook of U.S. business economists has improved over the past three months, though their sunnier view may be jeopardized by the resurgence of the coronavirus.
Asian stocks mixed amid US-China feud, economic unease
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid U.S.-China tensions and concern a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic might be weakening.
US closes Chengdu consulate in China, after Houston order
CHENGDU, China (AP) — The U.S. closed its consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Monday, a victim of the rising tensions between the global powers.
US closes consulate in Chengdu, China, after Houston order
CHENGDU, China (AP) — The U.S. says it has closed its consulate in Chengdu, China. China ordered the consulate closed in retaliation for a U.S. order to shut down the Chinese Consulate in Houston last week.
U.S. confirms it has closed consulate in Chengdu; closing ordered by China after US shut Chinese Consulate in Houston
CHENGDU, China (AP) — U.S. confirms it has closed consulate in Chengdu; closing ordered by China after US shut Chinese Consulate in Houston.
The Latest: S. Korea reports 25 new coronavirus cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 25 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its national caseload to 14,175 infections and 299 deaths.