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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…
British royals share anguish over Indian rhino park's floods
GAUHATI, India (AP) — More than 100 animals, including 10 one-horn rhinoceroses, have died due to massive flooding at the famed Kaziranga game reserve in northeastern India, prompting Britain's Prince William and h…
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, July 25, 2020
Hanna upgraded to hurricane as system nears southern Texas coast, U.S. National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) — Hanna upgraded to hurricane as system nears southern Texas coast, U.S. National Hurricane Center says.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states
The Latest: Swimming pools and gyms reopen in England
LONDON — Swimming pools and gyms in England are reopening for the first time since the U.K. went into lockdown as public health officials extol the benefits of exercise in fighting COVID-19.
Massive protest against governor's arrest challenges Kremlin
KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday across the Russian city of Khabarovsk on the border with China to protest the arrest of the regional governor on murder charges, continuing a w…
Hanna nears hurricane strength, headed for Texas coast
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna is nearly hurricane strength as the system moves toward the Texas coast, and is expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and possible tornadoes, all while another tropical storm a…
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, July 26, 2020
Female priests now outnumber male ones in Church of Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Church of Sweden has more female than male priests for the first time, according to numbers released this month, a sign of huge strides for gender equality since women were first allowed to be …
The Latest: Africa's cases surpass 800,000, rising in Kenya
JOHANNESBURG — Africa’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 800,000.
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Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the impoverished Gaza Strip, where most people struggle to make ends meet amid a crippling blockade, the suffering of stray dogs and cats often goes unnoticed.
Sudan armed group attacks Darfur village, killing at least 7
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese paramilitary group attacked civilians in the war-scarred region of South Darfur, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 more, local activists and a rebel group said Friday.
Australian drug convict freed after 1 year in Bali prison
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian man walked free from prison on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Saturday after serving one year for possession of cocaine in a nightclub.
Colorado school gunman gets life with possibility of parole
A teenager who told authorities that he launched a fatal shooting attack on his suburban Denver school last year with a classmate because he wanted them to experience trauma like that he had experienced was sentenc…