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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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Tropical Storm Hanna forecast to strengthen; Gonzalo looms
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna was expected to strengthen Friday as it moves toward the Texas coastline, threatening to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds, all while another tropical storm continued…
The Latest: 3-year-old dies in Belgium amid surge in cases
BRUSSELS — Belgian health authorities say a 3-year old girl has died after testing positive for the coronavirus amid a surge of infections in the country.
Christopher Columbus statue taken down at Chicago park
CHICAGO (AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park was taken down early Friday, a week after protesters trying to topple the monument to the Italian explorer clashed with police.
World shares slip as China orders US consulate closed
MITO, Japan (AP) — Worsening China-U.S. friction and worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses combined to push world shares lower on Friday.
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July 17 - July 23, 2020
The Latest: Virus infects Cambodians who went on UN mission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military force that had been stationed in the African nation of Mali…
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
JULY 17-23, 2020
Charges against Thai Red Bull heir dropped from fatal crash
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, police in Thailand said Friday.
Thousands in Puerto Rico still without housing since Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue tarp roofs and …
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July 17-23, 2020
Pandemic tough on Argentina's already overworked care givers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before the new coronavirus hit, Argentina's health care workers were struggling, most of them often working more than 12 hours a day at multiple jobs to make ends meet amid the c…
Sudan finds mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities have found a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of 28 army officers shot in a foiled coup attempt against former President Omar al-Bashir in 1990, the public prosecutor said…