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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…
Police in riot gear clear NYC's 'Occupy City Hall' camp
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in riot gear raided an encampment of protesters and homeless people near New York’s City Hall before dawn Wednesday, clearing out the camp that formed a month ago to push for budget cuts and …
Germany: More details emerge of forest fugitive's flight
BERLIN (AP) — A man accused of disarming four police officers at gunpoint and hiding in Germany's Black Forest for more than five days says he took no food when he fled, largely switched off his cellphone and spent…
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Ethiopia's leader hails 1st filling of massive, disputed dam
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday hailed the first filling of a massive dam that has led to tensions with Egypt, saying two turbines will begin generating power next year.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Social media heroes: Afghan teen, her brother fought Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan teenager and her younger brother are being hailed as heroes on social media after reportedly fighting off Taliban militants who killed their parents during a firefight last week …
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — U.N. agencies warned Wednesday that food shortages will rise sharply in parts of war-torn Yemen in the next six months, mainly because of the overall economic decline and the pandemic that has ripped t…
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Police: Fugitive in tow truck strikes and kills passenger
BROOKLYN PARK, Md. (AP) — A man who tried to flee from police in a tow truck was captured after fatally running over his passenger, authorities in Maryland said.
Cops: 15 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
CHICAGO (AP) — Fifteen people were injured, one person was being questioned and multiple suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago’s South Side where at least one squad car …
Qatar Airways sues, seeks $5B from boycotting countries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least $5 billion from four boycotting Arab countries for blocking its flights from …
UK: Labour pays damages to whistleblowers over anti-Semitism
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has agreed to pay substantial damages to seven whistleblowers who sued the party for defamation over an anti-Semitism dispute.
The Latest: WHO, Africa CDC explore traditional medicine
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an effort to explore the role of traditional medicine in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cargo jet burns at Shanghai airport, no casualties reported
BEIJING (AP) — A cargo jet caught fire at a Shanghai airport on Wednesday but no casualties were reported.