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Updated 1 month, 1 week ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Lives Lost: A doctor dubbed Turkey's medical 'Robin Hood'

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Dr. Murat Dilmener sometimes bent hospital rules in Istanbul to ensure patients without health insurance got the treatment they needed. He frequently saw poor Turks for free at his private cli…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who killed five people, including two young girls, is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week, following a 17-year pause in fed…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Asia Today: More tests, social rules in Australian hot spots

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) —

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Days grow long at nursing homes as virus lockdowns drag on

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — In the activity room, where birthdays were celebrated and Sunday services were held, the aquarium and its brightly colored tropical fish are the only signs of life.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
AP PHOTOS: India fights virus as cases cross 1 million

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — From high up in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir to the seemingly endless sprawl of beaches in Kanyakumari, the virus despair has stretched across the large swathes of India, overwhelming its…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Strong quake strikes in remote part of Papua New Guinea

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook inland Papua New Guinea on Friday, and officials said they had yet to confirm reports of damage to coastal villages.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean

JULY 10-16, 2020

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDT

Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Ex-US governor says Americans not released from Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said he met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday but was unable to win the release of several Americans jailed in the South American …

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
India's Health Ministry says the country has surpassed 1 million cases of the coronavirus

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Health Ministry says the country has surpassed 1 million cases of the coronavirus.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Asian stock prices rebound after Wall Street slips

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday after Wall Street closed lower amid uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Strong earthquake shakes near Papua New Guinea, U.S. agency says a hazardous tsunami is possible on coast near epicenter

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Strong earthquake shakes near Papua New Guinea, U.S. agency says a hazardous tsunami is possible on coast near epicenter.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Struggling India crosses 1 million coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI (AP) — India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospital…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Strong quake strikes near Papua New Guinea, tsunami possible

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck near coastal Papua New Guinea.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
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