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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…
Pro-India leader, 2 family members killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Unidentified assailants fatally shot a pro-India politician in Kashmir along with his father and brother, police said, in the first major attack against members of India’s ruling party in the…
Police: 9-year-old boy, 2 others wounded in Atlanta shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — Three people, including a 9-year-old boy, were shot and wounded in Atlanta, police said.
Conservation study shows lemurs, whales nearing extinction
GENEVA (AP) — Nearly all of Madagascar's much-loved lemurs are under threat, and almost one-third are just one step away from extinction, largely due to deforestation and hunting on the giant island off eastern Afr…
Greece: Forest fire leads to evacuation of children's camp
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of children were being evacuated from a summer camp in Greece as a precaution after a forest fire broke out near Corinth and strong winds fanned the blaze.
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Maldives tourism minister sacked over alleged sex offenses
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives president has sacked the tourism minister after female employees in his office accused him of sexual offenses, officials said Thursday.
US Army chief welcomed to Thailand with coronavirus test
BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. Army delegation led by chief of staff Gen. James McConville on Thursday became the first official visitors to Thailand since entry rules were eased as part of the lifting of coronavirus restri…
Authorities: 1 dead after tornadoes hit western Minnesota
DALTON, Minn. (AP) — Powerful tornadoes that ripped across farmland in western Minnesota, killing one person and injuring two others, could have exacted a higher death toll if the twisters had struck a more populou…
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The Latest: Greece says its ready to reimpose restrictions
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they are ready to re-impose public and travel restrictions next week, warning that safety guidance for the coronavirus is being frequently ignored.
Florida police identify 3 killed in dispute over dog
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Police have identified the Florida man who they say shot and killed an 11-year-old girl and her father over a dispute about a dog.
Many more likely sought jobless aid as virus surges back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the layoffs that have remained stuck at an elevated weekly pace above 1 million since the coronavirus erupted in March even as newl…
The Latest: Spanish holiday islands to make masks mandatory
MADRID — Authorities in the Balearic Islands off eastern Spain plan to make the wearing of masks mandatory outdoors from this weekend.
Seoul mayor missing, his phone turned off, search underway
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Authorities searched on Thursday for the mayor of South Korea’s capital, Seoul, who vanished amid sexual harassment allegations after giving his daughter a message that she described as so…