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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…
Train hits bus carrying Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan: 22 dead
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger train crashed into a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims at an unmanned railway crossing in eastern Pakistan on Friday, killing 22 people, including seven women, officials said. At least …
Turkey: Khashoggi's fiancee appears at absent Saudis' trial
ISTANBUL (AP) — The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi told a Turkish court Friday that the Washington Post columnist was lured to his death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul through “a great betrayal and deception,” and …
4 dead, 97 injured in blast at Turkish fireworks factory
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey on Friday killed four people and injured 97 others, officials said. At least three people were reported missing.
Philippine president signs widely opposed anti-terror law
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president on Friday signed a widely opposed anti-terror law which critics fear could be used against human rights defenders and to muzzle dissent.
AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, July 3, 2020
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France: Reopening strategist Castex named new prime minister
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France’s virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister as the country focuses on reviving an economy hard-h…
Investigator says pilot impaired by fumes in Sydney crash
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A seaplane pilot was impaired by carbon monoxide fumes from engine exhaust when he flew off course and crashed into a river near Sydney in 2017 with the loss of six lives, a crash investi…
Holidays to test Thailand's easing of virus restrictions
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities urged vigilance Friday as the country celebrates its first long holiday weekend after lifting most restrictions imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus. No new local infection…
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2 dead, 73 injured in blast at Turkish fireworks factory
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey on Friday has killed two people and injured at least 73 others people, officials said.
33 villagers killed in attacks in central Mali this week
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Armed men who identified themselves as jihadists attacked farming villages in Mali’s central Mopti region this week, killing at least 33 people and wounding at least five, local officials said F…
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Philippines warns China of 'severest response' over drills
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine foreign secretary warned China on Friday of “the severest response” if ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over into Philippine territo…
Switzerland: 2 trains collide in mountain railway tunnel
GENEVA (AP) — Two trains collided in a tunnel on a mountain railway in Switzerland on Friday, slightly injuring a few people, the railway operator said.