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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…
World markets subdued as virus fears cloud recovery outlook
BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were subdued on Monday as rising virus cases caused some governments to backtrack on pandemic reopenings, or to warn they might have to.
Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States …
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Group smuggling e-waste to Africa busted in Spanish islands
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities announced Monday that they had dismantled a criminal network that smuggled some 2,500 tonnes of waste, including discarded and hazardous electronic equipment, from Spain's Canary I…
Virus pushes millions into hunger; UN seeks more food funds
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday as it appealed for nearly $5 billion to help feed the growing numbers in poor…
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Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump wasn't briefed on U.S. intelligence assessments earlier this year that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for kill…
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Polish president wins 1st round, faces runoff with centrist
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Nearly complete results in the first round of Poland's weekend presidential election show that the conservative incumbent, Andrzej Duda, won nearly 44% of the votes, putting him significantly …
Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs
AL-HANABIYA, Yemen (AP) — When Issa Nasser was born late last year in a village in northern Yemen, his weight was about 3 kilograms, or 6.6 pounds. Now, the 7-month-old infant weighs nearly the same — less than hal…
Ferries collide in Bangladesh river, at least 28 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized after being hit Monday by a larger vessel in a Bangladeshi river, killing at least 28 people, officials said.
The Latest: Virus cases continue to surge in Czech Republic
PRAGUE — The number of new coronavirus cases in the Czech Republic continues to surge.
World shares slide as virus fears cloud outlook for recovery
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares slipped Monday as rising virus cases caused some governments to backtrack on pandemic reopenings, or to warn they might have to.
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