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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…
Syria economic meltdown presents new challenge for Assad
BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the curr…
Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout
Stock markets picked up on Friday after a day of losses in Asia and following Wall Street’s heavy sell-off the day before on worries over a possible second wave of coronavirus cases.
Museum in ex-prison opens to document Kosovo's journey
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Friday inaugurated a new museum documenting the stages of ethnic Albanians' fight for independence since World War II.
The Latest: Maldives allows people out during daytime
MALE, Maldives - The Maldives will further relax coronavirus restrictions from Monday, allowing people to leave their homes during daytime.
German court sentences 'cyber jihadi' to 5 years in prison
BERLIN (AP) — A court in western Germany has convicted a 39-year-old man of providing support to Islamist groups in Syria.
Police disrupt planned anti-racism rally in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — Hundreds of police disrupted plans for an anti-racism rally in downtown Sydney on Friday, but protest organizers vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnin…
French police stage banned demo to demand government support
PARIS (AP) — French police defied a ban on mass gatherings to protest what they see as a lack of government support, marching shoulder to shoulder on Friday on the Champs-Elysees to show their anger against new lim…
Extremist group al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 center in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is taking seriously the pandemic that continues to spread in the fragi…
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The Latest: Beijing delays school opening after 3 new cases
BEIJING — China’s capital is suspending plans to restart classes for the first three years of elementary school next week amid reports of new cases of community transmission in the city.
The Latest: Police prevent mass rally in Sydney
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Spanish police smash sub-Saharan human trafficking ring
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police said Friday they have dismantled a major human-trafficking organization that smuggled Africans into Europe.
UK set to U-turn on EU border checks as virus slams economy
LONDON (AP) — The British government is watering down plans for full border checks on goods coming from the European Union to relieve pressure on businesses hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, U.K. media reported…
European shares, US futures higher after Wall St rout
Shares rose in Europe on Friday after a day of losses in Asia following Wall Street’s overnight sell-off on worries over a possible “second wave” of coronavirus cases.