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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…
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, June 5, 2020
UN says eastern Congo fighting has killed 1,300 civilians
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Various conflicts involving armed groups and government forces in Congo have killed more than 1,300 civilians in the past eight months and violence has surged in recent weeks in eastern provin…
Mobile, Alabama removes Confederate statue without warning
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Mobile, Alabama removed a Confederate statue early Friday without making any public announcements beforehand.
Seven people found dead inside burning house in Alabama
VALHERMOSO SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) — Deputies responding to a call about a shooting in Alabama found seven people dead inside a home that had been set afire early Friday, authorities said.
World stock markets rise ahead of US jobs data
Global markets rose Friday and Wall Street futures as investors awaited the U.S. jobs report for May, which is expected to show another surge in unemployment in the world's largest economy.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, June 5, 2020
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Libya official: Tripoli units take key town with Turks' help
CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Libya said Friday they retook another key western town from rival forces, another blow illustrating how Turkey's support has reversed the tide of the…
Floyd case restokes anger over French custody death
PARIS (AP) — Churning U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd have revived anger in France over police violence, systemic racism and the complicated case of Adama Traore, a black Frenchman who died in police c…
Elephant dies in India after eating explosive-stuffed fruit
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Friday arrested a man accused of causing the death of a pregnant elephant that died after biting a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers that exploded in its mouth.
Officials: Police chief in Louisiana took $4k in seized cash
GRAYSON, La. (AP) — A police chief in Louisiana has been accused of taking thousands of dollars seized by officers as evidence in different cases.
Australians rally for black lives, court bans bigger protest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Thousands gathered in Canberra, Australia’s capital, on Friday to protest racial inequality in reaction to George Floyd's death in the United States, while a court effectively banned a la…
Court rules against planned Sydney protest due to virus fear
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian court sided with police in ruling Friday that a Black Lives Matter protest planned for Sydney poses too much risk for spreading the coronavirus and cannot be held.
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Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
Macron makes new call for Iran to release detained academic
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has made a fresh call for Iran to immediately release a French-Iranian researcher.