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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after …
Evo Morales returns to Bolivia, ending year in exile
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia on Monday following an election that returned his socialist party to power a year after he fled the nation amid a wave of protests.
President-elect Biden says nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Biden says nation 'still facing a very dark winter' from COVID-19, despite positive news on vaccines.
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Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must
WILMINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive about mask wearing and social distancing as …
Nagorno-Karabakh separatist govt confirms loss of key city
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The spokesman for the president of the separatist government in Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday confirmed that Azerbaijani forces have taken control of a strategically key city and said they were…
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UN agency for Palestinians may defer salaries for workers
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday it needs to raise $70 million by the end of the month or it will not be able to pay the full salaries of thousands of employees through the end …
China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body on Monday, with the detentions of migrant children and the killings of unarmed Black people during the Trump…
Peru's leader faces 2nd impeachment vote in as many months
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra warned opposition lawmakers seeking his ouster Monday that a rash decision to remove him on the basis of unproven corruption allegations could bring grave conseq…
Tropical Storm Eta dumps rain on an already flooded Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deluge of rain from Tropical Storm Eta caused flooding Monday across South Florida's most densely populated urban areas, stranding cars, flooding businesses, and swamping entire neigh…
Suu Kyi's party claims to have won majority in Myanmar polls
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy claimed Monday it had won a clear parliamentary majority and would retain power, even though the state election body has named just a few of the…
Greek authorities arrest father of dead migrant child
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested a migrant whose son died while attempting to reach a Greek island from the nearby Turkish coast on suspicion of endangering a life, a crime that could carry a p…
Kremlin: Putin won't congratulate Biden until challenges end
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced Monday.
Utah governor issues statewide mask mandate amid virus surge
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem a surge in coronavirus patient hospitalizations that is testing the state’s hosp…