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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
France raises its alert level to maximum after Nice attack
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says the country is going on emergency alert after the killings of three people at the Notre Dame Basilica in the southern city of Nice.
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 29, 2020
Georgia officials: Zeta causes second death in the South when a falling tree kills a man
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials: Zeta causes second death in the South when a falling tree kills a man.
The Latest: Storm's high winds blamed in Georgia man's death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT):
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Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Thursday, October 29, 2020
Report slams UK's Labour Party for tolerating anti-Semitism
LONDON (AP) — Officials in Britain's opposition Labour Party failed to stamp out anti-Semitism and committed “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination” against members of the Jewish community, the U.K. equali…
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Tanzanian opposition leader rejects presidential election
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s leading opposition candidate has rejected Wednesday’s presidential vote after alleging widespread irregularities, saying on Thursday that whatever happened was not an election and w…
Saudi state-run news agency says man detained after he stabbed, slightly wounded guard at French Consulate in Jiddah
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi state-run news agency says man detained after he stabbed, slightly wounded guard at French Consulate in Jiddah.
Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom to be “on…
The Latest: Germany taking COVID-19 patients from neighbors
BERLIN — Germany has begun taking in COVID-19 patients from neighboring countries like it did during the height of the pandemic's first wave in the spring.
The Latest: Nearly 2 million without power across the South
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Zeta (all times CDT):
Chinese leaders target ascent as a 'technology power'
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders vowed Thursday to speed up its development as a self-reliant “technology power” as a feud with Washington cuts access to U.S. components and hampers Beijing’s industrial ambitions.
UK's Lloyds bank returns to profit on housing market rebound
LONDON (AP) — British's Lloyds Banking Group returned to profit in the third quarter of the year as it benefited from a rebound in the housing market after the coronavirus lockdown of the spring was eased.
3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
PARIS (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, French authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France, which has grown incr…