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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…
French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France
PARIS (AP) — A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali was reunited Friday with her grandchildren in France, as relatives also welcomed home two Italians and a Malian…
The Latest: Slovakia sees record new infections for 3rd day
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Coronavirus infections in Slovakia have hit a record high for the third straight day, reaching almost 1,200 in a day for the first time.
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UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize
ROME (AP) — The United Nations' World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe.
Spain’s king and prime minister visit Barcelona amid protest
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A few thousand Catalan separatists protested Friday against a visit by Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Barcelona amid continued tensions between the restive region…
The U.N.'s World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway (AP) — The United Nations' World Food Program on Friday won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe.
UK government prepares jobs support if firms forced to close
LONDON (AP) — The British government is on Friday set to announce further support for companies to retain staff in the coming months if they are forced to close as a result of new lockdown restrictions.
Global stocks follow Wall Street higher on stimulus hopes
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and Wall Street futures rose Friday after President Donald Trump said talks had resumed on an aid package for the struggling U.S. economy.
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The Nation's Weather for Saturday, October 10, 2020
Typhoon off southern Japan, heavy rain expected nationwide
TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving typhoon off Japan's southern coast has triggered gusts and rain across a large part of the country and could bring heavy rains to the Tokyo region through early next week, though it was n…
Sentencing procedure continues for Greece's Golden Dawn
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Defense lawyers for the 18 former lawmakers of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party are to continue their arguments Friday for more lenient sentences, after judges deemed the party a criminal …
German police begin clearing notorious Berlin squat
BERLIN (AP) — Police in heavy riot gear began clearing out a notorious Berlin leftist squat on Friday morning, encountering only passive resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a firetruck'…
UK economy stutters in August despite dining discount
LONDON (AP) — The British economy grew by far less than anticipated during August, raising concerns that the recovery from the coronavirus recession was already stuttering even before the reimposition of an array o…
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Spain considers state of emergency for virus-hit Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is holding an emergency Cabinet meeting on Friday morning to consider declaring a state of emergency for Madrid and its surrounding region in order to impose stron…