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World Cup final preview: Can Spain’s historic defense stop Lionel Messi-led Argentina?
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (518+ words) The images are almost impossible to believe. Incredibly, that baby was Lamine Yamal, now a 19-year-old soccer phenom for Barcelona who is starring for Spain in this World Cup. And as fate would have it, Messi and Argentina are set…...
Three people die in Mexico World Cup celebrations as fans crowd streets
2+ week, 2+ day ago (311+ words) Supporters of Mexico celebrate after Mexico won their game MEXICO CITY - Three people died from suffocation as thousands of fans crowded Mexico City streets during World Cup celebrations, the capital's health secretariat said in the early hours of Wednesday. The…...
Eustaquio’s stoppage-time strike sends Canada into World Cup last 16
2+ week, 5+ day ago (668+ words) South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams reacts after Canada's Stephen Eustaquio scored for Canada in Sunday's game. Stephen Eustaquio hammered home a rasping strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 92nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over South…...
Merlin the duck: From Mexico City streets to World Cup stardom
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (344+ words) Merlin, a duck, wearing a Mexico national football team ("El Tri") jersey, shot to fame after a chance encounter on Reforma Avenue went viral following the World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. Merlin, a duck wearing a Mexico…...
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (470+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts as President Donald Trump looks toward a monitor that shows videos allegedly pertaining to the genocide of white people in South Africa, in the Oval Office in May 2025. President Donald Trump increased the refugee…...
Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest apology yet from a pontiff for the Catholic Church's role in slavery, acknowledging both its delay in condemning the practice and its historic involvement in legitimizing it. In a key passage of his…...
How Bumpy the orphaned hippo sparked joy amid tragedy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (680+ words) Members of the Kenya Wildlife Service Vet and Capture team rescue Bumpy. Bumpy gets on a helicopter flight to Kaluku. Bumpy’s first night with keeper Simon at the Nairobi Nursery. A baby hippo only needs a few things to break…...
Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak docked near Tenerife will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain's health minister said on Sunday evening, adding 94 passengers had been…...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (815+ words) A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, on Wednesday. A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and…...
Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) AMSTERDAM - Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspected, among people who fell ill on a cruise ship now marooned off the Cape Verde islands and unable to put passengers ashore, the World Health…...