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At least 31 dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (132+ words) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia " Police in Ethiopia say at least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in the conflict-hit northern Amhara region. The overcrowded bus was traveling from the Dessie area to the capital, Addis Ababa,…...
3 red cards mar opening World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (268+ words) The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 game between Portugal and the Netherlands, when four…...
Mexico launches its 2026 World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (274+ words) MEXICO CITY " Juli'n Qui'ones and Ra'l Jim'nez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup on Thursday, scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament. With a capacity crowd…...
World Cup begins with Mexico hosting South Africa in opening match
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (197+ words) MEXICO CITY " The largest World Cup in tournament history kicked off Thursday with co-host Mexico taking on South Africa in the opening match. Amid escalating protests and social tensions in Mexico's capital, more than 80, 000 fans made their way to Mexico…...
World Cup what to know: Mexico kicks off a supersized, 48-team tournament
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (464+ words) After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived. This year's tournament " which is hosted by the U. S. , Canada and Mexico " was expanded to 48 teams that will play in 16 stadiums in a record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. Mexico…...
Mass shooting leaves 12 dead and at least 9 hurt in an impoverished South Africa community
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (671+ words) JOHANNESBURG " An armed gang opened fire in a poor neighborhood in South Africa's biggest city, killing 12 people and wounding at least nine, before fleeing in a minibus, police said Wednesday. The mass shooting unfolded late Tuesday night in an informal…...
Messi scores on a penalty as Argentina beats Iceland 3-0 in its final World Cup tune-up
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (210+ words) AUBURN, Ala. " Lionel Messi is ready for his sixth World Cup. After recovering from a muscle injury, the captain of the reigning world champions played 20 minutes and scored a penalty in Argentina's 3-0 victory over Iceland on Tuesday in its final…...
US still talking with countries to resettle Afghans as Rubio defends entry to white South Africans
1+ week, 5+ day ago (658+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the U. S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1, 000 Afghans who assisted America's war effort, while he defended the Trump administration's decision to green-light refugee admissions for tens…...
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
3+ week, 6+ day ago (247+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10, 000 more white South African refugees into the United States in the coming months, arguing that their status as Afrikaners has left them open to discrimination and persecution at home. Under law,…...
WHO: 5 cases laboratory-confirmed as Andes strain of hantavirus
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) The World Health Organization said the Andes strain of hantavirus is responsible for the outbreak on a luxury cruise ship. Earlier, the health organization said that there were several cases, three confirmed, and five suspected. "So far, of all the…...