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Brazilians mourn death of Argentinian archrival Maradona

SAO PAULO - Brazil and Argentina are long rivals for soccer supremacy in South America, and Brazilians naturally think of their own Pel as the best footballer in history. But they are putting aside th...

Nov 26, 2020

Trump says he'll leave if Electoral College seats Biden

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden's victory - even as he insisted such a decision would...

Nov 26, 2020

Venezuela judge convicts 6 American oil execs, orders prison

CARACAS, Venezuela - Six American oil executives held for three years in Venezuela were found guilty of corruption charges by a judge Thursday and immediately sentenced to prison, defence lawyers said...

Nov 26, 2020

UN warns of 'very critical' shortages in Ethiopia's Tigray

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations says shortages have become "very critical" in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region as its population of 6 million remains sealed off and its capital is under threat o...

Nov 25, 2020

Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed

BANGKOK - Thai officials say they have approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot. The acknowledgement from Thailand on Thursday came as a 33-...

Nov 25, 2020

Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths

Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago. Police Constable Jen...

Nov 25, 2020

Trump refuses to accept Biden's win as transition proceeds

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods as he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to inv...

Nov 25, 2020

UN agency: Israel's Gaza blockade has devastated economy

JERUSALEM - Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as $16.7 billion in economic losses and sent poverty and unemployment skyrocketing, a U.N. report sai...

Nov 25, 2020

Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, taking direct aim in the final days of his administration at a Russia investigation that he ha...

Nov 25, 2020

As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases

WASHINGTON - At their meeting earlier this month, Federal Reserve officials discussed possible future adjustments to the central bank's monthly bond purchases to boost the economy. The Fed on Wednesda...

Nov 25, 2020