ZURICH – The Latest on FIFA developments: ___ 9 a.m. (0700 GMT, 3 a.m. EDT) FIFA President Sepp Blatter has cancelled another speaking engagement as he avoids appearing in public for a second day. FIFA says Blatter will not give a scheduled speech to open Thursday’s session of a soccer …
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MANILA, Philippines – Philippine police say at least 15 people have been wounded in two separate blasts that hit a police camp in a restive southern province where Muslim militants operate. According to a police report, the first explosion was caused by a grenade near a mosque at the police …
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MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is trumpeting news of a big drop in the number of unemployed citizens as a reason for voters to support his party in general elections he must call by the end of the year. The number of registered unemployed dropped by nearly 118,000 …
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The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written a letter Wednesday to first lady Jill Biden, urging her to call for the “immediate release” of child hostages who are “suffering” in the captivity of Hamas terrorists. Sara Netanyahu opened her plea by saying that “I’m writing to you …
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Russell Wilson brought hope back to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night. The Broncos trailed the Minnesota Vikings for most of the night. The only points they were getting onto the scoreboard was from kicker Will Lutz. But as the defense stymied Vikings quarterback Joshua Dobbs, Wilson was able to …
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Sam Hartman spent the majority of his college football career in his home state of North Carolina playing for Wake Forest. But, prior to the start of the 2023 season, Hartman transferred to Notre Dame. Ironicially, Hartman’s final home game with the Fighting Irish was against his former team and …
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All-Pro wide receiver Diontae Johnson was visibly upset after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ disappointing Week 11 loss to the Cleveland Browns. And a new report from ESPN revealed Johnson’s frustration escalated into a “heated” exchange with one of his teammates. ESPN learned Johnson’s frustration spilled over into the Steelers locker room …
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Six teenagers are standing trial in Paris on Monday on charges of inciting the 2020 beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, who showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class discussion on the French values of freedom of expression and secularism. Five of the charged minors, who were between the …
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Powerful North Korean official Kim Yo Jong claimed Thursday that her nation was not even considering meeting with the U.S. face to face on any issues. Yo Jong released a harsh statement in reaction to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who joined representatives of many other nations in …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina will not be joining the BRICS bloc of developing economies next year as scheduled, a senior official in President-elect Javier Milei’s team said Thursday. “We will not join the BRICS,” Diana Mondino, who Milei picked as foreign minister once he is sworn into office …
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