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Soccer-Argentina's hard-fought win over Cape Verde raises questions
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (513+ words) Cape Verde twice came from behind and exposed vulnerabilities in the South American team before defender Cristian Romero's header, diverted into the net by Cape Verde's Diney Borges, finally settled the contest. Coach Lionel Scaloni had warned that Cape Verde…...
Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity
11+ hour, 25+ min ago (894+ words) While the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with rallies, parties and fireworks, history's first U. S. -born pope traveled to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa to pray at a migrant cemetery and celebrate a solemn Mass for…...
Soccer-Extra-time own goal finally gets Argentina past Cape Verde and into last 16
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (819+ words) The Africans, playing in their first World Cup, took the reigning champions to the brink by twice coming'from a goal down to silence the vast majority of the crowd of 64, 478 packed into a hot and humid Miami Stadium. Six minutes…...
Barber shaves World Cup dreams into Brazilian fans' hair
1+ day, 18+ min ago (326+ words) By Janaina Quinet and Victoria Pacheco The "Hexa Cut" has become a hit among local fans eager to show their confidence in the national team's campaign." Santos first introduced the style during the 2022 World Cup, when videos of his work…...
Spain's amnesty drive brings 600, 000 migrants into formal economy during application review
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (250+ words) The drive, which grants a one-year renewable residence permit to undocumented migrants who have lived in Spain for at least five months before the end of 2025 and have no criminal record, was open for applications from April 16 to June 30. Further…...
Portugal launches first open-source AI model, joining Europe's sovereignty push
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (348+ words) The move follows similar initiatives in other European countries, including France and Germany, where governments have backed home-grown AI companies such as Mistral AI and Aleph Alpha to provide alternatives to models developed by U. S. firms including Open AI, Google and…...
Soccer-Cape Verde plot Argentina upset to continue fairytale run at World Cup
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (501+ words) Draws with former World Cup winners Spain and Uruguay helped them into the knockout stage and far from cursing their luck at having to play the reigning champions in the round of 32, assistant coach Humberto Bettencourt said this week that…...
Spain citizenship law for exiles' descendants triggers row over votes
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (482+ words) By Victoria Waldersee and Corina Pons At least 544, 722 people have so far been granted citizenship under the law passed in 2022, with 306, 000 registering on the electoral roll, according to government data. Around 650, 000 applications remain unprocessed. Right-wing politicians this week accused the…...
NATO joins exercises off US coast, even as it loses political fight in Trump's Washington
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1105+ words) By Phil Stewart, Ed Ou and Evelyn Hockstein Norwegian Lieutenant Thomas Johannsen and his sailors were preparing for a simulated boarding operation " a core mission for their NATO maritime unit. But with so many other war games happening in the…...
By the numbers: What to know about Spain's legalization program for immigrants
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (530+ words) The window to apply for the program, which was announced in January and kicked off in April, was set to close Tuesday. It offers immigrants without legal status a one-year, renewable residence permit if they have spent five months living…...