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Argentina won the World Cup after beating France in the final.
Argentina defeated Croatia 3-2 in extra time in their semi-final match to reach the World Cup final for the fourth time. Messi scored two goals in the match and added the third goal on penalties to help Argentina defeat France. This is Messi’s fourth World Cup final appearance but his first since 1986. France won…
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The Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina beat France to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi scored the last goal of the 2018 World Cup final against France in the 109thminute to give Argentina a 2-1 lead, but Kylian Mbappé’s second goal in the 80th minute helped France force a penalty shootout. With this, Argentina’s record four-time World Cup champion Messi became the first player to score in every…
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The majority of the world’s countries agreed to protect at least a third of the planet.
The UN climate summit COP 15 will be held in Montreal, Canada, from December 11 to 15. The meeting is the first-ever time that over 190 countries will join together to address the issue of biodiversity and create an agreement to fight climate change. The agreement will aim to protect at least 30% of the…
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Vaccines and treatments for RSV are coming soon.
There’s just five Black professors in UK biosciences, one in chemistry and none in physics, according to a study published in Nature. Black representation at the undergraduate level has been climbing since 2007, but at postgraduate research level, the number of Black people drops sharply, it added. The study stated that there are 0.6% Black…
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Can the world save a million species?
Environmentalists said that the COP21 Paris climate agreement, signed in 2015, was the largest number of world leaders ever to attend a UN event in a single day. “The opening ceremony of the COP21 climate-change conference held the record for the largest number of world leaders ever to attend a UN event in a single…
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Let’s question the legitimacy of the World Cup in Kuwait.
Qatar’s FIFA World Cup organising committee CEO Hassan al-Thawadi has said the country is prepared to take all necessary steps to ensure that there’s no human rights violations at the tournament. “We are ready for any kind of criticism, from all sides,” he added. Qatar became the first host nation to lose the first game…
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France and Argentina play in the World Cup Final.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the first man to win a hat-trick in a World Cup final after his team beat France 4-3 on penalties in the semi-finals. Messi and Croatia midfielder Luka Modri had scored in the 98th and 101st minutes respectively to take the game to penalties. Argentina’s Gonzalo Martinez saved two penalties…
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Messi has a chance to win after the World Cup shock.
Argentina defeated Croatia 4-2 on penalties in the 2018 World Cup final. The match was a rematch of the 2018 final, which France won 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time. Argentina won their first World Cup since 1986, while Croatia won their first ever World Cup title.
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Lionel Messi’s last dance dream remains alive, as Argentina beat Croatia to reach the World Cup final.
Argentina have won the first of their three World Cup Qualifiers against Chile 1-0, to enter the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 1986. They will face the Netherlands on Tuesday in the other semi-final match. Earlier in the day, Argentina beat Spain 3-0 in the Round of 16 to enter the…
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The World Cup Armband Campaign was Silenced.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the first World Cup hosted by the Gulf nation of Qatar. This is the country’s first-ever World Cup and it’s being held from December 18 to July 15. Ecuador defeated Qatar 2-0 in the opening game of the tournament on Sunday. Qatar became the first host nation to…
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I felt the pain of that day, and I was caught in the Capitol Riot.
A 911 call made by a child in a classroom where a teacher opened fire at a Texas school last month has surfaced online. The child, who was injured in the shooting, called the police and asked about how to get to the victims in ‘Room 12’. “The shooter has been in that room for…
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In the World Cup final, Argentina and France will face off.
French forward Kylian Mbappé, who has scored four goals at this year’s World Cup, said that the tournament has seen the baton of greatness passed upon him. “This tournament has seen the baton of greatness passed upon me,” he added. The 21-year-old is yet to be beaten in a World Cup match. France will take…
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Lionel Messi is looking to inspire La Celeste.
Ahead of the World Cup semi-final between France and Argentina on Sunday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that the final is “a matter of urgency”. He added, “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We have to be ready for all eventualities.” The winner of the semi-final will play against the runner-up…
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Croatia beat Morocco in the World Cup third-place match.
Croatia beat Morocco 0-1 in their semi-final match on Tuesday to enter the final of the FIFA World Cup 2020 for the first time. With the win, Croatia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup matches without conceding any goal. It’s also the first time a North African team has reached a…
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The pursuit of a repeat continues for France as they defeated Morocco to reach the World Cup Final.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the country in the 2020 World Cup after scoring a goal against Spain in the round of 16 on Thursday. The 31-year-old scored his first international goal on five minutes against Morocco. France defeated Morocco 1-0 in the semi-final to enter their fourth World Cup final and…
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A mentor, a father and loved by everyone.
American DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss passed away at the age of 40 in Los Angeles, CNN reported. He was known for dancing on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ and had also been a contestant on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. Reacting to his death, singer Ciara tweeted, “He has been my idol…and it hurts to…
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The people of Lebanon are staging sit-ins in order to access their own savings.
The World Bank in its report on Lebanon’s bank robbery said that the country’s leaders spent decades running its economy like a Ponzi scheme. The bank added that the country’s bank owners should have taken losses when the economy collapsed. It further stated that the Lebanese leaders should have taken their losses when the economy…
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No team wants to face off in the one match of the World Cup.
Following their 1-0 victory over Portugal in the FIFA World Cup semi-final, Argentina coach Jorge Fossati said, “When you watch ‘Rocky’, you want to support Rocky Balboa because of his heart and commitment.” “I think we are the Rocky of this World Cup,” Moroccan coach Walid Regragui said after his team defeated Portugal 1-0 in…
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The group was badly hurt in the assassination attempt.
A Russian citizen who is closely linked to the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has been injured in an assassination attempt in the Central African Republic, according to Prigozhin and Russian officials. It contained a note saying that next time he would receive his son’s head if ‘the Russians don’t get out of the…
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The host mother thinks the US student left voluntarily.
Kenneth DeLand Jr, an American student who has been missing in France for two weeks, told relatives he is safe in Spain, his family said on Friday. “He seemed to have the most trouble fitting in because of his small stature,” his host mother told CNN. DeLand’s father challenged French prosecutor’s claims that his son…
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The man may be the king of the sequel.
Stan Winston, who designed the special makeup effects on ‘Terminator 2’ and ‘Aliens’, has said ‘The Way of Water’ director James Cameron is the “ultimate pioneer” in the digital film world. “Judgment Day’s 25th anniversary coincides with ‘Aliens’ 25th anniversary,” Stan added. “Jim Cameron…is the ultimate pioneer in this arena,” he further said.
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Musk said a new feature will flag shadowbanning.
After his Twitter account was suspended by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, New York Times’ Ryan Mac said that Twitter’s actions could intimidate journalists who cover the companies owned by Musk. “We’re not just journalists. We’re global journalists,” he said. Earlier, Twitter removed the account of an Australian journalist who covered the fallout from Donald Trump’s…
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There are things you can do about microplastics.
A study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) said the fossil fuel industry hasn’t just doubled down on making plastics from oil and gas but has tripled production from 2016. “If we were able to reduce our production of plastics as a country and as a global society, we’d be taking a bite out of…
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The measure of the Fed’s monetary policy is still Stubbornly High.
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate for the seventh time this year amid rising inflation. “Inflation remains elevated… reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures,” the Fed said. It added that it will “do everything it can to bring…
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Father of Ken Deland, missing US student in France, pushed back against the French prosecutors statement.
An American college student, Kenneth DeLand, is missing in France, days before he was scheduled to return home for Christmas, his father told CNN. He added that the prosecutor “doesn’t know our son”. “It just feels like the wind has gone out of the sail as far as what’s being done to find my son,”…