LIVE UPDATES: 2026 World Cup Draw Takes Place in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) -- Preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup hit a major milestone Friday with the tournament draw, setting the roadmap towards crowning soccer's world champion next July. The draw began with FIFA awarding US President Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. FIFA representatives cited the Pres...
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Oldenburg Trial Scheduled for January
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man accused of starting a fire in his garage earlier this year will go to trial in early 2026, though both sides will continue to work out a plea deal. Investigators say David Oldenburg Jr. is accused of starting the fire in mid-February despite previous warnings about burning in the build...
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Exclusive-Swiss government set to water down part of UBS capital rules, sources say
By Ariane Luthi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Swiss government is set to soften part of a banking regulation package that could force UBS to add as much as $24 billion in capital, three people familiar with the matter said. The governme...
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Report: Lions fear S Brian Branch has Achilles injury
Detroit Lions standout safety Brian Branch is feared to have sustained an Achilles injury during their win Thursday against the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Network reported on Friday morning. Branch appeared to get injured in the first half but played into th...
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Argentina unveils tender for local US dollar bond as Milei seeks market return
Dec 5 (Reuters) - Argentina announced on Friday the tender for a four-year dollar bond governed by local law as President Javier Milei's administration continues to test the waters for an eventual return to international capital markets. The tender for...
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Tanzania's police says any December 9 protests would be illegal
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Tanzania's police said on Friday that nationwide demonstrations expected next week would be illegal, setting the stage for possible renewed clashes after bloodshed during protests over elections last month. President Sa...
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Spain investigating whether swine fever outbreak was caused by laboratory leak
By Charlie Devereux and Jesus Calero MADRID, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Spain is investigating whether a recent swine fever outbreak in Barcelona could have been caused by a laboratory leak, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday. The country, the European Uni...
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US vaccine committee scraps broad recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns
(Corrects paragraph two to say the motion passed 8 to 3, instead of 8 to 11) Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to remove the broad recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. r...
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France investigates reports of drones over nuclear sub base
By Gabriel Stargardter and Louise Rasmussen PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - French prosecutors are investigating after drones were suspected to have flown over a nuclear submarine base on the Atlantic coast late on Thursday, a prosecutor in charge of militar...
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Analysis-Europe forges ahead with Big Tech crackdown with X fine, defying Trump
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Europe is forging ahead with its crackdown on Big Tech, levying fines on Alphabet's Google and Elon Musk's X and opening new investigations, asserting its sovereign right to enforce its laws in defiance of U....
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