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The Two Mexico Cities Fighting for Claim Over Soccer’s Origin

30 juin 2026 à 16:45
Mineral del Monte, a small former mining town that became a tourist destination partly because of its Cornish influence, claims that soccer in Mexico started there. Well, so does the nearby city of Pachuca.

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Tourists wearing Mexican national team jerseys in the center of Mineral del Monte, Mexico on Wednesday.

Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London

29 juin 2026 à 19:08
Andy Burnham, who looks set to become prime minister next month, said he would set up a new operation in Manchester called “No. 10 North” to give more funding and control to local leaders.

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Andy Burnham, center, arrives to deliver a speech in Manchester, northern England, on Monday. He is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister from the Labour Party.

Heat Wave Starts to Break in Western Europe, as Central Europe Begins to Broil

28 juin 2026 à 07:26
After days of record temperatures in Western Europe, the extreme heat is easing there. Now, Central Europe is facing days of dangerous swelter.

Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now

27 juin 2026 à 09:09
Much of Germany and Poland were under extreme heat warnings on Saturday as the weather phenomenon driving this week’s record-breaking temperatures moved east.

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A resident of a nursing home in Dormagen, Germany, was put into an ambulance on Saturday as the facility was evacuated because of the heat.
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