the Transformation of Mexican World Cup Host Monterrey

By Laura Gottesdiener and Daniel Becerril MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 (Reuters) – On a recent ⁠afternoon ⁠in northern Mexico, about a dozen children played ⁠soccer in an idyllic park on a site where, a decade earlier, 49 people had died ​in a vicious battle between two warring cartels fighting for control of one of Mexico’s …

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Police Crack Down on Anti-Hijab Protests in Western Afghanistan

KABUL, June 9 (Reuters) – Afghan ⁠security ⁠officials dispersed a women’s ⁠rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday ​after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress ‌rules. Witnesses said one person was ‌killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and ⁠girls, were ⁠arrested. …

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Japanese City Captures Bear That Caused Fear and School Closures

TOKYO (AP) — A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which all schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a …

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