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Lionel Messi scores first goal for Inter Miami since father’s death
Messi's 26th-minute goal in the MLS fixture comes just 11 days after the passing of his father Jorge on August 8.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
NPR
U.S. oil companies sign some of the first deals with Venezuela since Maduro's capture
WorldPingVenezuela's oil minister and a top state-owned oil company executive visited Houston this week, signing some of their first contracts with U.S. companies since the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro.
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Venezuela oil minister to U.S. companies: ‘It’s an entire world waiting to be discovered’
Smaller, private U.S. oil producers are beginning to ink deals in Venezuela as the dilapidated energy industry evolves.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingFrance 24
Angelique Kidjo becomes first African musician to get Hollywood star
Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Al Jazeera
Bangladesh holds presidential election in first contested vote in 35 years
BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is pitted against ex-army officer Oli Ahmad, nominee of Jamaat-led 11-party alliance.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingBBC News
Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia
Men born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
Al Jazeera
Bodycam captures police team falling when deck collapses in Missouri
Recently released body camera footage shows a deck collapsing during a warrant operation in Huntsville, Missouri.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera