World cup
SAO PAULO - South Africa successfully hosted the World Cup.
MADRID - Three more Cuban dissidents were flying to Spain on Wednesday, as the seven who preceded them rejoiced in their freedom despite an uncertain future in a nation mired by Europe's debt crisis.
NEW YORK - As befitting a lazy week in midsummer, prime-time television was dominated by mentally untaxing fare with dancing, dating and dousings.
MADRID - When Iker Casillas became the first Spanish player to lift the World Cup trophy in South Africa's Soccer City, it underlined Spain's recent emergence as a sports powerhouse.
MADRID - Spain erupted with its biggest fiesta in memory Monday when its football team returned to a jubilant nation after winning the World Cup, giving elated Spaniards a break from months of economic gloom and political squabbling.
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