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Sri Lanka halts port deal with India and Japan 02/02/2021 01:17pm • COLOMBO (AP) — Sri Lanka on Tuesday scrapped a deal to develop a major port terminal with India and Japan amid weeks-long protests by trade unions and opposition parties while India called on its neighbor to honor the agreement. Sri Lanka had previously agreed to develop the strategic East Contai Unexpected Anfield arrival symbolizes squeezed club finances 02/02/2021 04:58am • The first time Ben Davies went to Anfield was to sign for Liverpool on Monday. Joining the champion of England is not something the 25-year-old defender expected while toiling away in the second division at Preston. “Obviously it came as a bit of a surprise when it first came,” he said. “But 'We are facing extinction': Black farmers in steep decline 02/02/2021 12:00am • BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — After Gil Alexander's death left no active Black farmers in a historic Kansas community once home to hundreds, Alexander's nephew and his wife gave up their jobs in Arizona to try and save the family farm. But Lateef and Carrie Dowdell encountered steep hurdles after arri D.C. United loan midfielder Paul Arriola to Swansea City of EFL Championship 02/01/2021 11:32pm • D.C. United loan Paul Arriola to Swansea City originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonD.C. United and U.S. men’s national team midfielder Paul Arriola is headed overseas.In a statement released on Monday, D.C. United announced on Monday that Arriola would join Swansea City A.F.C. on a shor Liverpool fills injury-hit defense with deadline day deals 02/01/2021 11:23pm • Liverpool attempted to address its injury crisis in central defense on Monday by signing an unheralded player from England’s second division and another from the worst defense in Germany’s Bundesliga on the final day of the January transfer window. Ben Davies, a 25-year-old left-sided center hal Navy pauses plan to move Wisconsin badger to Virginia museum 02/01/2021 06:41pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's beloved badger statue will stay at least two more years outside the governor's state Capitol office after the Navy announced Monday it has paused plans to move it to an East Coast museum. The statue, crafted from melted-down cannons seized from Cuba during the Spa Saint-Etienne signs striker Modeste on loan, PSG stays quiet 02/01/2021 06:17pm • PARIS (AP) — Struggling Saint-Etienne made a smart move on a quiet last day of the French transfer window Monday by signing experienced striker Anthony Modeste on loan from German club Cologne. Since spending money is low in France amid uncertainty following a collapsed TV deal, even ambitious Pa Another quiet transfer window for clubs in Spain 02/01/2021 05:44pm • MADRID (AP) — Another transfer window in Spain passed quietly on Monday as none of the top teams made big signings while they continue to feel financially smashed by the coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona has been hit the hardest and will be without players that coach Ronaldo Koeman wanted to add, i Hertha Berlin signs Khedira, Radonjić; Schalke gets Mustafi 02/01/2021 05:38pm • BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin brought Sami Khedira back to the Bundesliga after 10 1/2 seasons away on Monday, hopeful the World Cup winner will help lead the ambitious club to bigger and better things. The 33-year-old former Germany midfielder was joining the club from Juventus, Hertha said on the Inter Milan stays quiet in transfer window by design 02/01/2021 03:00pm • ROME (AP) — There were no last-minute deals involving Serie A title contender Inter Milan before the transfer window closed in Italy. And that was by design. Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta announced early Monday that the club’s transfer campaign was “officially closed” without a single acquisiti US striker Hoppe extends Schalke deal, Richards goes on loan 02/01/2021 12:03pm • GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — United States forward Matthew Hoppe signed a contract extension with German club Schalke on Monday after scoring five goals in his first nine Bundesliga games. The club said the 19-year-old American's new deal runs until the end of the 2022-23 season. Hoppe was with t India pandemic-fighting budget to boost health care spending 02/01/2021 07:04am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government has proposed to increase spending on health care in a $477 billion budget for 2021-22 that promises extra help for weathering the coronavirus pandemic. India is in its worst economic slowdown in a decade. The budget proposal presented to parliament by Finance Liz Weston: How to prioritize debt payments in the pandemic 02/01/2021 07:00am • A singular crisis has led to extraordinary relief options for borrowers. Interest and payments have been paused on federal student loans. Homeowners can request nearly a year of mortgage forbearance. Credit card issuers and other lenders dramatically expanded hardship programs. Still, many Americ AP Interview: Pedri brings back brilliance to Barça midfield 02/01/2021 04:41am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It’s no coincidence that Pedri González conjures up those flashes of exquisite playmaking brilliance that Barcelona fans have been longing for since the days of Andrés Iniesta. The 18-year-old Spaniard who is enjoying an excellent first season at Barcelona grew up absor Troubled Chinese conglomerate missing up to $15 billion 02/01/2021 03:48am • BEIJING (AP) — Companies that are part of HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate that says creditors want it declared bankrupt after a global acquisition spree, want to recover as much as $15 billion that might have been paid out improperly to major shareholders. The announcements highlight the tangled