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Swiss health authorities have added mainland Spain to its list of countries from which people arriving must enter a 10day quarantine that aims to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, they said on Wednesday.

Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID19 disease, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) pleaded on Wednesday.

President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, party officials said, alarming campaigners who see the pact as key to combating rising domestic violence.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will probably give his Republican presidential nomination speech live from the White House, although the plans have not been confirmed yet.

A new coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam spread to two more provinces on Wednesday, the country's health minister said, as the COVID19 task force declared the contagion "under control" in the central city where the outbreak began.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast a massive explosion in Beirut as a possible attack, despite statements by Lebanese leaders that it was likely caused by highly explosive material that had been stored at warehouses in the capital for years.

Cyprus said it stood ready to offer medical aid to neighbouring Lebanon after a massive blast ripped through Beirut port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands.

The argument to reopen schools seems strong, especially because preliminary evidence suggests younger children are less likely to transmit Covid-19.

More than 155,000 Americans are known to have died from the virus, and the death toll is projected to reach 173,000 by August 22.

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A small but singularly influential group is a driving force for an agreement on a stalled coronavirus relief bill: Endangered Senate GOP incumbents who need to win this fall if Republicans are going to retain control of the majority.

Fulham secured an instant return to the Premier League on Tuesday after one season away by beating west London rival Brentford 21 in the Championship playoff final.

In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump now is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice, and only days after threatening to sue Nevada over a new votebymail law.

Indians manager Terry Francona continues to undergo medical tests for a gastrointestinal issue, and there remains no clear timetable for when he'll return to the team.

The course is one Tiger Woods knows well and where he has winning memories. The PGA Championship is a major he has won four times, more than anyone except Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen.

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