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Germany lifted a warning against travelling to four Turkish seaside provinces with low coronavirus infection rates as part of a deal to help revive tourism between the two countries, the foreign ministry in Berlin said on Tuesday.

Paris wants to make the wearing of face masks mandatory in certain outdoor areas in order to prevent a new spike of coronavirus infections, French daily Le Monde reported on Tuesday.

Top White House officials and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress will try again on Tuesday to narrow gaping differences over a fifth major coronavirus relief bill to help stimulate the economy and possibly provide new aid to the unemployed.

President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where at least 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.

The soaring number of COVID19 cases in the United States has far outstripped many local health departments’ ability to trace the contacts of those infected, a step critical in containing the virus’ spread.

A policy adviser fired by the U.N. agency fighting AIDS is appealing her dismissal for misconduct, saying she was actually sacked for reporting that she had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague, her appeal documents show.

Spain's farleft Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias called former king Juan Carlos' decision to leave the country amid a corruption investigation unworthy of a former head of state and said it compromised the Spanish monarchy.

U.S. deaths from COVID19 rose for a fourth week in a row to more than 8,500 people in the seven days ended Aug. 2, while the number of new cases fell for a second straight week, a Reuters analysis found.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell says bench coach Pat Murphy has been released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack during a team workout Saturday.

Spain's former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption allegations surfaced against him.

WEtv will honor Tamar Braxtons request to end future work together, but the network expects to premiere the singers reality show next month.

The Manhattan district attorney on Monday filed a motion to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's lawsuit challenging a subpoena for his tax records.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex urged people not to let down their guard in the fight against COVID19 on Monday, the day one of France's biggest cities ordered people to wear masks outdoors in busy pedestrian streets.

Pakistan's U.S.requested mediation efforts between Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been making slow progress, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday.

Russia has signed deals to supply South Africa and seven Latin American countries with an antiviral drug Russian authorities have approved to treat COVID19, its sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.

A man suspected to be armed took a hostage in a bank office in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday but has made no demands yet, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said.