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Greece will extend restrictions in the popular holiday island of Mykonos and the coastal area of Chalkidiki in northern Greece to contain the spread of COVID19 infections, Civil Protection authorities said on Wednesday.

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya called for the cessation of violence and a national dialogue in Belarus in a telephone conversation with her Belarusian counterpart on Wednesday before an emergency EU meeting on the crisis.

The suspected perpetrator of a series of car crashes on a Berlin motorway on Tuesday evening has cited Islamist motives but appears to have acted alone, German police and prosecutors said on Wednesday.

China's military said on Wednesday the latest U.S. navy sailing near Chineseclaimed Taiwan was "extremely dangerous" and stirring up such trouble was in neither country's interests.

International port operator DP World said on Wednesday profits were down 56% for the first half of the year, with earnings sliding to $333 million as coronavirus lockdowns and a global recession impact trade around the world.

The Belarusian opposition leader has called on European leaders not to recognize fraudulent elections" that extended the rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and sparked unprecedented mass protests in the country.

The event is a much-needed bit of good news for the National Zoo, which had to close for months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Representatives from the United States and China had been scheduled to discuss implementation of their so-called Phase 1 trade deal on Saturday, but those talks were canceled.

South Korea has reported 297 new cases of the coronavirus, its biggest daily rise since early March, as the country began restricting gatherings in the greater capital area amid fears that transmissions are getting out of control.

Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was struggling to hold his seat in Congress against a challenger in a Florida Republican primary on Tuesday, amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago.

A senior U.N. official warned Tuesday that wartorn Yemen is sliding toward famine as the coronavirus spreads and its economy implodes all amid a funding crisis that is forcing the United Nations to make deeper aid cuts, including stopping treatment for 2...

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a Massachusetts storage company of illegally selling the possessions of an Air Force sergeant including his grandfathers medals while he was deployed.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed his close ally and deputy Chrystia Freeland as finance minister on Tuesday and promised "bold new solutions" to help Canada recover from the pandemic.

At first glance, they seem like an odd couple.

A judge on Tuesday ordered an Islamic scholar serving a life sentence for soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks be released from custody while he pursues his appeal.

The British government announced Tuesday it is scrapping a public health agency that has taken blame for the countrys uneven response to the coronavirus.