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France's busiest airport was on Friday preparing to start testing passengers for COVID19 on arrival from highrisk countries, a move that could reduce the need for quarantine measures causing pain to the tourism industry across Europe.

Streets were deserted and businesses shut in Zimbabwe's two main cities on Friday after security forces were deployed to prevent antigovernment marches called by activists over corruption and economic hardship.

Germany's foreign ministry advised the public on Friday against unnecessary tourist trips to the northern Spanish regions of Catalonia, Navarre and Aragon, as concerns grow that travel could bring a second wave of COVID19 infections.

When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa's governmentrun Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards to treat them.

The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour), the NHC said in a 12:00 am (0400 GMT) advisory.

Mike Trout was placed on the paternity list before the Los Angeles Angels' game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.

President Donald Trump met Thursday with the family of a soldier who investigators say was slain on the Texas Army base where she was stationed, saying it is a terrible story and that he would help with funeral expenses.

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A transcript of former President Barack Obama's address to those present at the funeral service for John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday.

The head of U.S.funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring former Vice President Joe Biden on a Voice of America website and affiliated social media accounts.

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Failure to rein in climate change and bolster sea defences could jeopardize up to a fifth of the world's economic output by the end of the century, as flooding threatens coastal countries worldwide, according to a study released on Thursday.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has appointed Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister after his predecessor died suddenly this month, the presidency said on Thursday.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital there by the end of the week, the Supreme Court said Wednesday night.

A judge ordered house arrest Wednesday for a former El Salvador defense minister who was arrested last week for his involvement in a pact with the countrys main gangs in 2012.