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Berríos, Twins win 5th in row, top Pirates after drone delay
Jos Berros pitched six strong innings, Nelson Cruz had three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh 73 Tuesday in a game briefly delayed when an unauthorized drone flew over Target Field.
Eberle scores 2 in Islanders' 4-2 win over Panthers
Jordan Eberle scored twice, including the goahead goal, and the New York Islanders rallied to a 42 win over the Florida Panthers and take a 20 lead in their bestoffive NHL preliminary round playoff series on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's president names his deputy as new health minister
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed his deputy Constantino Chiwenga as the new health minister, tasking him with reforming a decaying health sector amid a rise in COVID19 infections and strikes by health workers.
Brazil, hotbed for COVID-19 vaccine testing, may struggle to produce its own
Brazilian officials say they can start making COVID19 vaccines developed by British and Chinese researchers within a year. Experts say it will take at least twice as long, leaving Brazil reliant on imports to slow the world's secondworst outbreak.
U.S. to keep backing Venezuela's Guaido after December election, envoy says
The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...
Factbox: Spain's monarchy, beset by scandal, is funded by taxpayers
Spain's Royal House, in the spotlight this week after former king Juan Carlos decided to leave Spain under a cloud of financial scandal, is a publiclyfunded institution created to support the king as the head of state and his family.
Tropical Storm Isaias kills at least one on its way to U.S. Northeast
Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least one person and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as it pummeled North Carolina and Virginia on a path toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday.
Trump says coronavirus under control, 'It is what it is'
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.
Vietnam's new COVID-19 outbreak started in early July - government
Vietnam's recent coronavirus outbreak in the central city of Danang, which led to over 200 cases and eight deaths, appears to have started early in July, the government said on Tuesday, amid concern the virus may have been spreading undetected earlier.
Spain's former king Juan Carlos is in Dominican Republic, La Vanguardia says
Spain's former king Juan Carlos has gone to the Dominican Republic after leaving his home country under a cloud of scandal, La Vanguardia and ABC newspapers reported on Tuesday, without citing sources.
Australia's Victoria state to impose penalties for breaching COVID-19 isolation orders
Australia's secondmost populous state Victoria said on Tuesday anyone who has contracted COVID19 and caught outside their home in breach of isolation orders will face fines of nearly A$5,000 ($3,559.00).
Carroll gets look at Adams on field as Seahawks move ahead
Pete Carroll finally had the chance to see new safety Jamal Adams on the field in a Seattle Seahawks uniform Monday.
Counsell: Murphy released from hospital after heart attack
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.
Teachers in car parades protest reopening U.S. schools while coronavirus lurks
Teachers and support staff at more than 35 school districts across the United States on Monday staged protests over plans to resume inclass instruction while COVID19 is surging in many parts of the country.