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Belgium will tighten COVID19 containment measures on July 25 after a rise in infections, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said, requiring the use of face masks in crowded outdoor public spaces and tracing measures at restaurants and bars.

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is launching a legal attack against Google's YouTube video site for allowing con artists to use him as a pawn in a Bitcoin scam believed to have heisted millions of dollars from people around the world.

The mine and its impact on the surrounding area came to renewed public attention this year after a popular blogger shared pictures of the site.

The toymaker said it was expecting its sales to improve in the coming months as concerns grow that schools in many parts of the United States would remain shut.

Three California men were charged with running a phony securities scheme that defrauded investors around the world out of more than $10 million, authorities said Thursday.

Jordi Cruyff has stepped down as Ecuador coach without leading the national team in any games.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the injured list because of a back issue hours before he was scheduled to start Thursday night for Los Angeles against the San Francisco Giants on opening day of the shortened season.

The Seattle Mariners signed right-handed pitcher Brian Shaw and placed catcher Tom Murphy on the 10-day injured list on Thursday in setting their 30-man roster for the start of the regular season.

The NBA restart means Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis are all but assured of making their playoff debuts in their first season on the court together with the Dallas Mavericks.

The Cardinals recalled outfielder Austin Dean, right-hander Junior Fernandez, catcher Andrew Knizner and infielder Edmundo Sosa on Thursday as they finalized their roster for opening day against the Pirates at Busch Stadium.

The probe, due to blast off on the Long March 5 Y-4 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in the southern island province of Hainan, is expected to reach Mars in February where it will attempt to deploy a rover to explore the planet for 90 days.

Roy Den Hollander attacked the New Jersey home of Judge Esther Salas on Sunday, shooting dead her 20-year-old son and wounding her husband -- criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Mark Anderl.

Marcus Stroman has a torn muscle in his left calf, a major blow to the New York Mets two days before their season opener.

Greece's parliament voted late Wednesday to charge a former deputy justice minister over allegations he sought to incriminate political opponents in a purported pharmaceutical bribery scandal.

The luxurious presidential airplane that Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador has been trying to sell returned to the capital Wednesday after drawing a bid while it was in a hangar in the United States.

Mexicos president proposed changes to the countrys individual-account pension program Wednesday, suggesting that employer contributions should more than double and private pension administrators should lower their commissions.