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Foreign hackers blamed for attack on Rome website
All computer servers in the regional government in Lazio have been shut down in a bid to stop the virus spreading.
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Afghan fighting rages as US and UK accuse Taliban of massacring civilians
The war has intensified since May with insurgents capitalising on the final stages of the withdrawal of US-led foreign forces.
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Obstruction to Beirut blast probe 'shameless': Amnesty
A year after the August 4 explosion that killed more than 200 people and levelled entire neighbourhoods of the city, no official has been brought to justice. The blast, considered one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history, was caused by hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a dockside warehouse.
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EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire toll reaches eight
The Turkish leader came under especially strong criticism over the weekend for tossing bags of tea to locals while touring one of the most badly affected regions under heavy police escort.
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One year on, political interference besets Beirut blast probe
The domestic investigation has yet to determine what triggered the blast, where the chemicals originated from or why they were left unattended for six years.
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Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak
China on Monday reported 55 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, as an outbreak of the fast-spreading Delta variant reached over 20 cities and more than a dozen provinces. Local governments in major cities including Beijing have now tested millions of residents, while cordoning off residential compounds and placing close contacts under quarantine.
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US authorities scramble, trade blame as millions face eviction
Renters had been shielded from eviction for nearly a year as part of a government moratorium intended to keep people in their houses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Troops to enforce Sydney lockdown as Brisbane extends virus curbs
About 300 Australian Defence Force personnel will be deployed in Sydney after New South Wales state police requested military help to enforce COVID-19 rules.
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Mexico holds referendum on prosecuting ex-presidents
To be binding, 37.4 million people -- 40% of the electoral roll -- must participate, but many voters appear unenthusiastic.
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Rome region website hacked, affecting vaccine bookings
'A hacker attack is underway... all defence and verification operations are ongoing to avoid prolonging the cut in services,' the region said on its Twitter account.
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Rockets hit Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan
The attack on the airport came as the Taliban inched closer to overrunning two other provincial capitals -- Herat in the west and Lashkar Gah in the south.
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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel
The last YouTube upload, from three days ago, features a host claiming that lockdowns have failed and criticising state authorities for extending Sydney's current stay-at-home orders.
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A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Shortly after 6:00 pm on that ill-fated Tuesday, hundreds of tonnes of poorly stored ammonium nitrate caught fire and caused what has been described as one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions.
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Millions of Americans risk eviction as virus cases spike
With billions in government funds meant to help renters still untapped, President Joe Biden this week urged Congress to extend the 11-month-old moratorium after a recent Supreme Court ruling meant the White House could not do so.
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Myanmar junta chief says new elections will be held in two years
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people according to a local monitoring group.
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Israel pushes for UN action against Iran over deadly ship attack
The MT Mercer Street tanker was struck Thursday in the northern Indian Ocean, killing two crew members, in what the United States said was a drone-style attack.
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Malaysians stage anti-govt protest despite COVID curbs
Anger is growing at the government's handling of the virus outbreak, which is escalating despite a lockdown, and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's attempts to keep his crisis-riven administration in power.
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Wife of slain Haiti leader says killers left her for dead
Haitian police have arrested the head of Jovenel Moise's security, as well as some 20 Colombian mercenaries, over the plot they say was organised by a group of Haitians with foreign ties.
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Two more parts of China report COVID outbreaks
The highly contagious Delta variant has already been confirmed in the capital Beijing and four other provinces, prompting mass testing and putting more than one million people under lockdown.
