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UPDATE: At least 15 dead as Indian COVID repatriation flight crashes on landing
The Air India Express plane from Dubai had 191 passengers and crew on board when it overshot the runway, the civil aviation ministry said in a statement. There were 10 infants on board.
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Rescuers scour Beirut blast zone as first arrests made
Lebanon's hospitals, already strained by a wave of coronavirus cases and a severe economic crisis, were severely damaged by the blast and have been overwhelmed by casualties.
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Johnson says Britain will focus on the needs of Lebanon people
The bank said the freeze and lifting of banking secrecy would apply to accounts directly or indirectly linked to Beirut Port General Manager Hassan Koraytem, Lebanese Customs Director General Badri Daher and five others.
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North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops
Heavy rain across the Korean peninsula has brought flooding to both North and South Korea in recent days, and concern is growing about damage to North Korean crops and its potential impact on food supplies.
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Mexico-based church leader charged with sex crimes held on $90 mn bail
The ruling virtually assures that Naason Joaquin Garcia, 51, the head and self-styled apostle of the Guadalajara-based evangelical church La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World), will remain in custody as he awaits trial.
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Beirut eyewitnesses liken explosion to scene from apocalyptic movie
Tuesday's blast in Beirut killed at least 137 people and left around 5,000 injured while destroying the capital.
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Trump loses bid to add fourth debate with Biden in early September
Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani had asked for either a fourth debate in the first week of September or for the first debate to be moved up from 29 September because voters in some states would already be able to cast votes before then.
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US death toll soars as global virus cases top 19 mn
The world's hardest-hit country, the United States, has seen a major coronavirus resurgence since the end of June, adding 2,060 deaths in 24 hours alone Thursday.
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Lebanon police scuffle with demonstrators angered by blast
Protesters had sparked a blaze, vandalised stores and lobbed stones at security forces, according to the state-run National News Agency.
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Trump imposes US ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 days
The executive orders come as the Trump administration said this week it was stepping up efforts to purge “untrusted” Chinese apps from US digital networks
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Macron calls for international probe into Beirut blast
Lebanese authorities said the massive explosion was triggered by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at Beirut's port.
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Trump vows executive actions on emergency coronavirus relief
US President Donald Trump has been signalling for days that he could take action on prolonging the current evictions relief and also extending enhanced unemployment benefits.
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Vaccine hesitancy: Speed of COVID-19 vaccine race raises safety concerns
Drugmakers and governments had hoped the scale of the COVID-19 crisis would allay concerns about vaccines, which they see as crucial to defeating the pandemic and enabling economies to fully recover from its impact.
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Twitter moves to reduce reach of 'state-affiliated' media
The US social platform said it would add new labels to these accounts and would 'no longer amplify' their tweets through its recommendation systems, in the latest move to identify and limit the spread of government-led influence campaigns.
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Global recovery will come faster if COVID vaccine available to all - WHO chief
Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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UK colonialist Rhodes has fallen in his home town as museum changes its name
The Rhodes Art Complex will become South Mill Arts following calls to stop glorifying an imperialist who annexed swathes of southern Africa as part of the British empire and paved the way for racial segregation in South Africa.
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French President Macron visits traumatised Lebanon to offer help, urge reform
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut's harbourside blast zone, now a wasteland of blackened ruins, rubble and charred debris where a 140 metre wide crater has filled with seawater.
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Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak
Danang’s Tien Son Sports Palace will from Saturday be used to treat an overflow of infected patients should the city’s hospitals become overwhelmed.
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Expert accuses Bolsonaro of 'sacrificing' Brazilians,predicts 200k deaths by Oct
In an interview Domingos Alves was scathing in his criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's government, which he accused of "sacrificing the Brazilian people" in the name of keeping the economy afloat.
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Glencore posts $2.6 bn loss and suspends dividend
While the Swiss-based firm remained profitable on an operating basis -- $1.5 billion in adjusted earnings before interest and taxes -- it booked impairment charges of $3.2 billion.
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Lebanon gives investigating committee four days to find culprits: minister
"This morning, a decision was taken to create an investigative committee which in four days maximum must provide a detailed report on responsibility -- how, who, what, where? There will be judicial decisions," he told Europe 1 radio.
