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U.S. begins highest level Taiwan visit in decades

During the three-day visit Health Secretary Alex Azar will meet President Tsai Ing-wen.

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File photo of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar with President Donald Trump. Mr. Azar landed in Taiwan for Washington’s highest level visit since switching diplomatic recognition to China in 1979.

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Belarus strongman president faces strong election challenge

Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, in office for 26 years, has made it clear he won’t hesitate to quash any attempt by his opponents to protest the results of Sunday’s election.

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Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk on August 9, 2020.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

He completed 50 years of parliamentary politics in July this year

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Mahinda Rajapaksa was administered the oath of office by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the sacred Rajamaha Viharaya in Kelaniya, a north Colombo suburb.

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World leaders to hold video summit to raise aid for Beirut

The conference aimed to mobilise funding from Europe, the U.S. and regional states to provide medicine, care, food, and housing.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during a press conference in Beirut on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital.

File photo of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar with President Donald Trump. Mr. Azar landed in Taiwan for Washington’s highest level visit since switching diplomatic recognition to China in 1979.

U.S. begins highest level Taiwan visit in decades

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk on August 9, 2020.

Belarus strongman president faces strong election challenge

Mahinda Rajapaksa was administered the oath of office by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the sacred Rajamaha Viharaya in Kelaniya, a north Colombo suburb.

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his speech during a press conference in Beirut on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital.

World leaders to hold video summit to raise aid for Beirut

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Payroll tax, loan payments to be deferred

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern begins campaign after taming virus

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Switzerland signs vaccine deal with Moderna

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Beirut blast | Lebanon Information Minister resigns in wake of deadly blast

U.S. begins highest level Taiwan visit in decades

Belarus strongman president faces strong election challenge

Three days of heavy rain kills 50 people across Pakistan

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of U.S.-bombing

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

World leaders to hold video summit to raise aid for Beirut

The conference aimed to mobilise funding from Europe, the U.S. and regional states to provide medicine, care, food, and housing.

Morning Digest: Idukki landslip death toll rises to 26, Jaishankar says reaching understanding with China a big challenge, and more

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Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's U.S. operations, says media

It is far from certain that Twitter would be able to outbid Microsoft Corp

11 killed, 10 injured in Czech Republic apartment fire

At least 11 people have been killed and 10 others injured in an apartment building fire in the northeastern Czech Republic, officials said on August

Italy approves outpatient use for abortion pill

Women in Italy can now use the abortion pill on an outpatient basis rather than be hospitalised to terminate a pregnancy.Italy’s Health Minister,

Donald Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress break down

Some of the measures were likely to face legal challenges, as the U.S. Constitution gives Congress authority over federal spending.

‘Beijing wants unpredictable Trump to lose election’

China has boosted its efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election in November and wants President Donald Trump to lose because it sees him as

China’s ties with U.S. plunge further over Hong Kong sanctions

Beijing slams ‘barbarous’ sanctions imposed on Hong Kong; city government backs countermeasures

Trump to sign order extending COVID-19 aid

Payroll tax, loan payments to be deferred

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern begins campaign after taming virus

The PM scores high in opinion polls

Anti-regime protest rocks Beirut

5,000 demonstrators gather near Parliament building

An alliance of Malayaha Tamil MPs that stood out

TPA, which backed Premadasa’s alliance, retained all 6 seats

Beirut, a city in ruins

The Lebanese capital, already on its knees, has been battered by explosions

Rajapaksa’s victory a fresh chance to boost ties: envoy

Indian High Commissioner calls on Sri Lankan PM

Watch | Assembly of the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor begins

A video on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor that recently began its five-year assembly phase in France

Coronavirus | WHO chief scientist warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Soumya Swaminathan called for a multilateral approach to vaccine deployment and distribution

TikTok | Clock is ticking for internet giant

The moves in India and U.S. to ban the app have brought its global rise to a halt

Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lanka’s PM for fourth time on August 9

The 74-year-old Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) leader will take the oath of office for the ninth Parliament at the sacred Rajamaha Viharaya in Kelaniya

FAA employees overseeing Boeing, other airplane makers face pressure: Survey

Many of the Federal Aviation Administration employees surveyed said they believe that agency managers are too concerned with the industry’s objectives and aren’t held accountable for decisions about safety.

Turkey offers help rebuilding ruined Beirut port

Turkey’s Vice President his government is ready to use the Mersin port to receive products that can be later sent to Lebanon in smaller ships

Sunday Quiz: Singapore, the independent republic

If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one: Lee Kuan Yew

At least 8 soldiers killed in blast outside Somalia army base

The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab extremist group quickly claimed responsibility via its radio arm, Andalus.

India, China Major Generals discuss situation at Depsang

Routine talks on patrolling patterns, not de-escalation

European Commission opens probe into Google Fitbit $2.1bn deal

The regulator’s concerns arise from its preliminary probe on Google’s commitments that Fitbit’s data will be virtually separated from other datasets.

Lebanon sees possible 'external interference' in port blast

A devastating blast in central Beirut on Tuesday killed over 150 people and wounded more than 4,000

U.S. woman, only the second person globally, gets second face transplant

Ms. Tarleton, whose face was disfigured in an attack by her ex-husband, received the transplant from an anonymous donor and underwent the procedure after her first transplant began to fail six years after the operation.

Officials long warned of explosive chemicals at Beirut port

At least 10 times over the past six years, authorities from Lebanon’s customs, military, security agencies and judiciary raised alarm that a massive stockpile of explosive chemicals was being kept with almost no safeguard at the port in the heart of Beirut.

COVID-19: U.S. health chief to visit Taiwan to learn its ‘incredibly effective’ response

The U.S. delegation led Alex Azar will meet President Tsai Ing-Wen

Canada says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday the tariffs will match the U.S. ones dollar-for-dollar

U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong's Lam, other officials over crackdown

The Treasury Department said Beijing's imposition of ”draconian” national security legislation had undermined Hong Kong's autonomy

Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel

A police inquiry has been opened into issues such as possible negligence, a government statement said

Trump to try going it alone on coronavirus aid after talks with Congress break down

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said they would recommend that Mr. Trump issue executive orders over the weekend to resume enhanced unemployment benefits, reinstate a moratorium on evictions and address other issues

United Nations releases $6 millon, assesses shelter need in Beirut

Mark Lowcock said the latest money is intended for trauma care and other urgent hospital needs, the repair of damaged homes for the most vulnerable people, and for logistical support.

Beirut blast | Lebanon customs chief arrested

Judge Ghassan Khoury decided Badri Daher should remain in custody after questioning him for five hours on Friday.

‘Loya Jirga’ to decide on prisoner release begins

Taliban wants 400 fighters to be freed

Tamils deliver clear message to leaders

TNA’s tally comes down to 10 from 16; four candidates aligned with SLPP win

U.S. to ban transactions with TikTok, WeChat

Trump’s executive order to come into effect after 45 days; this gives Microsoft a chance to clinch deal

Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss Quad, 2+2, regional issues

The U.S. has been lobbying its allies and partners to take action against Chinese technology companies.

Britain braces for record-breaking high temperatures

Britain’s Met Office warned the public to take precautions against dehydration and sunburn

UN wants independent probe into Beirut blast

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the poor and most vulnerable to be respected as Beirut and Lebanon rebuild

China arrests Net user for ‘rumours’ about Galwan clash casualties

He allegedly linked ‘casualties’ to “the poor quality of military vehicles”

Malaysia’s Mahathir forms new party in fightback attempt

Mahathir quit as Prime Minister in protest in late February after fellow party member Muhyiddin Yassin withdrew their Bersatu party from the ruling coalition.

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