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Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure

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The ministry said Tuesday more than 2,000 people were detained across the country for taking part in unsanctioned protests on Monday evening and overnight

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A woman fights with a police officer as the other police officers detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

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Kamala Harris joins Joe Biden in the 2020 race at a moment of unprecedented national crisis

A July 2019 picture of Joe Biden with Kamala Harris during a debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Lebanon government warned of explosives

PM, President were apprised of the risk posed by chemicals stored at port: report

Flashpoint: Firecrackers thrown by protesters exploding in front of riot police in central Beirut on Monday.

Donald Trump says men may be ‘insulted’ by Joe Biden’s female VP pledge

Further, in a radio interview, Mr. Trump praised his own Vice-President, Mike Pence, but said bluntly: “People don’t vote for the Vice-President, they really don’t.”

U.S. President Donald Trump.

A woman fights with a police officer as the other police officers detain an opposition supporter protesting the election results as protesters encounter aggressive police tactics in the capital of Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure

A July 2019 picture of Joe Biden with Kamala Harris during a debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

Flashpoint: Firecrackers thrown by protesters exploding in front of riot police in central Beirut on Monday.

Lebanon government warned of explosives

U.S. President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump says men may be ‘insulted’ by Joe Biden’s female VP pledge

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Russia registers coronavirus vaccine, Putin’s daughter inoculates AP

Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated.

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009

China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong, says Taiwan Foreign Minister

Global coronavirus infections pass 20 million

Number of people infected by COVID-19 will hit 20 million this week, says WHO

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Taliban agrees to begin talks ‘within a week’
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Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign from UNP leadership after party’s crushing defeat in elections
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Bombing near AfPak border town kills 5
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Pakistan flying licence scandal: show cause notices to 193 pilots
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Europe

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court
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Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009
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Coronavirus | Britain records more than 1,000 new infections
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World leaders to hold video summit to raise aid for Beirut
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West Asia

Iraq military says Turkish drone kills 2 senior commanders
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Palestinian family in cave home faces eviction
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Watch | UAE launches first nuclear power plant
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Israeli aircraft hit Syria after squad tried to bomb border fence, military says
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Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court

Kamala Harris as Biden’s running mate | Reactions: Indian-American groups laud historic selection

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Morning Digest: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, expert panel to discuss COVID-19 vaccine logistics today, and more

Surprised that Biden picked Kamala Harris as runnning mate, says Trump

Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger's departure

Iraq military says Turkish drone kills 2 senior commanders

Joe Biden has surrendered to radical mob by naming Kamala Harris as running mate: Trump campaign

By naming Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris as his Vice-President running mate, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has surrendered to the

Facebook: Pandemic hurt enforcement on suicide, child nudity

Looks like the machines aren’t ready to take over just yet.The COVID-19 pandemic affected Facebook’s ability to remove harmful and forbidden material

Democrat Joe Biden chooses U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

Kamala Harris joins Joe Biden in the 2020 race at a moment of unprecedented national crisis

Lebanon government warned of explosives

PM, President were apprised of the risk posed by chemicals stored at port: report

Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after clashes

Re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko is contested

China extends Hong Kong council’s term

Decision comes after the elections were postponed; pro-democracy lawmakers want polls in Sept.

Donald Trump says men may be ‘insulted’ by Joe Biden’s female VP pledge

Further, in a radio interview, Mr. Trump praised his own Vice-President, Mike Pence, but said bluntly: “People don’t vote for the Vice-President, they really don’t.”

1 dead, 7 rescued after natural gas explosion destroys row houses in Baltimore of U.S.

No gas odours were reported prior to this morning’s event and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company did not receive any recent gas odour calls from the block of homes that were damaged, a statement said.

Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces new lockdown norms in Auckland.

Russia registers coronavirus vaccine, Putin’s daughter inoculates

Russian authorities have said that medical workers, teachers and other risk groups will be the first to be inoculated.

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009

That quarterly decline, which took the total number of people in employment to 32.92 million, is the biggest since the deep recession in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Interpol says cybercriminals are targeting large corporations, governments

Within Asia and South Pacific region, coronavirus-related fraud and phishing attempts have been on the rise. This region also saw illegal online sale of fake medical supplies, drugs and personal protective equipment.

Malaysia's ex-finance minister, wife charged with graft

Lim Guan Eng was part of a reformist government ousted in March and the new government under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is supported by graft-tainted parties defeated in the 2018 general election

Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after owner arrested

More than 5,00,000 copies were printed, up from the usual 1,00,000, the paper said on its website.

China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong, says Taiwan Foreign Minister

‘Our life has become increasingly difficult as China continues to pressure us into accepting its political condition’, he tells the visiting U.S. official

Morning Digest: Pilots gave ATC no indication of danger in final conversation before crash; officials tell House panel it will not be a ‘zero academic year’, and more

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Trump says he wants to host G-7 after election

Mr. Trump, as host of this year’s summit, is in charge of the guest list and has said he plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea and India

Brooklyn man pleads guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison

Pentagon offers military airwaves for 5G wireless networks

White House officials said that the Federal Communications Commission will be able to auction 100 megahertz of the military’s “mid-band” spectrum beginning in December 2021 for use as soon as mid-2022

Global coronavirus infections pass 20 million

India is the country with the most new infections over the last week, ahead of the United States

Trump leaves media event after man is shot near White House

Secret Service officer wounded the ‘armed’ man

French expert: Dangerous chemicals remain in Beirut port

Chemical experts and firefighters are working to secure at least 20 potentially dangerous chemical containers at the explosion-shattered port of

Palestinian family in cave home faces eviction

Amarneh lives in the foothills of Farasin, which is considered by UN as occupied Palestinian Territory

U.S. official lauds Taiwan’s success against virus

Secretary Azar meets President Tsai

Taliban agrees to begin talks ‘within a week’

It will follow the release of prisoners

Lukashenko wins Belarus election marred by protests

Opposition rejects results, calls for a vote recount

Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast

President Michel Aoun accepted the resignation and asked Mr. Diab's government to stay as a caretaker until a new cabinet is formed.

Lebanon’s Cabinet faces pressure to step down

Blast has stirred anti-govt. protests

Number of people infected by COVID-19 will hit 20 million this week, says WHO

The figure includes about 7,50,000 deaths

Beirut blast | Lebanese judge questions security chief, Cabinet minister quits

State-run National News Agency gave no further details but other generals are scheduled to be questioned.

Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign from UNP leadership after party’s crushing defeat in elections

Party general secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam named himself and 3 others as possible contenders to the post

Bombing near AfPak border town kills 5

A bomb targeting an anti-drug force tore through a busy market in southwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Monday, killing at least five

China sanctions 11 U.S. politicians, heads of organisations

11 Americans, including Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, are targeted in Beijing’s retaliatory move

Pakistan flying licence scandal: show cause notices to 193 pilots

Pakistan’s aviation regulator has issued show-cause notices to 193 pilots suspected of having “dubious” flying licence after completing the scrutiny

World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut

Meanwhile, four more lawmakers announced Sunday they were resigning from the 128-seat parliament, joining four others who declared it earlier. Parliament is also due to convene later this week.

Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in Beirut

The palace is so damaged that it will require a long, expensive and delicate restoration, “as if rebuilding the house from scratch.”

Sri Lanka’s new Parliament session to commence on Aug 20 with strict COVID-19 health precautions

The SLPP government has 150 members in the House and the combined Opposition strength is limited to 75

Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has declared a state of emergency and appealed for international help

Gunmen kill six French aid workers in Niger: minister

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault

Indian-Americans protest against China over Ladakh, Uighur

Maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, the peaceful protestors on Sunday gathered at the historic national mall facing the US Capitol

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

Owner of Apple Daily becomes the highest-profile person arrested under the new security law

CanSino to start Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia

Researchers said last month that CanSino's vaccine appeared to be safe and induced immune responses in most subjects.

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