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Large blast rocks Lebanon's capital, many people hurt
Toronto Sun 04 Aug 2020
BEIRUT — A large explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring many people as glass shattered and balconies collapsed from the impact, Reuters witnesses said. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA and two security sources said the blast had occurred in the port area where there are warehouses housing explosives ... Advertisement ... ....
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Coronavirus did come from bats, say WHO scientists sent to Wuhan
AOL 04 Aug 2020
Regional WHO office in Bosnia expressed its concern with recent reports that medical institutions around the country are closing to maximum capacity as recent spike in COVID-19 infections are reaching record levels ... South Korea reported newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, its first daily jump over 100 in nearly four months....
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Scientists fear Trump could rush out coronavirus vaccine before it's ready
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
Reports indicate that some American scientists involved in the US government’s pursuit of a coronavirus vaccine are worried the project may be proceeding too hastily – and even that it might be becoming politicised ... Dr Paul A ... “They are really worried about that, and they should be.”....
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Trump is planning ‘Emergency’ to stay in office, top Democrat says
Indian Express 04 Aug 2020
President Donald Trump has no intention of “peacefully” transferring power if he loses the November election, according to House Majority Whip James Clyburn ... “And that’s why the American people had better wake up.” ... T&C Privacy Policy Advertise with Us Contact Us Subscribe Statutory provisions on reporting (sexual offenses) ... All Rights Reserved. ....
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Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd’s final moments
Wtop 04 Aug 2020
▶ Watch Video. Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd arrest and death. For the first time, two leaked body camera videos show the deadly encounter with George Floyd from the officers’ perspective. Floyd is heard begging for help and calling for his mother for several minutes ... “Please, man.”. “Relax ... Source ....
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Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli strike in Syria
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and others after Israeli forces said they thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria by suspected militants ... Israel struck the four suspects, who were believed to have been killed ... “We hit a cell and now we hit the dispatchers ... ....
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Iran's president says enemy wages "psychological warfare"
Xinhua 04 Aug 2020
TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that enemies have waged "a psychological warfare" against the country to downplay its achievements, Tasnim news agency reported ... The Iranian president, however, defended his administration's performance despite the U.S ... Iran has been under U.S ... ....
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Tropical Storm Isaias kills at least one on its way to U.S. Northeast
Canada Dot Com 04 Aug 2020
Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least one person and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as it pummeled North Carolina and Virginia on a path toward Washington and other cities of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday ... At least one tornado was reported in North Carolina, Cooper said ... (Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Bernadette Baum) ....
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Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa
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How Might Iran Respond to Foreign Sabotage?
The Washington Institute 04 Aug 2020
and Israeli media reports suggest that Israel was responsible for the Natanz incident and that the United States may be involved in sabotage efforts as well, though many of these incidents appear to be accidents ... In addition, reports indicate that the Mossad recently thwarted several planned attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe and elsewhere....
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Can a Housewife Stop Putin from Getting What He Wants in Belarus?
Newsweek 04 Aug 2020
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is posing a genuine challenge to Alexander Lukashenko's rule, ahead of an apparent push from Russia to incorporate Belarus .......
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Trump dismisses legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis: ‘He didn’t come to my inauguration’
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
In an interview released on Monday night, Donald Trump said he had never met legendary civil rights leader John Lewis and complained that the congressman had declined to attend many of his presidency’s major events....
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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
PARIS (AP) — A resident of a Paris suburb says he was beaten with baseball bats because he asked a fellow laundromat patron to wear a face mask – a requirement in all indoor public places in France to fight resurgent coronavirus infections ... “He acted as if he didn't hear, I insisted ... Le Parisien reported that he filed a police complaint ... ....
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa vows to 'flush out' opponents
BBC News 04 Aug 2020
In a televised address on Tuesday, Mr Mnangagwa condemned the "machinations of destructive, terrorist opposition groupings". "Those who promote hate and disharmony will never win. The bad apples that have attempted to divide our people and to weaken our systems will be flushed out. Good shall triumph over evil," he said ... Related Topics. ....
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How Beijing’s National Security Crackdown Transformed Hong Kong in a Single Month
Time Magazine 04 Aug 2020
“Every sovereign state has the inherent right to legislate in the interest of its national security,” he says ... Several books written by pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong, are reportedly removed from circulation at the public libraries pending an investigation into whether they violate the national security law July 6....
