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Trump signs executive order to ban ‘transactions’ with TikTok
US President Donald Trump has ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.
President Trump claims rival Joe Biden opposes God
President Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on rival Joe Biden, even questioning without foundation the former vice president’s faith in God.
Nine-year-old boy saves father after Florida diving accident
A nine-year-old Florida boy is being hailed a hero for pulling his father from the water after the man fractured his neck in a diving accident in Florida.
Sixteen port employees detained over deadly Beirut explosion
Sixteen employees at Beirut’s port have been detained over the explosion that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, according to reports.
Ohio governor tests positive for coronavirus just before Donald Trump meeting
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has tested positive for coronavirus, just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump.
New York attorney general sues National Rifle Association in bid to dissolve it
New York’s attorney general has sued the National Rifle Association (NRA), seeking to put the gun advocacy organisation out of business.
Poland’s president sworn in for second term after election win
Poland’s conservative President Andrzej Duda has been sworn in for a second five-year term.
Macron urges reform as Lebanese officials seek to shift blame over blast
Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation into the massive blast that tore through Beirut have sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port.
World’s smallest and rarest wild pigs put in virus lockdown
Pygmy hogs, the world’s smallest and rarest wild pigs, are under a virus lockdown – but not because of Covid-19.
Lebanon tries to reopen roads around port explosion site
Lebanese army bulldozers ploughed through wreckage to reopen roads around Beirut’s demolished port, a day after the government pledged to investigate this week’s devastating explosion and placed port officials under house arrest.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden forced to break with convention for nomination events
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are looking for venues to accept their parties’ presidential nominations with the traditional conventions now too much of a health risk during the Covid-19 pandemic.
How Hiroshima became the victim of weapon of mass destruction
The city of Hiroshima in western Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack on Thursday.
Covid-19 patients die in fire at Indian hospital’s intensive care unit
A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India, officials said.
Grace Millane murder: Man appeals against conviction and sentence
A New Zealand man found guilty of murdering a British backpacker has appealed against his conviction and punishment.
In pictures: Hiroshima pays respects on 75th anniversary of bombing
Hiroshima has fallen silent to remember victims of the atomic bombing.
Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing have gathered in diminished numbers near a blasted dome to mark the 75th anniversary of the attack.
Facebook deletes post from Donald Trump containing misleading Covid-19 claim
Facebook has deleted a post by US President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Nine dead after Tropical Storm Isaias batters US east coast
At least nine people, including a five-year-old autistic girl, were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the US east coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina.
French president to visit Beirut as world rallies around Lebanon
Many nations have rallied around Lebanon as it continues to deal with the aftermath of the huge explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 and injured thousands.
Joe Biden hits back at suggestion he should take cognitive test
Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a cognitive test to disprove President Donald Trump’s claim that the Democrat is not fit for the Oval Office.
Elon Musk says first test of Starship makes hopes of Mars trip ‘look real’
SpaceX launched a prototype of its Mars rocketship hundreds of feet into the air, then landed it upright in a successful test flight.
Joe Biden will not accept party nomination in original convention venue
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party’s White House nomination because of concerns over Covid-19.
Port officials under house arrest after explosion in Lebanon’s capital
Investigators began searching the wreckage of Beirut’s port for clues to the cause of the massive explosion that ripped across the Lebanese capital as the government ordered port officials put under house arrest.
Passengers must stay on cruise ship in Norwegian harbour
A cruise ship carrying more than 200 people docked in a Norwegian harbour on Wednesday and ordered to keep everyone on board after a passenger from a previous trip tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning home to Denmark.
Security tight in Indian-controlled Kashmir a year after revocation of autonomy
Authorities enforced security restrictions in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir, a year after New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in a decision that set off anger and economic ruin amid a harsh security clampdown.
Donald Trump suggests he could accept Republican nomination from White House
President Donald Trump said he is considering delivering his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House in a move that would mark an unprecedented use of public property for partisan political purposes.
Ethnic Serb among guests at ceremony marking anniversary of Croatian offensive
Croatia marked the 25th anniversary of a victorious military offensive against rebel Serbs with an ethnic Serb politician attending the annual ceremony for the first time, an event seen as an important step toward reconciliation.
Wildebeest migration takes place without tourists in year of the pandemic
East Africa’s great wildebeest migration went largely unwatched this year as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are felt as far as the continent’s wilderness.
In Pictures: Lebanon’s capital left strewn with damage after sea port blast
Beirut looked like a war zone on Wednesday the day after a blast at the Lebanese capital’s sea port caused more than 100 deaths and thousands of injuries.
Tanzanian miner finds another stone worth a fortune
A small-scale miner in Tanzania who had become an overnight millionaire over a month ago when he unearthed two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found has struck it rich again, digging up a third stone weighing 6kg (13lb) with an estimated value of two million US dollars.
