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Official: 25 bodies retrieved from Beirut port blast; 45 missing - 08/08/2020

Beirut (dpa) – A Lebanese Health Ministry official says 25 bodies whose identities remain unknown have been recovered from under the debris of this week's massive Beirut port blast. The official...

Malaysia ex-finance minister hit with kickback charge, wife arrested - 08/07/2020

Bangkok (dpa) - Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng pleaded not guilty in court on Friday after being charged with soliciting a bribe related to a 1.5-million-dollar undersea tunnel...

Afghan assembly begins to decide fate of 400 Taliban prisoners - 08/07/2020

Kabul -By Hesamuddin Hesam, – Thousands of Afghans on Friday gathered in Kabul to decide whether the government should release 400 Taliban prisoners, which is considered a precondition for the start...

North Korea approves emergency aid for border town under lockdown - 08/06/2020

Seoul (dpa) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered special supplies for the population of the border town of Kaesong, after it was put under a pre-emptive lockdown due to a suspected...

Cuomo: NY's infection rate drops below 1 per cent as deaths plummet - 08/06/2020

Albany, New York (tca/dpa) - New York's coronavirus infection rate fell below 1 per cent Wednesday as the state continues to stave off a second wave of the deadly respiratory illness. Gov. Andrew...

More than 200,000 left homeless by Beirut explosion, governor says - 08/05/2020

Beirut (dpa) – More than 200,000 people have become homeless after a massive blast at Beirut port destroyed many buildings, the city's governor, Marwan Abboud, said.   He told MTV news that...

HSBC profit plunges by 69 per cent in first half of 2020 - 08/03/2020

London (dpa) - Banking giant HSBC on Monday reported a 69-per-cent drop in profit after tax for the first half of the year, citing higher credit losses and lower revenue due to the coronavirus...

Police arrest 12 protesters against Israel's Benjamin Netanyhu - 08/02/2020

Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israeli police arrested twelve protesters early Sunday who refused to end a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a spokesman said. A Jerusalem area deputy...

Rupert Murdoch's son James quits News Corp board over 'disagreements' - 08/01/2020

New York (dpa) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's son James resigned from the board of News Corporation on Friday, citing "disagreements over certain editorial content" published by the company's news...

Afghan army on alert following Pakistani shelling on its soil - 07/31/2020

Kabul – Following an alleged rocket shelling by Pakistani forces on Afghan soil the country has ordered its military forces to stay on alert position. The Afghan defense ministry on Friday said that...
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