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Port officials placed under house arrest after Beirut explosion
An initial investigation suggests the blast was a result of negligence
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Beirut explosion: Frantic search for survivors of deadly blast
Aid workers plan to set up new morgues in for the victims of the devastating explosion
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Huge explosion rocks Beirut
At least 50 people have been killed and thousands injured
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Coronavirus: Millions return to lockdown in Philippines
Doctors are warning a surge in new cases could push the healthcare system to collapse
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John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83
He helped create the climate that brought an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland
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Philippines to reimpose stricter coronavirus lockdown as cases spike
President Duterte has promised to hire more medical workers to cope with the crisis
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Covid deaths in Latin America pass 200,000
Brazil and Mexico have reported more fatalities than any country apart from the US.
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Melbourne placed under night- time curfew
The Australian state of Victoria declares state of disaster as Covid -19 cases rise
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Trump threatens to ban TikTok
Social media site's Chinese owner says it's willing to give up control of the company.
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Hong Kong 'seeking arrest' of fleeing activists
Police in Hong Kong are seeking the arrest of six pro-democracy activists in exile
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Eurozone suffers deepest contraction on record
Spain has been plunged into its deepest recession in modern times by Covid-19
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Hong Kong elections postponed
Hong Kong government says September polls have been delayed due to coronavirus concerns
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Coronavirus: US economy sees sharpest contraction in decades
Reduced spending on services such as healthcare drove contraction
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Hong Kong bars 12 opposition candidates from election
Disqualified candidate Dennis Kwok tells Newshour "one country two systems is over"
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Tech bosses grilled by US lawmakers
The bosses of Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple questioned by US Congress
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Anthony Fauci calls for depoliticisation of coronavirus fight
The top US infectious diseases expert warns of distractions from political infighting.
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US Attorney General Defends Actions
US Attorney General defends the federal government’s response to unrest in cities
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Malaysian ex-PM handed jail term
Najib Razak has been sentenced to 12 years in jail
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27/07/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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China-US tension continues
US consulate in Chengdu closes amid row with China
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The coronavirus impact on rural India
India, third in the world for coronavirus cases, sees total edge up to 1.5 million
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Coronavirus: Major blow to Spain as UK order quarantine
The travel industry responds with dismay to the announcement
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Poland withdraws from convention protecting women's rights
Poland announces it will withdraw from European convention protecting women's rights
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Spain seeing a surge in coronavirus infections
All nightclubs across Catalonia in north eastern Spain have been ordered to close
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Tensions between the US and China increase as Beijing orders consulate closure
China has ordered the US consulate in Chengdu to close amid escalating tensions
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China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu
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US cities react to President Trump’s decision to deploy federal security forces
The President wants to combat a ‘rampage of violence’
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President Trump sends federal agents to quell protests in cities
Portland protests continue, where the mayor was among those teargassed by federal agents.
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Chinese consulate in Houston ordered to close by US
Unidentified people were filmed burning paper in the consulate’s courtyards
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US orders Chinese consulate to close
The Trump administration has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston
