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A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, damaging buildings and offices around the city. The source of the explosion was a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported.     A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut on August […]

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (right) and his Somaliland counterpart Yasin Hagi Mohamoud (MOFA/CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Chinese delegation is reportedly arriving in Somaliland, a self-governing territory in East Africa, following rumors that the Somaliland government is considering formally recognizing Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry delegation, dispatched from Beijing, will arrive in […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A UN report says North Korea is continuing its nuclear and missile development programs with funds obtained illicitly by carrying out ship-to-ship transfers of goods in violation of UN sanctions. – Other Media news – NHK obtained the report compiled by a UN panel of experts. The panel assessed how far UN […]

Back-to-school supplies are displayed at a Target store on Aug. 03, 2020, in San Rafael, California. (Getty Images/AFP Photo)  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be “a top priority.” […]

President Donald Trump has set a deadline of September 15 for TikTok’s US unit to be sold to an American company, threatening to shut it down otherwise. He also demanded a substantial cut for the US government from the sale of the popular Chinese-owned video app. “I think a deal is going to be made, […]

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (C) touches fists with a lab technician at a new Fire Eye laboratory in Nis, southeastern Serbia, on July 30, 2020. The new Fire Eye laboratory for detection of COVID-19 opened in Nis on Thursday, becoming the country’s second after the first in Belgrade. [Photo/Xinhua] As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads […]

London could be cut off from the rest of the UK beyond the M25 motorway Boris Johnson is considering ‘sealing off London’ if there is a local spike in coronavirus cases, it has been claimed. The plan could see the M25 being used as a border point in the event of a second wave or […]

A French family takes a selfie in front of the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens on July 31, 2020. (AP) Mexico, Spain, Italy, China and Australia are the most vulnerable from the coronavirus pandemic hurting their tourism industries, according to new analysis based on information from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). Coronavirus has hit tourism worldwide, […]

Jalalabad [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): The fight between Afghan forces and terrorists in Nangarhar prison in Jalalabad, which claimed at least 29 lives, has ended after almost 18 hours, reported TOLO news on Monday. “Attack on Nangarhar prison has ended,” Fawad Aman, a spokesman for Defense Ministry, was quoted as saying. He further said the […]

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 30, 2020. (Reuters Photo)  The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that while there were strong hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for the coronavirus that has infected millions around the […]