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Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

Published On: August 7, 2020 11:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 7: President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.

Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in Sri Lanka’s election

Published On: August 7, 2020 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 7: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, according to results released Friday.

Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more

Published On: August 7, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7: Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent’s 1.3 billion people.

Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing

Published On: August 6, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT: Aug 6: Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened Beirut port and devastated the city.

Sri Lanka counts votes from parliament election

Published On: August 6, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

COLOMBO, Aug 6: Sri Lanka on Thursday began counting votes for a parliament election which President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party is widely expected to win, cementing his grip on power.

Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135

Published On: August 6, 2020 11:48 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT, Aug 6: Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people on Wednesday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135.

Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony

Published On: August 6, 2020 07:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Aug 6: Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the novel coronavirus and the mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.