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Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 100

Published On: August 5, 2020 03:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT, Aug 5: Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble on Wednesday looking for survivors after a massive warehouse explosion sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000.

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000, one person dies every 15 seconds on average

Published On: August 5, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Aug 5: The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities.

Trump says coronavirus under control, 'It is what it is'

Published On: August 5, 2020 09:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 5: President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where at least 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

Published On: August 5, 2020 07:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIRUT, Aug 5: A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

Pakistan unveils new political map that includes parts of India; New Delhi calls it an 'exercise in political absurdity'

Published On: August 4, 2020 09:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Pakistan on Tuesday unveiled a new political map that shows Jammu and Kashmir and Junagadh in Gujarat, India as its territories.

UN chief says 1 billion students affected by virus closures

Published On: August 4, 2020 03:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history, with schools closed in more than 160 countries in mid-July, affecting over 1 billion students.

Hindus in India set to build temple at razed mosque site

Published On: August 4, 2020 10:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LUCKNOW, India, Aug 4: As Hindus prepare to celebrate the groundbreaking of a long-awaited temple at a disputed ground in northern India, Muslims say they have no firm plans yet to build a new mosque at an alternative site they were granted to replace the one torn down by Hindu hard-liners decades ago.

Heavy rains in South Korea displace more than 1,000 people, 13 dead

Published On: August 4, 2020 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Aug 4: Days of heavy rain caused floods in South Korea that have forced more than 1,000 people from their homes, killing at least 13 with another 13 missing, authorities said on Tuesday.

North Korea has 'probably' developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles - U.N. report

Published On: August 4, 2020 09:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4: North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has “probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles,” according to a confidential U.N. report.

Former king Juan Carlos decides to leave Spain amid corruption allegations

Published On: August 4, 2020 08:02 AM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, Aug 4: Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption allegations surfaced against him.