50M masks in UK unusable over safety concerns
LONDON — The British government says it won’t be using 50 million face masks it bought during a scramble to secure protective equipment for...
Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans
WASHINGTON – At the last minute, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, are searching for places to impressively yet safely accept...
Beirut monster blast leaves over 100 dead
BEIRUT – Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut yesterday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighborhoods, killing more than...
44 test positive on Norwegian cruise ship
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The number of people on a Norwegian cruise ship who have tested positive for the coronavirus has reached 44, authorities said.
Following...
Egypt withdraws from latest Nile dam talks
EGYPT has withdrawn from the renewed talks on the future of a giant hydropower project on the Nile River being built by Ethiopia.
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World offers support, condolences to Lebanon after devastating blasts
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Close allies and traditional adversaries of Lebanon paid tribute on Tuesday to the victims of massive, deadly twin blasts in Beirut, as...
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a...
Curfew up in parts of Kashmir ahead of revocation anniv
SRINAGAR, India – Authorities clamped a curfew in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, a day ahead of the first anniversary of India’s...
Vehicle malfunction sparked Southern California wildfire
BANNING, Calif. – A wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles that has forced thousands of people from their homes was sparked by a...
Thailand’s PM urges student rallyists ‘not to create chaos’
BANGKOK – Thailand’s prime minister on Tuesday asked increasingly bold student-led protesters “not to create chaos” after some broke longstanding taboos by openly calling...