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According to the latest reports, the death toll from the Beirut explosion crossed 100 with at least 4,000 injured in one of the deadliest incidents the region has ever seen. The Lebanese cabinet has ordered that “officials” involved in the Beirut port explosion be placed under house arrest “in the coming days,” the Lebanese Minister of Displaced People Ghada Shreim said without providing further details

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Vietnam reported 45 new COVID-19 cases in the city of Danang, making it the largest single-day increase in the country, Reuters reported Friday citing the health ministry. That brings the total number of cases in Vietnam to 509. There have been no deaths. The new cases were patients aged between 27 to 87 and are linked to three hospitals and two clinics in Danang, a central coastal city

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Bieber, in his second start of the season, struck out 13 in eight innings Thursday night as the Indians beat the Twins, 2-0, at Target Field. It’s hard to imagine Bieber being better than he was on July 24 when he set an opening night record for the Indians with 14 strikeouts in six scoreless innings against Kansas City, but he was.

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China’s ambassador to the U.K., Liu Xiaoming, said that London’s decision to reverse previously agreed upon plans to grant Huawei a leading role in their development of 5G was "seriously poisoning" the U.K.-China relationship, Sky News reported Thursday. U.S. security officials, largely led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have cited concerns regarding the Chinese government’s potential ability to demand access from the Huawei’s foreign networks

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Six months after the coronavirus was declared a global health emergency, China on Thursday said it has more than 18,000 people in quarantine amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.Meanwhile, in Japan the number of new COVID-19 cases topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began in February, albeit the Japanese government said it had no plan to declare a state of emergency.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said there is no timetable for when employees will return to the company's offices amid a continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S. Zuckerberg made his comments on a call with analysts about Facebook's second-quarter results, specifically criticizing the Trump Administration for its handling of the coronavirus.

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Los Angeles-based casual restaurant chain California Pizza Kitchen, better known simply as CPK, is now officially in chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of the ongoing economic downturn fueled by the global coronavirus pandemic. While today’s announcement, made at Wall Street Journal, Nation’s Restaurant News, and elsewhere, does not mean that the company is closing its more than 250 locations permanently, though it does put the popular chain in direstraights.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are living separate lives as their future hangs in the balance, sources reveal. West, 43, now lives full time at his $14 million Wyoming ranch, which is best for his “creativity”, we’re told, while Kardashian is based in LA with their four kids and her family.

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Google’s Fitbit deal will undergo a full investigation from the European Union. Reuters reports that the EU will announce a full-scale investigation into the Google/Fitbit deal next week. In a statement reiterating its previous comments, a Google spokesperson said that the deal is about the devices, not the data, and how Fitbit will help Google better compete in the wearable space.

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Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show. Cain, 74, was hospitalized earlier this month after contracting coronavirus

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US President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results. He floated a delay until people could "properly, securely and safely" vote. There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long railed against mail-in voting which he has said would be susceptible to fraud

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US GDP dropped 32.9% in the second quarter, the worst ever posted in the Q2. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a drop of 34.7% but still, it was the worst drop ever, with the closest previously coming in mid-1921. The report comes amid a recession that began in February and pulled first-quarter growth down 5%. On a quarterly basis, the Q2 decline was 1.8%

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Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company’s App Store commission structure in his sworn testimony before the House Antitrust Subcommittee on Wednesday. He claimed the majority of the apps pay no commission at all, with others paying either 15 or 30 percent, based on the specifics of their particular situation

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According to the latest media reports, South Korea and China are set to hold bilateral talks on the economy later this week. The talks will be held on Saturday in Qingdao, eastern China, where deputy ministers of the two sides will hold annual economic cooperation talks, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said. The meeting comes amid escalating China-US trade and security tensions

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The total number of COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 17 million. At least 667,000 deaths have been confirmed from coronavirus, making it one of the worst pandemics the world has ever seen. The economic toll from the pandemic has hit countries around the world as governments implement large-scale lockdowns and border controls to contain the transmission of the virus

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Hong Kong is on the verge of a large-scale coronavirus outbreak that may overload its health-care facilities and cost lives, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday as new social distancing measures took effect. Lam said there has been an “upsurge” in local infections, and there are “many with yet unknown sources.” Confirmed cases in Hong Kong soared in July, with a new daily high of 145 reported this week

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Europe suffered a lot from coronavirus in the past few months but managed to get things under control recently. After getting the virus under control, a spike in numbers off-late causing worries for the European Health authorities. Young people could be driving spikes in coronavirus cases across Europe, the World Health Organization warns

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China’s gaming and social media giant Tencent is now more valuable than Facebook, Tencent’s market capitalization has surpassed Facebook’s following a huge rally in the Chinese firm’s shares this year. The total value of publicly traded shares of the Chinese gaming and social media giant that owns WeChat stood at $664.50 billion at around 3:07 p.m. Singapore time. Meanwhile, Facebook’s market cap totaled $656.15 billion as of Tuesday’s close

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The total number of coronavirus cases in India jumped above 1.5 million on Tuesday with the last 0.5 million cases reported in just 12 days. India reported more than 49,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, second-highest ever reported after Sunday’s tally of 50,000 COVID-19 cases according to the numbers released by the Union Health Ministry.

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Apple became the fastest-growing smartphone maker in China in the second quarter. The cheaper iPhone SE and the popularity of the iPhone 11 series, along with deep discounts, helped Apple get a boost. The sell-through volume for iPhones in China was 7.4 million units in the April to June quarter, a 32% growth year-on-year, according to Counterpoint Research. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, iPhone sales jumped 225%

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According to a statement released by China’s National Health Commission, the country reported 64 locally transmitted coronavirus cases, out of them, 57 were reported in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. The number marks the biggest one-day rise in China since March. In the past two weeks, 280 cases have been confirmed nationwide. The latest outbreak raised concerns about a second wave in the country.

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The same team that identified the handful of bacteria responsible for human body odor has now gone a step further and pinpointed the enzyme operating within those organisms. "This is a key advancement in understanding how body odour works, and will enable the development of targeted inhibitors that stop BO production at source without disrupting the armpit microbiome," said University of York researcher Dr. Michelle Rudden, in a release.

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A horde of SpaceX Starlink satellites obscured the view of the comet nicknamed NEOWISE, ruining an otherwise awesome photo of the comet. The satellites reflect light back to Earth, making it difficult for astronomers using high-powered telescopes or cameras to capture clean images of space. Unfortunately, we also see the reflections of countless SpaceX Starlink satellites that happened to be cruising by at the worst possible moment.

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The former defensive tackle, who was with the 49ers for seven years, was found guilty by a jury on charges of rape by force using a firearm, oral copulation by force, and false imprisonment, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office . Sawyer said that it's a "very difficult time" for his client and family, but Stubblefield is "resilient."

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New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China's new national security law for the territory. New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said China had "eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the 'one country, two systems' framework that underpins Hong Kong's unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community".

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