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Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: security official 09 Aug 2020 - 10:05 am
A view of damaged site is seen as search and rescue with rubble removal operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 08, 2020. Muhammet Fatih O?ra?
US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad 09 Aug 2020 - 09:48 am
A worker with a face shield checks products on the shelf of a grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing 09 Aug 2020 - 09:30 am
Doves fly during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the Nagasaki Peace Park on August 9, 2020.  AFP
Polls open in Belarus presidential vote 09 Aug 2020 - 09:24 am
A woman wearing a protective face mask stands inside a voting booth at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Lebanon PM Diab to call for early polls after deadly blast 08 Aug 2020 - 09:49 pm
A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)
Paris imposes face mask order for outdoor markets, River Seine strollers 08 Aug 2020 - 09:32 pm
Wearing a mask will be compulsory in parts of Paris and its wider region from August 10, 2020, to combat a rise in coronavirus infections in and around the French capital, the police said. (AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ / file photo)
Protesters take over Lebanon foreign ministry 08 Aug 2020 - 08:54 pm
Lebanese protesters enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut on August 8, 2020, after they stormed the ministry as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world. As security forces focused their a
Floods drive over 650,000 Somalis from their homes 08 Aug 2020 - 03:01 pm
A Somalian drives an auto-rickshaw (Tuk-Tuk) to carry his belongings and to travel through the city in Mogadishu, Somalia on August 05, 2020.  Lokman ?lhan - Anadolu
Unknown gunman kills 2 Lebanese in Iranian capital 08 Aug 2020 - 01:52 pm
Peninsula
At least 43 Syrians among people killed in Beirut blast: Al Mayadeen 08 Aug 2020 - 01:48 pm
A general view shows the damaged grain silo following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
At least seven dead in car bombing near Somalia stadium 08 Aug 2020 - 01:27 pm
An ambulance is seen near a blast site that rocked a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Local tours bring some relief to South Africa safari industry 08 Aug 2020 - 12:58 pm
Tourists take part in a guided Safari tour at the Dinokeng Game Reserve outside Pretoria, on August 7, 2020. (AFP / Michele Spatari)
France says Lebanon donor conference to take place Sunday 08 Aug 2020 - 12:39 pm
A view of damaged vehicles are seen after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 07, 2020. Cem Özdel - Anadolu
Syria doctors fear virus spreading faster than clinics can test 08 Aug 2020 - 11:38 am
A Syrian municipality worker disinfects a bus in the northern city of Aleppo on August 4, 2020. / AFP
Bulgaria anti-govt protesters restore Sofia blockades 08 Aug 2020 - 11:12 am
Bulgarian protesters take the streets during an anti-government protest against Prime minister Boyko Borisov and his government in Sofia, Bulgaria on August 7, 2020. Ihvan Radoykov - Anadolu
India ignored warnings on table top runways before fatal crash 08 Aug 2020 - 10:27 am
A man walks near the wreckage of an Air India Express jet at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala, on August 8, 2020.  AFP / Arunchandra BOSE
Belarus' leader faces toughest challenge yet in Sunday vote 08 Aug 2020 - 10:14 am
FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses the media after casting his vote during the parliamentary election in Minsk, Belarus November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
More than 60 still missing after Beirut mega-blast: ministry 08 Aug 2020 - 10:10 am
Search and rescue operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 07, 2020. Cem Özdel - Anadolu