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Annual Hajj pilgrimage scaled back due to coronavirus

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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Covid-19: US record surge in cases

The death toll has also started to rise there

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US reaches record numbers of Covid-19

The US has reached the world record total of 150 thousand deaths

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Covid-19: European travel uncertainty

As cases rise again in some parts of Europe, how can people travel safely?

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Australia's Covid-19 spike

There are over 80 outbreaks in care homes in the state of Victoria

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Hong Kong election controversy

Some candidates have been barred from forthcoming elections

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Hong Kong bars some election candidates

Local media say the Hong Kong government may announce a postponement to the elections

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US expert: coronavirus "extraordinarily widespread"

We get a vivid picture from an emergency room in Atlanta Georgia

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Coronavirus: Iran cover up revealed by whistleblower

´óÏó´«Ã½ Persian finds actual death rate is nearly triple what Iran's government has claimed

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´óÏó´«Ã½ investigation finds higher Covid death rates in Iran

Documents from whistle-blower suggest three times as many deaths as previously announced

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Peru enlists Venezuelan doctors to fight Covid

Peru has the second-highest rate of infection in the whole of South America, after Brazil

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Could India overtake the US and Brazil for Covid cases?

The WHO warns that coronavirus is circulating 'intensely' in India

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Covid-19: how can schools reopen safely?

A new study finds low transmission rates between students in Australia

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Lebanon in mourning after massive Beirut blast

Explosion in the port area of the city leaves at least 78 people dead

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Smoke still rising after Beirut blast

We speak to someone who lived through the civil war but never saw an explosion this large

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Lebanon Blast: scores killed and thousands injured

The government says blast was caused by explosives stored for years at the city's port

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06/08/2020 04:06 GMT

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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06/08/2020 05:06 GMT

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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06/08/2020 06:06 GMT

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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Anti-government protests in Beirut

Security forces have used tear gas to stop protesters attempting to storm Parliament

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Beirut blast: growing anger against government

Lebanon's government faces criticism for failing to act on warnings ahead of the blast

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Beirut blast investigation under scrutiny

There have been clashes with security forces at anti-government protests

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Hong Kong arrest pro-democracy tycoon

Jimmy Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces, under the new security law

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Hong Kong arrest pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai

His is being held under the controversial national security law

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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon, is arrested

Security officials raided his newsroom, arresting others

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What next for Lebanon after government resigns

The decision follows days of angry protests after Tuesday's massive explosion

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Reactions to Lebanese government's resignation

The President asked the Prime Minister to stay in power until a new government is formed

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Protests continue in Lebanon

The government resigned on Tuesday, the Prime Minister will stay on in caretaker role

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Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

She's the first black woman ever to be chosen to run for VP in a Presidential election

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History made as Kamala Harris chosen as Joe Biden's running mate

The senator is the first black woman ever to be chosen to run on a presidential ticket

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