Foreign Affairs

September 6, 2020
Beirut search effort sparked by dog stops, no survivor found

A search operation of a building that collapsed during last month's deadly blast in Beirut stopped on Sunday after rescue workers said they did not find any survivors. The operation...

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September 6, 2020
Beirut search effort sparked by dog stops, no survivor found

A search operation of a building that collapsed during last month's deadly blast in Beirut stopped on Sunday after rescue workers said they did not find any survivors. The operation...

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September 6, 2020
Berlusconi responding to virus drugs but in “delicate” phase

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is responding “optimally” to COVID-19 treatment but is the most vulnerable type of patient and is in “the most delicate phase” of the virus, his...

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September 6, 2020
Chinese group plans to recover WWII American plane from lake

A Chinese group plans to try to recover a fighter plane from the legendary Flying Tigers group of American pilots that crashed in a lake during World War II. The...

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September 6, 2020
Typhoon unleashes rain, strong winds in southern Japan

The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it...

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September 6, 2020
Germany: 800 mourn death of 5 kids allegedly killed by mom

More than 800 people came together for a memorial for the five children who were allegedly killed by their mother at their home in the western city of Solingen, the...

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September 6, 2020
Germany: 800 mourn death of 5 kids allegedly killed by mom

More than 800 people came together for a memorial for the five children who were allegedly killed by their mother at their home in the western city of Solingen, the...

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September 6, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest 90 at protests over election delay

At least 90 people were arrested Sunday at protests against the government's decision to postpone elections for Hong Kong's legislature, police and a news report said. The elections were to...

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September 6, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest 90 at protests over election delay

At least 90 people were arrested Sunday at protests against the government's decision to postpone elections for Hong Kong's legislature, police and a news report said. The elections were to...

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September 6, 2020
Pope: Gossiping is “plague worse than COVID”

Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a “plague worse than COVID” that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. Francis strayed from his prepared text to double down on...

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September 6, 2020
Pope: Gossiping is “plague worse than COVID”

Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a “plague worse than COVID” that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. Francis strayed from his prepared text to double down on...

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September 6, 2020
Pope: Gossiping is “plague worse than COVID”

Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a “plague worse than COVID” that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. Francis strayed from his prepared text to double down on...

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September 6, 2020
1 killed, 7 hurt in late-night stabbings in UK’s Birmingham

A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. Police said they were...

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September 6, 2020
Experts warn China-India standoff risks unintentional war

As a monthslong military standoff between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries — which already have engaged in their bloodiest clash...

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September 6, 2020
U.K. says airport tests ‘no silver bullet’ for COVID-19 quarantine

Boris Johnson's government said quarantine regulations must stay in place until it's safe to ease them, as it indicated that the U.K. isn't close to rolling out a system of...

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September 6, 2020
U.K. warns EU talks this week are ‘moment of reckoning’ for deal

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said a trade deal with the European Union is "there for the taking," but warned the British government won't accept the bloc's positions on fisheries...

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September 6, 2020
Tens of thousands of protesters turn out in Belarus despite warnings

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered throughout Belarus on Sunday to call for longtime President Alexander Lukashenko to step down, despite security services warning that they would crack down on...

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September 6, 2020
Tens of thousands of protesters turn out in Belarus despite warnings

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered throughout Belarus on Sunday to call for longtime President Alexander Lukashenko to step down, despite security services warning that they would crack down on...

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September 6, 2020
One dead, seven injured after attacks in Birmingham, say police

One man was killed and seven others were injured, two of them seriously, after a stabbing attack early on Sunday in the central English city of Birmingham, police said. A...

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September 6, 2020
Japan’s LDP may call snap election after leader chosen, says official

Japan may be ready for a snap election after the ruling party picks a new leader later this month and a new prime minister is appointed, an official for the...

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September 6, 2020
U.K. demands probe into ‘pure gangsterism’ poisoning of Navalny

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Russia has a "case to answer" over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny given its "track record," and called for the Kremlin's cooperation...

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September 5, 2020
During pandemic, Brazilian horror park reopens as drive-thru

A large Ferris wheel with red lights illuminates a gloomy path at a horror theme amusement park in Brazil. A line of cars carrying spectators moves slowly as actors dressed...

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September 5, 2020
Charlie Hebdo, market attacks turned widow into fugitive

The fugitive widow of the Islamic State killer who plotted attacks against the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and a kosher market calls home to France once a year to catch...

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September 5, 2020
Slow music: Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ piece

Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening Saturday at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an...

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September 5, 2020
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ okayed to quit zoo for new life

An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal...

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September 5, 2020
As Africa’s COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test

The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. Some evangelical Christian leaders...

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September 5, 2020
Pope set to travel for first time since pandemic began

Pope Francis is preparing to visit Assisi next month, on his first trip outside Rome since Italy was put in a strict coronavirus lockdown in early March. On Oct. 3,...

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September 5, 2020
Pope set to travel for first time since pandemic began

Pope Francis is preparing to visit Assisi next month, on his first trip outside Rome since Italy was put in a strict coronavirus lockdown in early March. On Oct. 3,...

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September 5, 2020
Bangladesh mosque blast kills at least 20, gravely injures many others

The death toll from a suspected gas explosion and fire at a mosque outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has risen to 20, police and doctors said on Saturday. The explosion...

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September 5, 2020
Merkel’s Russian pipeline dilemma laid bare by poisoning uproar

The furor over the poisoning of a top Russian dissident has put Angela Merkel's controversial backing of a Baltic Sea pipeline in the spotlight, as patience with Vladimir Putin's government...

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September 5, 2020
Mexican drug boss ‘El Chapo’ appeals life sentence

Former Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has appealed the life sentence he was given by a U.S. court last year, following his conviction for decades of smuggling narcotics...

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September 5, 2020
India’s COVID-19 infections surge past 4-million mark

The novel coronavirus is spreading faster in India than anywhere across the world, with 1 million new COVID-19 cases reported in the past two weeks, taking the total well past...

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September 5, 2020
Powerful Typhoon Haishen threatening southern Japan

TOKYO – Powerful Typhoon Haishen was approaching southern Japanese islands on Sunday, already disrupting hundreds of flights and train services. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of fierce winds, torrential rains,...

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September 5, 2020
Spanish doctors hope beach trips can help ICU virus patients

After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines in a hospital's intensive care unit, Francisco Espana took a moment to fill his ailing lungs with fresh...

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September 5, 2020
Brazil leader rapped for stirring doubt on COVID-19 vaccine

Critics of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are again speaking out against the leader's stance on the coronavirus pandemic, this time rejecting his view that vaccination for the virus shouldn't be...

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September 5, 2020
Brazil leader rapped for stirring doubt on COVID-19 vaccine

Critics of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are again speaking out against the leader's stance on the coronavirus pandemic, this time rejecting his view that vaccination for the virus shouldn't be...

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September 4, 2020
Greta documentary a fuller portrait of climate activist

A documentary on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, making its premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival, is seeking to remind a world consumed with the coronavirus crisis that the...

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September 4, 2020
IAEA: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched uranium

Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites...

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September 4, 2020
COVID-19, une cause de stigmatisation, fait des ravages dans la communauté haïtienne

Pour lire l'anglais, Para leer esta historia en español Fritzner Fabre, un aide-soignant qui s'occupait de patients atteints de coronavirus, a passé ses derniers jours enfermé dans un petit appartement...

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September 4, 2020
Macron decries ‘Islamic separatism,’ defends blasphemy

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Friday what he called “Islamic separatism” in his country and those who seek French citizenship without accepting France's “right to commit blasphemy.” Macron defended satirical...

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