BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Prime Minister announced on Monday his resignation from the government, saying that an enormous explosion that destroyed Beirut and caused public disgrace was the result of endemic corruption. The August 4 detonation at a port of what authorities said was more than 2,000 tons of …
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(Reuters) – The number of new COVID-19 cases among children in the United States has increased 40% in the last two weeks of July, according to a report released just weeks before tens of millions of American students are scheduled to start the new school year. PHILO PHOTO: A child …
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US President Donald Trump speaks at a pandemic briefing on coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at the White House in Washington, USA, August 10, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was interested in a “calmer atmosphere” to host a Group of …
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PHOTO PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the Lujiazui financial district on the opening day of the National People’s Congress (NPC), in Pudong, Shanghai, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that companies from China …
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PHOTO PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the Lujiazui financial district on the opening day of the National People’s Congress (NPC), in Pudong, Shanghai, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS / Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday that companies from China …
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