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TOPSHOT - A Lebanese protester hurls rocks at security forces across a burning barrier amid clashes in downtown Beirut on August 11, 2020, following a huge explosion that devastated large parts of the capital. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)

Beirut blast adds new wounds to old scars

BEIRUT: A Lebanese protester hurls rocks at security forces across a burning barrier amid clashes in downtown Beirut. - AFP BEIRUT: Tanya can't be alone in a room. Carla, for days, thought a war was starting. Survivors of Beirut's August 4 blast are still in shock over a disaster that disfigured their city. The earth-shaking explosion killed 171 people and wounded more than 6,000, a sickening blow to a country already in crisis. Almost every...

(FILES) This file photo taken in winter 2000 shows the Russian nuclear powered Kursk submarine (L) at its base in Vidyayevo. - On August 12, 2000, the accidental explosion of a torpedo caused the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk, flagship of the Russian Navy. (Photo by - / ITAR-TASS / AFP)

The Kursk: Russia deep-sea drama

VIDYAYEVO: This file photo shows the Russian nuclear powered Kursk submarine (left) at its base in Vidyayevo. - AFP PARIS: On August 12, 2000, the Kursk nuclear submarine, pride of Russia's Northern Fleet, sank after a torpedo exploded, and the fate of its 118 crew captivated the nation until the tragic conclusion nine days later. Here is a look back at the events 20 years ago in what remains the Russian navy's worst-ever disaster.Submarine...

TOPSHOT - A park beside the Han river is flooded following heavy rainfall in Seoul on August 11, 2020. - South Korea's monsoon season, which begun on June 24, tied the previous record of 49 days set in 2013, the Korea Meteorological Administration said, but will likely set a fresh record with more downpours expected until mid August. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Defectors say investigations threaten North Korean 'Underground Railroad'

SEOUL: A park beside the Han river is flooded following heavy rainfall in Seoul on August 11, 2020. - AFP SEOUL: A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks defectors have long used to start new lives, activist groups say. South Korea's Unification Ministry said last month it will "inspect" 25 defector-run NGOs, citing their...

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Three killed in Bangalore over Facebook post

BANGALORE: Policemen stand next to burnt police vehicles along a street yesterday after violence broke out overnight in the Devara Jevana Halli area following a derogatory Facebook post. - AFP BANGALORE: At least three people died in clashes with police in the Indian city of Bangalore overnight after a Facebook post offensive to Muslims sparked protests in which a police station was attacked, and a politician's house and vehicles were torched....

Smoke rises from an illegal fire in Amazon rainforest reserve, north of Sinop in Mato Grosso state, on August 11, 2020. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

Amazon fires 'a lie': Brazil's Bolsonaro

MATO GROSSO, Brazil: Smoke rises from an illegal fire in Amazon rainforest reserve, north of Sinop in Mato Grosso state, on August 11, 2020. - AFP RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said it is a "lie" that fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government showing the number of blazes is rising. The far-right leader has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising...

TOPSHOT - Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai (C) pushes through a media pack to get to a waiting vehicle after being released on bail from the Mong Kok police station in the early morning in Hong Kong on August 12, 2020, after the Apple Daily founder was arrested under the new national security law. - Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on bail on August 12, over a day after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent. When Lai left a police station he was swarmed by dozens of cheering supporters, some of whom waved copies of his Apple Daily in a show of support. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)

Arrested Hong Kong media tycoon urges staff to 'fight on'

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai (center) pushes through a media pack to get to a waiting vehicle after being released on bail from the Mong Kok police station in the early morning yesterday. - AFP HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai yesterday told his reporters to "fight on" following his dramatic arrest, as China widens its crackdown against critics in the semi-autonomous business hub. The clampdown...

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Spanish actor Antonio Banderas says tested positive for coronavirus

In this file photo Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas smiles during the presentation of the musical "A Chorus Line" in Malaga.—AFP Spanish actor Antonio Banderas announced on his 60th birthday Monday that he was in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus but was feeling "relatively well". "I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine after having tested positive for the COVID-19 disease," Banderas, known for...

Ahmed Amarneh, stands by a tap at the kitchen of his home which he built in cave, in the village of Farasin, west of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank on August 4, 2020. - Amarneh, a 30 year old civil engineer, lives with his family in the northern West Bank village of Farasin, where Israel insists it must approve any new residential construction and can tear down homes built without permits. His home is not the first Palestinian residence in the occupied West Bank to receive a demolition notice from Israel. But it may be the first home built inside a cave the Jewish state has threatened to destroy. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinian family in cave home faces Israeli eviction

Ahmed Amarneh, stands by a tap at the kitchen of his home which he built in cave, in the village of Farasin, west of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank.—AFP photos Ahmed Amarneh's home, with a wooden door opening onto cushion-lined rooms, is not the first Palestinian residence in the occupied West Bank to receive a demolition notice from Israel. But it may be the first built inside a cave which the Jewish state has threatened to...

Manchester United's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic (C) heads the ball during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final football match between Manchester United and FC Copenhagen at the RheinEnergieStadion, in Cologne, western Germany, on August 10, 2020. (Photo by WOLFGANG RATTAY / POOL / AFP)

Fernandes penalty sends Man Utd into semis

COLOGNE: Manchester United's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic (C) heads the ball during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final football match between Manchester United and FC Copenhagen at the Rhein Energie Stadion, in Cologne, western Germany. - AFP COLOGNE: Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty in extra time as Manchester United scraped past FC Copenhagen 1-0 on Monday in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, reshaped into an eight-team straight...

ORLANDO, FL - AUGUST 10: Danny Green #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Torrey Craig #3 of the Denver Nuggets as part of the NBA Restart 2020 on August 10, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

Kuzma's last-second three-pointer lifts Lakers past Denver Nuggets

ORLANDO: Danny Green #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against Torrey Craig #3 of the Denver Nuggets as part of the NBA Restart 2020 at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. – AFP ORLANDO: Kyle Kuzma's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-121 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night near Orlando. LeBron James had 29 points and 12 assists for the Lakers, who...

ANAHEIM, CA - AUGUST 10: Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics looks on as Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a home run against the Oakland Athletics in the eighth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 10, 2020 in Anaheim, California. John McCoy/Getty Images/AFP

Trout, Angels end Athletics' win streak, McCullers pitches Astros past Giants

ANAHEIM: Sean Murphy #12 of the Oakland Athletics looks on as Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a home run against the Oakland Athletics in the eighth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. - AFP ANAHEIM: Mike Trout homered twice, singled twice and led the Los Angeles Angels to a 10-9 comeback victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif. Trout's second homer and seventh of the season came...

Sudanese farmers snack on peanuts harvested on a farm in Ardashiva village in Sudan's east-central al-Jazirah state, 70 km south of the capital, on August 8, 2020. - Sudan was once so famous for its produce of peanuts some called the tasty seed snack 'sudani' in Arabic -- but a government export ban has left traders reeling. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

Sudan's peanut export ban hits traders

KHARTOUM: Sudanese farmers snack on peanuts harvested on a farm in Ardashiva village in Sudan's east-central al-Jazirah state, 70 km south of the capital. Sudan was once so famous for its produce of peanuts some called the tasty seed snack 'sudani' in Arabic-but a government export ban has left traders reeling. - AFP KHARTOUM: Sudan has been a top producer of peanuts for so long that the nutritious variety is called the "Sudani"-but a government...

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