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France's Macron to co-host Lebanon donor conference on Sunday, officials say
French President Emmanuel Macron will host a donor conference for Lebanon via videolink on Sunday, his office said, as countries mobilise to help rebuild Beirut after this week's massive blast.
Beijing's Hong Kong office says U.S. sanctions 'clowning actions' as tensions escalate
Beijing's top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on senior Hong Kong and Chinese officials were "clowning actions" that would not frighten or intimidate Chinese people.
Protesters try to block detention of Polish LGBT activist
Hundreds of protesters surrounded a police van on Friday in central Warsaw to try to block it from driving away after officers detained an activist who hung LGBT flags on statues in the city last week.
Fauci warns COVID-19 vaccine may be only partially effective, public health measures still needed
An approved coronavirus vaccine could end up being effective only 5060% of the time, meaning public health measures will still be needed to keep the pandemic under control, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, said on Friday.
U.S. counterspy chief warns Russia, China, Iran trying to meddle in 2020 election
The top U.S. counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia, China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, with Russia already trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Trump vows to suspend U.S. payroll tax after coronavirus aid talks with Congress break down
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to unilaterally suspend payroll taxes and extend expired coronavirus unemployment benefits after negotiations with congressional Democrats on a broad pandemic aid package collapsed on Friday.
Mexico sets up justice commission for Yaqui Indians
The Mexican government on Friday set up a Justice Commission for the Yaqui People, looking to solve the land, water and infrastructure problems of what President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador calls Mexicos most persecuted Indigenous group.
All New York schools meet state standard to open for in-person classes, Governor Cuomo says
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said that all school districts in his state, once the epicenter of the nation's COVID19 crisis, could open for inperson learning in the fall based on their current low infection rates of the virus.
Virus resistant: World's Longest Yard Sale still lines roads
For decades, thousands of vendors have fanned out along roadsides from Alabama to Michigan each summer to haggle over the prices of old CocaCola bottles, clothes, toys, knives and more at The World's Longest Yard Sale.
Iran indifferent to Trump envoy's quitting amid embargo push
Iran's foreign ministry on Friday expressed indifference to the change in the Trump administrations top envoy for Iran, alleging that the new U.S. official in the post would be no different from his predecessor.
27 dead after migrant boat capsizes off West African coast
At least 27 people died when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the West African coast between Mauritania and Western Sahara, United Nations agencies said Friday.
Power outage leaves several blocks in the dark in Manhattan
A power outage cast darkness across dozens of blocks in New York City early Friday, as many people in the city were still without electricity in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.
India surges past 2 million coronavirus cases, angry health workers launch a strike
India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million, as government struggled to contain the spread amid striking health workers.
North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to provide food and shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in floods, the KCNA state news agency reported on Friday.
US Delivers First Batch Of Supplies to Blast-devastated Beirut
The explosion left at least 149 dead and 5,000 injured, and hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
New Zealand sailing stars Burling, Tuke, to lead SailGP team
Defending Americas Cup champions and Olympic gold medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have launched a New Zealand team in the SailGP global league.