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Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing with a plea to world leaders
The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.
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Donors pledge $398.7M in aid after Beirut blast but Lebanon corruption concerns persist
The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of how to ensure the hundreds of millions of dollars promised in international aid are not diverted in a country notorious for missing money, invisible infrastructure projects and its refusal to open the books.
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Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline amid high winds, rough seas
Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius have been working around the clock to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a tanker ran aground on a coral reef.
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Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on August 9
The U.S. has now recorded more than five million cases of COVID-19, with more than 162,000 deaths, since identifying its first confirmed case of the new respiratory illness in January.
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Belarus election panel says authoritarian leader Lukashenko on track for 6th term
Even before polling stations in Belarus had fully closed, the head of the country's election commission declared Sunday that fragmentary results showed authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko far ahead in his bid for a sixth consecutive term.
