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Trump order targets Chinese internet giants TikTok, WeChat

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Several US agencies already bar employees from downloading TikTok on to their phones.

Lebanon's leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast

A military prosecutor announced 16 port staff had been detained over the blast.

BoE sees less severe UK downturn

The pound rallied on the update, which included news that the BoE held its main interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent.

Emergency aid lands in Lebanon as world offers support

Gulf states were among the first to respond, with Qatar sending mobile hospitals to ease pressure on Lebanon's medical system.

Brazil adrift as death toll reaches 100,000

Brazil adrift as virus toll approaches 100,000

It will be just the second country to cross that grim threshold, after the United States, where the death toll is now over 150,000.

Nearly half of inmates at Arizona Prison test positive for virus

Arizona, population 7.3 million, has reported more than 180,000 coronavirus cases.

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Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos heads for exile under corruption cloud

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Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew

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Former Pope Benedict XVI 'extremely frail': Report

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Brazil's first lady Michelle Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus

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Global virus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs

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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Foreign Minister Winston Peters said "New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong's criminal...

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