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Beirut blast: leaders 'warned of port danger in July'

Lebanese security officials reportedly warned the Prime Minister and President in July that 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded.

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Trump vows to sue Nevada to block mail ballots

Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that voting by mail will lead to rampant...

Trump vows to sue Nevada to block mail ballots

President Donald Trump has vowed to sue Nevada after the state's Democratic lawmakers passed a bill to send mail-in ballots to every voter ahead of November's presidential election in light of the...

Former king leaves Spain amid corruption claims

Juan Carlos came to the throne in 1975 after the death of General Francisco Franco and was widely...

Former king leaves Spain amid corruption claims

Spain's former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption allegations surfaced against him.

Architect of N Ireland's peace accord dies

John Hume, the Roman Catholic architect of Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace agreement who won the Nobel Peace Prize has died, aged 83.

Cambodia hopes to be landmine-free by 2025

To date, just under half of the contaminated land has been cleared of mines. Photo: Getty Images

Cambodia hopes to be landmine-free by 2025

A 30-year civil war left Cambodia among the most heavily mined nations on earth but the aim is for the nation to be landmine-free by 2025.

Branson plans space trip in 2021

Billionaire Richard Branson will fly into space on a Virgin Galactic rocketship early next year, the space tourism company he founded says.

Growing calls to scrap 'racist' names for Aussie landmarks

The King Leopold Ranges, a mountain chain in Western Australia, has been renamed Wunaamin...

Growing calls to scrap 'racist' names for Aussie landmarks

Like many indigenous Australians, Pat Dudgeon grew up in the shadow of a mountain range that made her feel inferior and "conquered" on her own traditional lands.

New bridge highlights how Italy can rebound

Engineers perform safety tests on the new bridge in July. Photo: Reuters

New bridge highlights how Italy can rebound

Just two years after part the Genoa's Morandi bridge collapsed killing 43 people, a new structure is opening in its place- an achievement in stark contrast to stalled infrastructure projects elsewhere.

Victoria eyes workers permit

Members of the Australian Defence Force patrol Melbourne streets on Monday. Photo: Getty Images

Victoria eyes workers permit for Covid

Premier Daniel Andrews has hinted at a permit system to identify essential workers, with the number of Victorian businesses allowed open to shrink further.

First crewed mission from US in nine years ends in success

A capsule with Nasa astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley is lifted out of water in the...

First crewed mission from US in nine years ends in success

A pair of US astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon have splashed down in a capsule in the Gulf of Mexico.

Vic records 429 Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths

Victoria has recorded 429 new cases of coronavirus and 13 more deaths, as the state begins its six-week hard lockdown.

What NZ can learn from Melbourne's Covid-19 lockdown

Professor Tony Blakely. Photo: Supplied/University of Otago

What NZ can learn from Melbourne's Covid-19 lockdown

A Melbourne-based Otago University epidemiologist says the increased restrictions that came into force last night were "overdue", with the state of Victoria trying to control a second wave of Covid...

Covid-19: Victoria adopts NZ-style lockdown

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Photo: Getty Images

Covid-19: Victoria adopts NZ-style lockdown

Five million Melbourne residents have awoken under New Zealand-style 'stage four' Covid-19 restrictions that have been endorsed by the federal government.

Covid-19: new US phase 'extraordinarily widespread'

Covid-19 has infected 4.6 million people in the US and killed more than 155,000 Americans to date...

Covid-19: new US phase 'extraordinarily widespread'

The United States is in a new phase of the novel Covid-19 outbreak with infections "extraordinarily widespread" in rural areas as well as cities, White House coronavirus experts say.

650 cases as Victoria braces for new lockdown

A resident from an aged care facility is taken to hospital in Melbourne. Photo: Getty

650 cases as Victoria braces for new lockdown

There are hundreds of new Covid cases in Victoria, sources say, as the state looks set to introduce tougher new lockdown measures within days.

Thousands march in Germany against Covid curbs

Protesters gathered near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Photo: Reuters

Thousands march in Germany against Covid curbs

Thousands have marched in Berlin to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violate people's rights and freedoms.

Russia plans mass Covid vaccination

A scientist at work on developing a coronavirus vaccine at a BIOCAD laboratory in Saint...

Russia plans mass Covid vaccination for October

Russia's health minister is preparing a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus for October, after a vaccine completed clinical trials.

Australia's virus toll passes 200

A woman in a face mask in central Melbourne. Photo: Getty

Australia's virus toll passes 200

Australia's Covid-19 toll has risen to 201 with three deaths in Victoria and one in New South Wales, as health officials weigh up whether stay-at-home orders in place across Melbourne and the...

Mexico's Covid death toll tops Britain's

Cemetery workers dig new graves at the Xico cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City. Photo: Reuters

Mexico's Covid death toll tops Britain's

Mexico has surpassed Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll, as the pandemic reaches new milestones in Latin America.

Longer lockdown looms for Victoria

A Protective Services Officer patrols Flinders Street Station in Melbourne after it became the...

Longer lockdown looms for Victoria

Victoria's coronavirus lockdowns could be extended if daily case numbers remain stubbornly high, the premier has warned.

Lockdown tightened in Northern England

The United Kingdom's Health Secretary says the Covid-19 lockdown in parts of Northern England will be tightened, owing to an increasing rate of transmission in these areas.

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