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At least 20 killed in Lebanon fuel truck blast

Incident comes a day after army seizes thousands of litres of gasoline, diesel stockpiled by distributors

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Biden boosts US deployment to Afghanistan, warns Taliban

Approximately 5,000 troops to be sent to evacuate civilians

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Over 300 killed in Haiti quake, death toll set to climb

7.2-magnitude jolt leaves thousands hurt, overwhelming country’s already-struggling hospitals

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US issues terrorism threat advisory ahead of 9/11 anniversary

Homeland Security Dept says Americans face ‘heightened threat environment’ as terror attacks history closes in

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Taliban closes in on Kabul, seizes weapons while US withdraws

Afghan forces show little appetite for fight; experts say arms hauls give insurgents massive boost

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1.4 mil told to evacuate as heavy rain triggers havoc in Japan

Floods, landslides leave at least 1 dead, 2 missing

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Canada mandates Covid-19 jabs for govt workers

Deadline for inoculation of some 300,000 public servants to be announced in coming weeks

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Australia clamps down on ‘most concerning day of pandemic’

Sydney enters eighth week of lockdown as daily Covid-19 cases hit record 466

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84-year-old man is Singapore’s 44th virus death

Victim is republic’s 7th Covid-19 fatality this month

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3-year-old among dead in UK’s worst shooting in a decade

22-year-old gunman kills 5, including his mother, and takes own life

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Canada to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees as Taliban advances

They include women leaders, govt workers, human rights defenders, journos, persecuted minorities

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China rejects need for further Covid-19 origins probe

Beijing claims all issues resolved in previous investigation, says lab-leak theory politically motivated

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21 dead as torrential rainfall batters central China

Heavy downpour causes power cuts and landslides, destroying hundreds of homes