Lebanon information minister quits in first govt resignation over blast

Aug 10,2020
Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday quit in the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of the capital.
11 from one family drown in Panama flood
Aug 10
Eleven people from one family were killed during a flood in Panama on Sunday, according to the country's civil protection authorities.
New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without virus transmission
Aug 09

Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
Aug 09

Lebanon ambassador to Jordan resigns over govt 'negligence'
Aug 07
Lebanon's ambassador to Jordan Thursday announced her resignation, following a cataclysmic blast that ravaged central Beirut, saying 'total negligence' by the country's  authorities signalled the need for a leadership change.
EU releases 33 mn euros emergency aid for Beirut blast
Aug 07
The European Union announced Thursday that it had released 33 million euros to finance emergency aid for Lebanon and mobilised material resources, including an Italian hospital ship, to help relief efforts in Beirut after this week's devastating explosions. 
Massive landslide hits India's Kerala, several feared trapped
Aug 07
A massive landslide on Friday hit India's southern state of Kerala, trapping several tea estate workers, local media reported.