Chemicals stored at Beirut blast site

Lebanese media quote the country's public health minister as saying that 73 people are dead and 3,700 injured following a massive explosion that ripped through Beirut on Tuesday.
Oil giant BP plunges into $16.8-bn quarterly loss
BP plunged into a net loss of almost $16.85 billion in the second quarter, the British oil giant announced Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged demand for oil, sending prices tumbling.
S.Korea reports 34 more COVID-19 cases, 14,423 in total
South Korea reported 34 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,423.
11 people injured in hard landing of UN plane in Mali
 A United Nations' plane made a hard landing and skidded off the runway Monday morning in Mali's northern city of Gao where the UN forces are deployed, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) confirmed in a press release.
Norway hits cruises with restrictions after virus outbreak 
Norway on Monday announced restrictions on cruises along its coast after dozens were infected with coronavirus on board a ship, as operator Hurtigruten apologised for "mistakes" in infection control.
UN report raises alarm on N.Korea nuclear program
A UN report says North Korea has probably developed nuclear devices small enough to fit inside the warheads of its ballistic missiles.
Mass shooting victims remembered in El Paso
A ceremony was held in the US state of Texas on Sunday to remember those who were killed in a shooting, including Latinos, one year ago.