Ukraine Has COVID-19 struck a fatal blow for Ukraine's green energy drive? Ukraine had one of Europe's most generous renewable energy subsidy schemes as the country strived to increase its use of wind and solar power. But then COVID-19 happened. 06/08/2020
World Is Europe having a COVID-19 second wave? Country-by-country breakdown There is much talk of a second wave of coronavirus in Europe. But what does the data tell us? 06/08/2020
Bulgaria Bulgarian PM Borissov's offer to step down fails to deter protesters Demonstrators have taken to the streets with the same demands for a month — they want the country's entire cabinet to resign and elections to be held. 06/08/2020
Lebanon Before and after photos from Beirut's port reveal scale of disaster Satellite images, taken before and after the twin explosions in Beirut, reveal the sheer scale of Tuesday's disaster. 06/08/2020
Lebanon Moment of Beirut blast captured on Lebanese bride's wedding video "You can't describe the sound I heard, it was awful," the videographer who shot the footage told Euronews. 06/08/2020
USA Facebook deletes Trump post for COVID-19 misinformation The social network took action against the US president on Wednesday after he shared a video in which he claimed children were "virtually immune" to the new coronavirus. 06/08/2020
Japan In photographs: Japan after nuclear attacks 75 years ago (interactive) A selection of archive photographs reveals the scale of devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after nuclear attacks in 1945 06/08/2020
Japan Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks Here is how events unfolded and the pleas of the ageing survivors for a nuclear bomb ban. 06/08/2020
Lebanon Beirut blast: Macron pledges aid as protests erupt in Lebanon Rescuers are still searching for survivors after Tuesday's explosion as anger mounts in Lebanon at the failure of politicians and officials to prevent the disaster. 06/08/2020
Turkey Women in Turkey protests over domestic violence The Istanbul Convention is the world's first binding instrument to prevent and combat violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation. 05/08/2020
United Kingdom Misinformation on social media is a 'threat' to coronavirus vaccine Concern among doctors is growing over the spread of misinformation about vaccines on social media platforms. 05/08/2020
no comment Four cheetah cubs make their first appearance in Austrian zoo The four cubs were born on June 22 at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna. 05/08/2020
France Three French secret agents arrested for private murder plot The three soldiers were stationed at a specialised parachute training centre under the authority of the country's external intelligence agency, the DGSE 05/08/2020
no comment Buddhist festival held without spectators in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's annual Esala Perahera festival is held in the inland city of Kandy. 05/08/2020
no comment Cataclysmic explosion sows devastation in Lebanese capital The blast appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse. 05/08/2020
World Car-maker Audi apologises over 'insensitive' girl with banana ad "We will also immediately examine internally, how this campaign has been created and if control mechanisms failed in this case," German car-manufacturer tweeted after their new ad fueled controversy. 05/08/2020
Lebanon What is ammonium nitrate and why is it blamed for the Beirut disaster? The compound blamed for the disaster is not easily combustible but has been implicated in several explosions and attacks. 05/08/2020
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Volunteers help in clear-up after deadly Beirut blast
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