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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speaks to members of the media after meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020.

07:28 GMT 08 August 2020 / updated: 07:28 GMT US

A (Capitol) Hill to Die On: Why Did Virus Relief Talks Collapse in Congress?

An aerial view taken on August 7, 2020, shows a partial view of the port of Beirut, the damaged grain silo and the crater caused by the colossal explosion three days earlier of a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years in a port warehouse, leaving scores of people dead or injured and causing devastation in the Lebanese capital. The city of Beirut can be seen in the background.

Beirut Explosion: The Ship That Carried Explosive Cargo Sunk Near Ground Zero, Satellite Photos Show

FILE - In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on 12 March 2020, left, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on 5 April 2020

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UK Lockdown 'Killed' Thousands of People Due to Missed Medical Care, Government Report Says
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'That's Just Stupidity': Bill Gates Savages US Response to COVID-19, Suggests When This Crisis Might End
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Middle East
Israeli Media Says Hezbollah Sought to Use Explosives Which Shook Beirut for War Against Tel Aviv
On Friday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah dismissed allegations that his organization had any weapons at the Beirut port, and called for the Lebanese army to head the investigation into Tuesday’s disaster.
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UK
Out of Control: UK Calls For France to Get Tough on Illegal Channel Migrant Crossings
The number of migrants who have managed to reach the UK so far in 2020 is now double the number who done so in 2019. While approximately 1,850 made the journey last year, in the first 219 days of 2020, that number has exceeded 3,950.
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Middle East
Three Members of Lebanese Christian Kataeb Party Resign From Parliament
Earlier this week, Nazar Najarian, the party's secretary-general died after being critically injured as a result of the powerful explosion at Beirut’s port.
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