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US bans Chinese TikTok app

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2020

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prohibits transactions with TikTok. The ban is set to take effect in 45 days. Last week that Trump insisted that the ban is to secure a deal seeking to have the United State take over the American operations of the app, which allows

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Fire engulfs popular Ajman Market in UAE, destroys goods worth millions

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

A major fire outbreak has engulfed the popular Ajman market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).According to local media, the fire broke out at 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening in the emirate’s new industrial area in Ajman, which is not too far away from Dubai.It took frantic work of three hours by the fire service […]

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Beirut explosion caused by fertiliser from Russian ship – Report

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

Russian media reported on Wednesday that the massive explosion in Beirut that has killed at least 100 people and injured thousands was caused by fertiliser seized from a Russian-owned cargo ship. The ship, the Rhosus, came to the port of Beirut six years ago due to a malfunction while en route to Africa, with a […]

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Beirut explosion: Lebanon running out of food, 250,000 homeless

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

Between 200,000 and 250,000 people have been rendered homeless after a massive blast at Beirut port destroyed many buildings, Beirut City governor Marwan Abboud said. Abboud told MTV News that the authorities were working on providing the displaced with food, water and shelter. He revealed that a security report from 2014 warned of the possibility […]

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Woman stopped at airport with husband’s bones in luggage

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

A 74-year-old Armenian woman was stopped at Munich airport and human bones were found in her luggage, German federal police said on Tuesday. Officials found the remains in a wooden box, and subsequently called on customs officers, a doctor and the public prosecutor to examine the strange case. Together with her 52-year-old daughter, the woman […]

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SA corruption watchdog probes COVID-19 tenders

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders, the latest in a series of scandals that trade unions said showed the government’s failure to tackle graft. The probes by the Public Protector come soon after investigators launched separate inquiries into the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in