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The Latest: France Set to Launch Aid Conference for Lebanon
The latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):
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Huawei: Smartphone Chips Running Out Under US Sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips, a company executive says, in a sign of growing damage to Huawei's business from American pressure.
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Show of Solidarity After Blast as Lebanon Braces for Protest
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly blast this week which caused large-scale damage to the capital Beirut.
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Second Person Dies From Plague in China’s Inner Mongolia
A patient in northern China has died from the plague, the second death from the disease in the country’s Inner Mongolia region this week.
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At Least 8 Soldiers Dead in Blast Outside Somali Army Base
A Somali police officer says at least eight soldiers are dead and more than 14 others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a military base in Somalia’s capital.
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Bison, Other Beasts Return Life to a Former Soviet Army Base
Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military base outside the Czech capital in an ambitious project to improve biodiversity.
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Barzal Sparks Offense as Islanders Advance Past Panthers
Mathew Barzal can appreciate how the New York Islanders' identity is built around being defensively sound.
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Accidental Tourist Li Leads at Mid-Point of PGA Championship
Like too many tour pros, the guy leading the PGA Championship after two rounds is not above letting his clubs do the talking. What makes Li Haotong stand out from the crowd is what one of those clubs says about him.
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A Father, a Sister, a Son: Beirut Blast Takes a Heavy Toll
A close twin sister, now separated forever. An attentive and doting husband who sacrificed for his family and promised his wife the moon. A student financing his education by working double shifts at Beirut’s busy port.
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Belarus’ Leader Faces Toughest Challenge Yet in Sunday Vote
After 26 years in office, the authoritarian leader of Belarus is facing the toughest challenge yet as he runs for a sixth term.
