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Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 12:52 PM

Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date.   Read more »

2 Pinoy naitalang patay sa Beirut twin blasts: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Aug 05 12:18 PM

Dalawang Pinoy ang naitalang nasawi, habang walo ang nasugatan sa dalawang malakas na pagsabog sa Beirut sa bansang Lebanon, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs.    Read more »

US announces 'highest level' visit in decades to Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 11:44 AM | Updated Aug 05 11:45 AM

The United States on Wednesday announced its "highest level" visit in decades to Taiwan, a move sure to infuriate China at a time when relations between Washington and Beijing are at historic lows.   Read more »

1,300 virus deaths in United States in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 10:36 AM

WASHINGTON - The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

Suspected US teen mastermind pleads not guilty to Twitter hack

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 08:11 AM

WASHINGTON - The suspected teenage mastermind of a huge Twitter hack pled not guilty Tuesday to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme. Read more »

Scientists are optimistic about new vaccine studies from Novavax

Carl Zimmer and Katie Thomas, The New York TImes
Aug 05 07:29 AM | Updated Aug 05 07:30 AM

Novavax, the little-known Maryland company that received a $1.6 billion deal from the federal government for its experimental coronavirus vaccine, announced encouraging results in two preliminary studies on Tuesday.   Read more »

US announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 04:53 AM

The US has begun late stage clinical trials into a drug formulated to fight COVID-19, officials said Tuesday.   Read more »

'Akala ko mamatay na ako': OFWs recount horror of Beirut explosions

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Aug 05 04:47 AM | Updated Aug 05 06:00 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Filipina domestic worker Mary Jane Muniño, 30, went shopping at a mall in the Achrafieh district in Beirut on Tuesday after sending her family money, when what seemed like two earthquakes violently shook the building, prompting her and others to seek safety. Read more »

Rare disease causing paralysis in children likely to return in US: experts

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 04:42 AM

A rare neurological condition that mostly affects children and mysteriously returns every two years is likely to flare up in the coming weeks and months, US health authorities warned Tuesday. Read more »

Those responsible for Beirut 'catastrophe' will 'pay price': PM

Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 04:31 AM

Lebanon's prime minister vowed Tuesday that those responsible for two massive blasts in Beirut's port, which killed at least 50 people and injured thousands, would be held to account.   Read more »

Philippines begins Avigan clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment

Kyodo News
Aug 05 04:20 AM

The Philippine government said Tuesday that it has begun clinical trials for Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan to see whether it would be effective in treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.   Read more »

LOOK: Massive damage after Beirut twin explosions

ABS-CBN News
Aug 05 04:13 AM | Updated Aug 05 04:34 AM

Two massive explosions rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday causing huge plumes and damaging shockwaves ripping structures surrounding the Beirut Port.  Read more »

Juan Carlos, Spain’s former king, quits country amid multiple investigations

Raphael Minder, The New York Times
Aug 05 01:21 AM

The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, announced Monday he was abandoning his country amid a Spanish court investigation into a lucrative business contract and a separate money laundering and tax evasion probe in Switzerland. Read more »

Trump assesses John Lewis' legacy: 'He didn't come to my inauguration'

Maggie Haberman and Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Aug 05 12:59 AM

US President Donald Trump played down the accomplishments of Rep. John Lewis, the recently deceased civil rights icon, and criticized him for not attending the Trump inauguration in an interview conducted while Lewis was lying in state at the Capitol. Read more »

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands

Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini, Agence France-Presse
Aug 05 12:30 AM | Updated Aug 05 07:40 AM

BEIRUT -- Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital. Read more »