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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection as airline woes mount
CBS NEWS
NEW YORK, USA - Virgin Atlantic, the European carrier founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, on Tuesday filed for debt relief in the U.S. as the toll of the coronavirus on the airline industry continued to mount.
Storm Isaias kills at least eight, cuts power to millions in US
CNN
NORTH CAROLINA, USA - At least eight people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the United States East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Millions of people were without power on Wednesday after felled trees downed power lines.
70 killed; 3000 injured in massive Beruit explosion
USA TODAY
A massive explosion rocked Beirut with the force of an earthquake, followed by a shock wave that blew out windows and caused widespread damage across the Lebanese capital. At least 70 people were killed and more than 3,000 wounded, according to Health Minister Hassan Hamad.
Zimbabwe offers £2.7B compensation to 4,500 white farmers
DAILY MAIL
Zimbabwe on Wednesday signed a US$3.5 billion compensation agreement with white farmers whose land was seized over 20 years ago under the country's controversial reforms.
Biden pledges billions to improve racial equality
BBC NEWS
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has promised to spend tens of billions of dollars to help people of colour overcome economic inequality, if he wins the election in November.
Coronavirus: Trump sticks by unproven malaria drug
BBC NEWS
US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials.
Regis Philbin, effervescent TV everyman, dies @ 88
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Regis Philbin, the effervescent broadcast personality whose everyman shtick, pithy one-liners and ability to relate to a live studio audience on talk shows such as “Live! With Regis and Kelly” kept him face-to-face with America for seven decades, has died.
France sees 'significant' surge in COVID-19 cases
SKY NEWS
PARIS France - France has declared a significant rise in coronavirus cases - as researchers have said traces of COVID-19 are once again being found in Paris's sewage system.
Iraq resumes commercial flights despite rise in coronavirus cases
ALJAZEERA
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq has reopened its airports to commercial flights as part of a government plan to ease restrictions following months of a coronavirus lockdown that severely hurt the country's fragile economy.
UK & US accuse Russia of firing satellite weapon
BBC
LONDON, UK - The US and UK have accused Russia of testing a weapon-like projectile in space that could be used to target satellites in orbit.
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