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  1. Lebanon puts port officials under house arrest, declares state of emergency after explosion

    LEBANON-SECURITY/BLAST

    The Lebanese government says it is putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years.

  2. Australia's second-largest city begins shutting down to stop spread of coronavirus

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    Melbourne's usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve of Australia's toughest-ever pandemic restrictions coming into force.

  3. U.S. defence officials contradict Trump's claim of Beirut 'attack'

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    U.S. officials said Wednesday there is no indication the massive explosion in Lebanon that killed at least 100 people was an attack, contradicting President Donald Trump, who said American generals told him it was likely caused by a bomb.

  4. TikTok takes steps to curb misinformation ahead of U.S. election

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    Video-sharing app TikTok has updated its content policies to curb misinformation on its platform ahead of the presidential election in the United States, the company said on Wednesday.

  5. Mystery surrounds explosion in North Korean city on Chinese border

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    A video obtained by The Associated Press shows plumes of black smoke rising from a North Korean city near the border with China amid reports that deadly explosions occurred there earlier this week.