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The president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US. - What's going on with TikTok? Microsoft confirmed it wants to acquire TikTok after President Trump threatened to ban the app. - Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina Previously downgraded to a storm, Isaias was upgraded to a hurricane hours before making landfall. - Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leaves country His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption. - Beach SOS saves men stranded on tiny Micronesian island The Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday. - Coronavirus: Millions return to lockdown in Philippines A strict curb on movements has been re-imposed in the capital Manila after a surge in Covid infections. - NY attorney expands inquiry into Trump 'criminal conduct' In a court filing, lawyers said the investigation spans over a decade of possible criminal activity. - Boeing's 737 Max moves closer to flying again US regulators have put forward a list of changes needed before the ill-fated planes can restart flights. - Article 370: Curfew in Kashmir as protesters plan 'black day' Officials anticipate violence on the first anniversary of the revocation of the state's autonomy. - Israel strikes Syrian army bases after Golan Heights attack The IDF confirmed the strikes were in retaliation against an attempted bombing in Golan Heights. - Melbourne police see violent lockdown resistance A policewoman's head was repeatedly "smashed" in one incident in shopping centre, authorities say. - Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner earns millions after second rare find Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find. - Sweden: Death of girl, 12, ignites debate over gang violence The girl was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting that went wrong, media reports say. - James Lovelock: Gaia theory creator on coronavirus and turning 101 British scientist James Lovelock says population growth means something like the virus is "almost inevitable". - TikTok: What TikTokers make of Trump's ban threat The confusion around the video app's future has left creators at a loose end - or issuing goodbyes. - The trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima How a message of hope and peace is being spread by trees still growing 75 years later. - Here are just some of the records Taylor Swift's Folklore has broken The star's surprise eighth album sets a whole raft of new chart records in its first week on sale. - First SpaceX crewed mission lands safely The moment the first crewed SpaceX mission splashes down safely in the Gulf of Mexico. - Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak Key maps and charts explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world and how it is being dealt with. - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Women survivors of the atomic bombs August marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. - Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa Three African Americans have been explaining why they left the US to find a better life in Africa. - TikTok: How would the US go about banning the Chinese app? Several options exist, from preventing Google and Apple offering the app, to blocking its servers. - An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation. An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation thanks to its tailless star 'Oval'. - Coronavirus: How pandemic pods and zutors are changing home-schooling US parents are resorting to "pandemic pods" and garden classrooms - but will it deepen inequalities? - ?I feel guilty for surviving?: The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar Nearly 200 people died last month in a jade mine landslide. Now the survivors are going back to work. |
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