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  1. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under controversial national security law

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    Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested over suspected collusion with foreign forces under the new national security law, his top aide said on Twitter, in what is the highest-profile arrest yet under the legislation.

  2. Australian officials optimistic second wave of COVID-19 showing signs of peaking

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    Australia recorded its biggest one-day rise in COVID-19 deaths on Monday although a slowdown in new cases gave hope that a second wave of new infections in the state of Victoria may have peaked.

  3. Nagasaki marks 75th anniversary of atomic bombing with a plea to world leaders

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    The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban.

  4. Donors pledge $398.7M in aid after Beirut blast but Lebanon corruption concerns persist

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    The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of how to ensure the hundreds of millions of dollars promised in international aid are not diverted in a country notorious for missing money, invisible infrastructure projects and its refusal to open the books.

  5. Mauritius races to contain oil spill, protect coastline amid high winds, rough seas

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    Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius have been working around the clock to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a tanker ran aground on a coral reef.