Global coronavirus cases topped 18.6m and deaths passed 702,000. President Trump said he thinks a vaccine may be ready before yearend, with more than a half-dozen prominent companies and researchers racing to develop one. Hong Kong delayed September's Legislative Council election for a year, blaming a recent surge in Covid-19 cases. The move outraged pro-democracy advocates, who accuse Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and China's central government of trying to stamp out dissent. A devastating blast in Beirut on Aug. 4 killed more than 100 people and injured thousands. The explosion, which has yet to be explained, destroyed the city's only wheat silo. Now, in addition to the pandemic, Lebanon faces food shortages.
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