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Democratic National Convention goes virtual

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The former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump on the opening day of the National Democratic Convention.  She accused Mr Trump of being the wrong president for the country and of being clearly in over his head.

A UN-backed court in The Hague will deliver its verdict later today (opens 1000B) on four men accused of the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik Hariri, in a car bomb fifteen years ago. 

Opposition protesters in Belarus have held a ninth night of protests against the continued leadership of Alexander Lukashenko, saying his re-election as president with an official landslide majority was fraudulent.

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