Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Aug. 7, 2020. A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 8, 2020.
The driver of the van also died in the accident. An elderly woman wearing an improvised mask for protection against COVID-19 walks away after looking at people attending an electoral event in Bucharest, Romania, on Aug. 6, 2020. High incidence of road traffic accidents among the females is a representation of the higher number of such accidents among the general population of Sri Lanka. Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visit Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff, Wales, on Aug. 5, 2020.
Damage from heavy rain that pounded the country's central region earlier this week continued to grow, leaving 14 dead and 12 missing as of Aug. 4. 1,160,255 Views. Cars make their way through flood water following torrential rain on the A760 road to Lochwinnoch in Scotland on Aug. 4, 2020. Muslims wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus attend prayers at the Central Mosque in Lagos, Nigeria, on Aug. 7, 2020. Modi laid the foundation stone for a grand Hindu temple at the holy site that was bitterly contested by Muslims. 1st Guard Truck Insurance. The country announced it will lift most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions after seeing a drop in the number of new cases.
A man uses a garden hose to drench his house before being evacuated as a wildfire burns in the background, in La Couronne, France, on Aug. 4, 2020. Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 9, 2020. The video mapping of Lebanon flag is projected on the Azadi (Freedom) Monument in Tehran, Iran, as a sign of unity between the two countries and also a symbol of the Iranian people's sympathy for the victims of the recent explosions in Beirut, on Aug. 5, 2020. Logical Users of Mathematics. Healthcare workers wearing protective gear collect samples through a plexiglass wall during a COVID-19 rapid test in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 6, 2020. © Lisa Marie David/AFP via Getty Images
For the first time in Egypt, a restaurant has hired a robot to assist in serving the customers to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A South African police member grabs a protestor during their picket against the government of Zimbabwe's alleged state corruption, media freedom and the deteriorating economy, outside the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Aug. 7, 2020.
A voter wearing a facemask shows her inked finger after casting her ballot in the parliamentary election outside a polling station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 5, 2020. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai (C), who founded local newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his home in Hong Kong on Aug. 10, 2020. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani holds up the resolution on the last day of an Afghan Loya Jirga or traditional council, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 9, 2020. Canadian pastor David Lah (C) arrives for a hearing at a township court in Yangon, Myanmar, on Aug. 6, 2020. A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks in front of closed shops in Qamishli, Syria, on Aug. 7, 2020, during a lockdown imposed by the local authorities due to surging cases of COVID-19. Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis has been arrested after being involved in a car accident, in which his vehicle hit and killed a 64-year-old man in Panadura, south of Colombo.. A boy cools off in a fountain in central Brussels, Belgium, on Aug. 6, 2020. Malaysia's former finance minister Lim Guan Eng (C) speaks to members of the media after posting bail outside the Duta Court complex in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 7, 2020. Families visit amusement area at a mall after government announced it would be lifting most of the country's remaining coronavirus restrictions, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Aug, 8, 2020. Iraqis depart as part of the implementation of the "Voluntary repatriation programmes" to Baghdad from the Athens International Airport in Greece on Aug. 6, 2020. © Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images Crosses, balloons and Brazilian flags, placed by members of the NGO Rio de Paz in tribute to the one hundred thousand mortal victims of the COVID-19 in the country, are seen at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 8, 2020. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. Three days after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing over a hundred people and causing widespread devastation, rescuers are still searching for survivors and the government is investigating what caused the disaster. © Dasril Roszandi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Damage from heavy rain that pounded the country's central region this week continued to grow, leaving at least 13 dead.People cool themselves off at Clifton beach during hot weather in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 28, 2020.People walk along the flooded banks of the Isar river after rainfall in Bavaria, Germany, on Aug. 4, 2020.The Coney Island boardwalk stands mostly empty as tropical storm Isaias churns its way up the East Coast, in New York City, New York, U.S., on Aug. 4, 2020. A woman assists a man in a wheelchair during early voting for Belarus' presidential election at a polling station in the village of Proshkava, north of Minsk, on Aug. 4, 2020. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said that the leak “represents a danger for Mauritius" and that his country doesn’t have the skills and expertise to refloat stranded ships.The Long March 2D carrier rocket is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, China, on Aug. 6, 2020. COLOMBO (News 1st) - A 23-year-old died in a motorbike accident reported from Rajagiriya. Officials inspect the wreckage of an Air India Express jet at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India, on Aug. 8, 2020.