BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Prime Minister announced on Monday his resignation from the government, saying that an enormous explosion that destroyed Beirut and caused public disgrace was the result of endemic corruption. The August 4 detonation at a port of what authorities said was more than 2,000 tons of …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an ‘ocean world’ with a large reservoir of salt water beneath its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that increase interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life. Occator Crater and …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 dropped 16% to about 7,200 people last week, the first drop in deaths after four weeks of increases, according to a Reuters number of state and county reports. PHILO PHOTO: Phlebotomists wait to sign blood to test for antibodies to coronavirus (COVID-19) …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources. Debris will …
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