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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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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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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NIAMEY (Reuters) – Motorcycle gunmen killed six French aid workers, a Nigerian guide and a driver at a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said. PHILO PHOTO: Men resting on the banks of the Niger River in Niamey, Niger, February 20, 2016. REUTERS / Joe Penney The group was …
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