Beirut explosion
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Quebec’s Lebanese community worried about families as Lebanon grapples with economic, health crisisLebanon has seen tens of thousands of people lose their jobs in recent months and the local currency has lost 90 per cent of its value against the dollar.CanadaMar 31
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The 2020 bingo card: Top viral stories from a truly bizarre yearHere's how the world filled a bingo card with bizarre, sad, silly and upsetting news stories in the pandemic-dominated year of 2020.TrendingDec 31, 2020
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Lebanon’s prime minister among those charged with negligence in Beirut explosionThe four charged are the most senior individuals to be indicted so far in the investigation, which is being conducted in secrecy.WorldDec 10, 2020
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Halifax Regional Municipality council to vote on $100K for Beirut relief effortThe motion would see a $100,000 donation made to the Canadian Red Cross to assist in humanitarian efforts on the ground in Beirut following the Aug. 4 explosion.CanadaSep 28, 2020
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Lebanon leader asks for help, says Beirut is ‘trying to rise from its rubble’Most urgently, the country needs the international community's support to rebuild its economy and its destroyed port.WorldSep 23, 2020
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Lebanon going to ‘hell’ if a new government not formed, president saysThe stark warning comes as the country struggles to contain a spiralling economic and financial crisis that threatens to nose-dive further in the coming weeks, as well as concerns of unrest in the fragile country also witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.PoliticsSep 21, 2020
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Beirut port fire under control as investigation into explosion continuesThe fire led authorities to order the removal of all dangerous materials from the country's ports and airport to avoid more such incidents that have traumatized the nation.WorldSep 11, 2020
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1 month after deadly explosion, recovery too heavy to bear for LebaneseA month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky.WorldSep 6, 2020
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Ottawa to waive some immigration fees for Lebanese-Canadians and familyThe Immigration Department also says it will rush travel documents for Canadian citizens in Lebanon and prioritize applications for non-citizens if they're related to Canadians and live in the areas damaged by the massive detonations in the port on Aug. 4.CanadaSep 4, 2020
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Signs of life detected under Beirut rubble nearly 1 month after explosionAudio detection equipment found what could be a heart pulse of 18 to 19 beats per minute within the rubble.WorldSep 3, 2020
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