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Russia Sends Lebanon Satellite Images From Day Of Deadly Beirut Blast
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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"Beware Of Our Anger": Grief And Wrath As Lebanon Marks Year Since Deadly Blast
Lebanon on Wednesday marks a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut, with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters.
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Year After Lebanon Blast, Children Still In Distress: UN
A year after a monster explosion at Beirut's port, one in three families in Lebanon have children still showing signs of trauma, the UN said Tuesday.
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Human Rights Watch Concludes Some Officials Saw Risk Of Beirut Blast, Failed To Act
A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.
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British Museum To Restore Artefacts Damaged In Beirut Port Blast
The British Museum will restore eight ancient glass artefacts damaged in last year's Beirut port explosion, the London cultural institution announced on Tuesday.
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Outgoing Lebanon Prime Minister, 3 Former Ministers Indicted Over Beirut Blast: Report
The lead investigator of the catastrophic August 4 blast at the Lebanese capital's port indicted outgoing premier Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers on charges of negligence, a judicial source said Thursday.
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Lebanon Judge Wants Ministers Investigated Over Port Blast
The judge leading Lebanon's probe into the deadly Beirut port blast wants three members of the cabinet investigated over their possible responsibility in the disaster, a judicial source said Tuesday.
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Beirut Fire Hits Warehouse Where Food Aid Stored: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross Thursday said its humanitarian operations risked serious disruption as a fire at the Lebanese capital's port hit a warehouse containing its food aid.
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Huge Fire At Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Blast
A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a deadly dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month.
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Lebanese Recycle Glass From Massive Beirut Port Blast
Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port -- into a red-hot furnace.
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"I Don't Want To Die": Blast Traumatises Beirut Children
"I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut port sent shards of glass flying around their house.
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Lebanon's Leaders Warned In July About Explosives At Port: Documents
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.
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Lebanon PM Announces Resignation Of Government Over Deadly Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Prime Minister To Announce Government Resignation Over Beirut Blast: Minister
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab was expected to announce his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Russia Sends Lebanon Satellite Images From Day Of Deadly Beirut Blast
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.
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Six Dead In Beirut Deadly Shooting During Protest Over Port Blast Probe
Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.
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"Beware Of Our Anger": Grief And Wrath As Lebanon Marks Year Since Deadly Blast
Lebanon on Wednesday marks a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut, with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters.
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Year After Lebanon Blast, Children Still In Distress: UN
A year after a monster explosion at Beirut's port, one in three families in Lebanon have children still showing signs of trauma, the UN said Tuesday.
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Human Rights Watch Concludes Some Officials Saw Risk Of Beirut Blast, Failed To Act
A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.
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British Museum To Restore Artefacts Damaged In Beirut Port Blast
The British Museum will restore eight ancient glass artefacts damaged in last year's Beirut port explosion, the London cultural institution announced on Tuesday.
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Outgoing Lebanon Prime Minister, 3 Former Ministers Indicted Over Beirut Blast: Report
The lead investigator of the catastrophic August 4 blast at the Lebanese capital's port indicted outgoing premier Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers on charges of negligence, a judicial source said Thursday.
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Lebanon Judge Wants Ministers Investigated Over Port Blast
The judge leading Lebanon's probe into the deadly Beirut port blast wants three members of the cabinet investigated over their possible responsibility in the disaster, a judicial source said Tuesday.
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Beirut Fire Hits Warehouse Where Food Aid Stored: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross Thursday said its humanitarian operations risked serious disruption as a fire at the Lebanese capital's port hit a warehouse containing its food aid.
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Huge Fire At Beirut Port Weeks After Deadly Blast
A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a deadly dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month.
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Lebanese Recycle Glass From Massive Beirut Port Blast
Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards -- retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port -- into a red-hot furnace.
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"I Don't Want To Die": Blast Traumatises Beirut Children
"I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut port sent shards of glass flying around their house.
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Lebanon's Leaders Warned In July About Explosives At Port: Documents
Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources.
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Lebanon PM Announces Resignation Of Government Over Deadly Beirut Blasts
Lebanon's prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
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Lebanon Prime Minister To Announce Government Resignation Over Beirut Blast: Minister
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab was expected to announce his government's resignation Monday amid popular outrage over the deadly Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street protests.
