Lebanon police scuffle with demonstrators angered by blast
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese security forces late Thursday fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-government demonstrators angered by…
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Sixteen detained over Beirut blast: prosecutor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Sixteen staff members at Beirut's port, the site of a massive explosion, have been detained over…
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Macron visits traumatised Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
by Jean-Marc Mojon BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut Thursday, pledging support and urging change…
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German diplomat killed in Beirut blast
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A German diplomat was killed in the huge explosion in Beirut, the first confirmed German fatality,…
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Lebanon blast killed at least 137, injured 5,000: ministry
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The huge blast at Beirut port has killed at least 137 people, left dozens missing and…
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France opens probe into Beirut blast after 21 citizens wounded: prosecutors
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Prosecutors in France opened an investigation Wednesday after 21 French citizens were wounded in the devastating…
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Anger mounts as Lebanon’s ‘Armageddon’ death toll tops 113
by Rouba el Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Anger mounted in Lebanon on Wednesday as rescuers searched…
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Utter devastation as toll from Beirut monster blast tops 100
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Layal Abou Rahal Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut…
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Lebanon PM says 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in port
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- About 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were stored in the Beirut port warehouse that exploded Tuesday,…
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Explosion hits Iran power plant
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An explosion hit a power plant in the central Iranian province of Isfahan Sunday, state news…
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Huge fire breaks out at India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) -- A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India…
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Threat to national park, wetlands after India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) — About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as authorities struggle to control gas pouring from…
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