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Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows

BEIRUT 9 August 2020 – Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly angry demonstrations over this week’s devastating explosion. The protesters said their politicians should resign and be punished for negligence they …

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India to halt imports of 101 defense items – Rajnath Singh

MUMBAI 9 August 2020 – India will hold off on importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said a separate budget of nearly 520 billion rupees ($7 billion) has been created for domestic capital procurement …

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At least 15 dead as Air India Express plane crash-lands in Kerala

CHENNAI 7 August 2020 – At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when an Air India Express passenger plane overshot the runway and broke into two after landing in the city of Calicut in heavy rain on Friday, officials said. The Boeing-737 flight from Dubai was flying home …