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Lebanese protestors storm govt ministries over Beirut blast
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 9 (ANI): Protestors on Saturday stormed government ministries in Beirut over the blast on Tuesday that killed at least 158 people and injured over 5,000 people.
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Death toll in port of Beirut blast rises to 158
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those killed in Tuesday's huge blast in the port of Beirut has risen to 158 and over 6,000 have been injured, local media said on Saturday, citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Trump speaks with French, Lebanese Presidents over Beruit Blast
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had a lengthy discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron over the Beruit blast on Tuesday.
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UN allocates USD 15 million to support Lebanon after Beirut blast: OCHA
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has allocated USD 15 million to support Lebanon after the huge explosion that devastated the capital of Beirut, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
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Lebanon has not asked United Nations to investigate Beirut blast: UN spoke
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has not received any requests to investigate Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150 people and injured some 5,000 others, UN deputy spokesperson Furhan Haq said on Friday.
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After Beirut blast, Chennai Customs says 740 MTS imported chemical in city
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): A total of 740 MTS of seized imported ammonium nitrate is in safe custody at a container freight station here and will be disposed off shortly in an e-auction following all safety measures, Chennai Customs said.
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India to extend assistance to Lebanon, seeks assessment of damage in Beiru
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): India said on Thursday that it has sought an assessment from Lebanon on the damage during the powerful explosion in Beirut to decide the nature of assistance that can be extended.
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German diplomat killed in Beirut blast
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 06 (Sputnik/ANI): A German diplomat died in her Beirut apartment when a huge blast wave ripped through the Lebanese capital earlier this week, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia, Algeria to send humanitarian aid to Lebanon after deadly Bei
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Moscow/Algiers/Beirut, August 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered emergency assistance to be sent to Beirut in solidarity with Lebanon to help the latter cope with the consequences of Tuesday's powerful explosion in the capital city's port, state news agency
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 135
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Doha [Qatar] Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut has risen to 135, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday.
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 113, over 4,000 injured
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The powerful blast in the port of Lebanon's Beirut left 113 people killed and more than 4,000 injured, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday, as cited by Sky News Arabia.
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Five staffers of Dutch Embassy injured in Beirut explosion, says Foreign M
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Five staffers of the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon were injured in the dramatic explosion in the port of Beirut, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said.
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