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German diplomat killed in Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months 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 : 5 years, 7 months 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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South Korea says will allocate USD 17 mn to transform DMZ into peace zone
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): South Korea is planning to allocate about 19.86 billion won (USD 17 million) to a project aimed at transforming the Demilitarization Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula into the Cultural Zone of Peace and Unification from 2020 to 2022, the Unification
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 135
Updated : 5 years, 7 months 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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Brazil's Covid-19 cases rise to 2,859,073
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 57,152 to 2,859,073 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.
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Beirut Governor raises estimates of damages from port blast to USD10-15 bi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Aug 6(Sputnik/ANI): Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said on Wednesday that damage from the explosion in the port could be more than previously announced figures and amount to $15 billion, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported.
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Fire in UAE market under control, no casualties reported
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): No casualties have been reported in the massive fire that broke out on Wednesday in a market in the emirate of Ajman in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, media reported.
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Beirut blast death toll reaches 113, over 4,000 injured
Updated : 5 years, 7 months 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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UN chief offers condolences to victims of Beirut port explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has offered his condolences to the victims of Tuesday's massive twin blasts in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, including several UN employees who suffered injuries.
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Mysterious seed parcels from China show up in Poland
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Mysterious seed packages from China have sparked "bioterrorism" concerns in Poland after its nationals started receiving the unsolicited parcels, Polish Television reported.
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French President to visit Lebanon tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron will leave for Lebanon on Thursday in order to affirm Paris' solidarity with the Middle East country following the powerful explosion in the port of Beirut, the Lebanese Council of Ministers confirmed on Wednesday, acco
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Around 300,000 people displaced after deadly blast in Beirut: Governor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 300,000 people became homeless as a result of the recent powerful explosion in the port of Beirut in Lebanon, the city's Governor Marwan Abboud, said on Wednesday.
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