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Lebanon
Central Bank: Negotiations Ongoing with IMF
The Central Bank of Lebanon issued a statement on Friday assuring that BDL governor Riad Salameh is taking part in the negotiations with the Inte...
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Lebanon
Diab Visits Army Barrack in Eastern Border
Prime Minister Hassan Diab visited on Friday the barracks of Elias el-Khoury in the eastern border town of Ras Baalbek and placed a flower wreath...
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Lebanon
Bassil: States Can’t Be Established by Encouraging Crime
Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil voiced disdain on Friday over a general amnesty law that drew controversy at a legislative sessio...
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World
U.S. Records 1,297 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours
The United States recorded 1,297 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, bringing its total to 101,573 since the global pandemic bega...
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World
France to Reopen Cafes, End Domestic Travel Limit
France on Thursday announced the long-awaited nationwide reopening of bars, restaurants and cafes from June 2, albeit with restrictions, and li...
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Lebanon
Lebanon Removes Banking Secrecy Rules in Bid to Fight Corruption
The Lebanese parliament approved on Thursday a law to remove decades-old banking secrecy rules in order to better fight rampant corruption that h...
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Lebanon
Hariri: Free Patriotic Movement 'Wants Entire Country'
Ex-PM Saad Hariri on Thursday hurled a new jab at the Free Patriotic Movement, this time over an administrative appointments law that has been ap...
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Lebanon
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Geagea Hails Approval of Appointments Law as 'Triumph'
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Parliament Passes Laws as Mustaqbal, Karami Walk Out over Amnesty Controversy
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Nehme Announces Subsidies for Basic Food Products
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Seven New Coronavirus Cases in Lebanon, Tally Reaches 1168
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Lebanon Crisis Brings Mixed Legacy for Central Bank Governor
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Army Dismantles Pipelines Used to Smuggle Diesel into Syria
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Schenker Says U.S. Considering Sanctions against Hizbullah Allies Supporting the Govt.
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Former Premiers Condemn 'Anti-Taef Accord' Remarks
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BDL Subsidizes Dollar for Food Importers, Manufacturers and Industrialists
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Lebanon, IMF Discuss Capital Control in 7th Meeting
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15 Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Test Positive for COVID-19
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21 More Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Lebanon
Middle East
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Trump Planning New Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia, Says Senator
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UK Aid Supports Anti-Coronavirus Fight in the Middle East
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Arms Depot Blast Kills 6 Jihadists in NW Syria
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Eight Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack
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Saudi Arabia to End Virus Curfew Next Month
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Palestinian Government Ends Coronavirus Lockdown
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Protests, Pandemic Rob Iraqi Students of Graduation Dreams
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Netanyahu Lashes Out at 'Ludicrous' Graft Charges as Trial Begins
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Egypt Says 21 Jihadists Killed in Sinai
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Khashoggi's Fiancee Says 'No One Has Right' to Pardon Killers
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Sons of Murdered Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Say 'Forgive' Killers
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Bitter Israel-Iran Rivalry Takes New Forms Online
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World
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China Threatens UK with 'Countermeasures' if it Eases Passport Rules for Hong Kongers
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Three Iran Guards Killed in Clash near Iraq Border
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Twitter Flags Trump Tweet on Minneapolis as 'Glorifying Violence'
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Ethiopian Forces 'Execute Dozens' in Anti-Rebel Campaign, Says Amnesty
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Record Number of Virus Cases, 1,000 Dead in 24 Hours in Brazil
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China Faces Mounting Pressure over Hong Kong Security Law
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South Korea Limits School Numbers over Virus Spike
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PM Johnson Charts Britain's Path Out of Lockdown
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Philippines Eases Capital's Strict Virus Lockdown
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Angry U.S. Protests for 2nd Night over Police Killing of Black Man
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UK, U.S., Canada Say China Violating Int'l Obligations over Hong Kong
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Conservative Ex-Tehran Mayor Ghalibaf Elected Iran Speaker
Business
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Brazil Loses 5 Million Jobs as Pandemic Slams Economy
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Asian Markets Cheered by Reopening Moves, Hong Kong Limits Losses
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Pandemic Creating 'Lockdown Generation' as 1 in 6 Youths Stop Work
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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Plan to Deepen Cooperation
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Stock Markets in Retreat as China-US Tensions Return to Fore
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Stock Markets Firmer on Lockdown Easing Hopes
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Lufthansa State Rescue Deal Agreed in Principle
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China Exporters Look Inwards as Virus Hits Overseas Markets
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After Ghosn and Coronavirus, Renault and Nissan Weigh Future
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Planned Egypt 'Coronavirus Tax' Sparks Online Criticism
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China to Issue 3.75 tn Yuan ($526 bn) in Bonds to Boost Spending
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No Annual Growth Target for Virus-Hit China, a First in Years
Sports
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English Premier League to Restart on June 17
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Two Fulham Players Test Positive for Virus
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Messi Looking Forward Eagerly to 'Weird' La Liga Restart
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LeBron among U.S. Athletes Outraged at Black Man's Death
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Premier League Clubs Vote to Resume Contact Training
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Pro Tennis Bounces Back with New Zealand Tournament
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La Liga Faces Heated Debate as It Prepares to Resume
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Premier League Chief 'Confident' of June Restart
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Solskjaer Warns 'Personal Agendas' Will Not be Tolerated
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Watford's Kabasele Calls June 12 Premier League Return 'Impossible'
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Olympics Official Sees 'Real Problems' in Holding Games in 2021
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Kante Stays Away from Chelsea Training over Virus Fears
Climate Change & Environment
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Heat, Water Woes and Coronavirus: India's Perfect Storm
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India Wilts as Temperature Hits 50 Degrees Celsius
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Making Massssks from Florida Python Skin
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U.S. Forecasters Predict 'Above Normal' Atlantic Hurricane Season
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Climate Change is Turning Antarctica Green, Study Finds
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Global CO2 Emissions to Drop 4-7% in 2020, But Will it Matter?
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Mass Evacuations for Major Cyclone in South Asia
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India's 'Superfood' Jackfruit Goes Global
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Researchers Go 'Cuckoo' over Antarctic Penguin Poop
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Typhoon Forces Risky Evacuations in Virus-Hit Philippines
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Norwegian Wealth Fund Blacklists Global Resources, Energy Giants
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Canada Ties Coronavirus Help to Climate Goals
Away from politics
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Love at First Sight: Pandemic Accelerates Courtship, Wedding
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U.S. Records 1,297 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours
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France to Reopen Cafes, End Domestic Travel Limit
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Coronavirus Test and Trace System Begins in England
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Roche, Gilead to Test Drug Cocktail against Severe COVID-19
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U.S. Passes Dire Milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
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Bill Gates Conspiracy Theories Echo through Africa
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Coronavirus: Latest Global Developments
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