Battles to contain an oil leak from a grounded ship. International leaders hold virtual talks in the coming hours to raise a day for the lebanese capital that stands the cleanup continues in beirut from tuesdays huge explosion swards of the city were devastated when 2700. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded at the port france and the United Nations have set up a Donor Conference to help u. S. President donald trump said hell be joining back or its estimated the blast at the warehouse caused up to 15000000000. 00 worth of damage at least 158. 00 people were killed and rescue workers are still searching for the missing more than 5000. 00 were injured in the explosion which left 300000. 00 homeless. Outrage over the explosion spilled on to the streets of the city on saturday thousands of people rally the games the government the protests to stand in 2 hours of street battles between demonstrates is and Security Forces then a call the reports from beirut. They stood their ground in the fa
Offering Financial Relief as talks on the new covenant virus rescue package collapse. And brazil passes a grim coronavirus milestone as the number of covered 1000 deaths exceeds all 100000. Outrage over chooses explosion and lebanons capital has spilled onto the streets of beirut thousands of people have rallied furious at the government the protests descended into hours of street battles between demonstrators and Security Forces one policeman is dead dozens of people have been injured in a heart of reports from beirut. They stood their ground in the face of power. Relentless tear gas by Security Forces at times live ammunition. But protesters didnt leave too angry at a Political Class they blame for tuesdays blast that killed dozens and destroyed and damaged many neighborhoods in the lebanese capital the authorities were aware that thousands of tons of highly explosive material was stored at the beirut port for years we have survived the explosion but part of all of us has died to be
A day before the president ial election. Donald trump signs executive orders for Financial Relief as talks of a new coronavirus rescue package collapse. International leaders will hold a virtual talks in the coming hours to raise aid for the lebanese capital bands as the cleanup continues in beirut from tuesdays huge explosion swards of the city were devastated when 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded at the ports france and the United Nations set up a Donor Conference to help u. S. President donald trump has said hell be joining the call. And its estimated that the blast at the warehouse calls up to 15000000000. 00 worth of damage at least 158. 00 people were killed rescue workers are still searching for those missing more than 5000. 00 were injured in the explosion which left 300000 homeless. Alfredo the explosion spilled on to the streets of the city on saturday thousands of people rallied against the government the protests descended into hours of street battles between demonstr
Program balloons are released on copacabana beach as the number of People Killed by cove at 19 in brazil passes 100000 the bars in rio still packed. Protesters are back out in west jerusalem calling for israels Prime Minister to step down. Clashes a broken out in central beirut where tens of thousands of lebanese have been out voicing their fear at the government for its role in tuesdays Explosion Police fired tear gas and live ammunition as some protesters threw stones and others stormed government ministries the offices of the association of lebanese banks were also trashed one policeman was killed during the arrest and the right cross said dozens of people were injured. By a root residents are angry that theyve been left to pick up the pieces of their shattered homes and neighborhoods using shovels and human chains no help from the state. And more m. P. s have resigned from parliament in their own protest a christian Opposition Party which lost a senior official in the blast said it
Elections saying its the only way out of the crisis. As Michael Bennett when you know we we cannot face these problems unless we have early elections to elect new politicians and a new parliament we need a new political elite and a new parliament we need to Work Together to overcome this difficult period we know and i know the people have questions about the catastrophe and how the government plans to handle it the catastrophe is way bigger than anyone could imagine the impact my stay forever. In other headlines the number of people have died of covert 1000 in brazil has passed 100000 according to a brazilian media and Media Consortium see only only the 2nd country to reach that tragic milestone after the United States activists of marked the moment with a striking event on rios famous copacabana beach they set out 100 black crosses released and released a 1000 red balloons one for every 100 people who have died president bill scenario has consistently played down the crisis thousands