Lebanon's government steps down in wake of Beirut blast

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ICYMI: Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab addressed the nation, announcing his resignation and that of his government

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Violent protests erupted outside the prime minister's office in the run-up to the scheduled speech on Monday evening.

Tuesday's blast, which damaged or destroyed much of the Lebanese capital and was linked to a long-neglected stash of potentially explosive chemicals, was the last straw for many Beirut residents. Lebanon's currency has lost 70% of its value since anti-government protests began last October. Poverty has soared, with the World Bank projecting that more than half of the country's population would become poor in 2020.

Lebanon's financial woes were exacerbated earlier this year by government-imposed lockdowns, designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic but which also brought the country's ailing economy to a screeching halt.Politicians aligned with the country's banking elite torpedoed the government's IMF-endorsed economic program, which had been expected to dig into bank profits.

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Majority of our Politicians only serve for them self .

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Ibang iba.....dto sa Pinas nakulong n lahat lahat nananlo p sa eleksyon.... Pag my hearing nkawheelchair pa kala mo hinang hina pero after case nakakatakbo p sa eleksyon .Only in Da Philippines....🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

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The Beirut blast, which damaged or destroyed much of the Lebanese capital and was linked to a long-neglected stash of potentially explosive chemicals, was the last straw for many residents

Duterte baka naman

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