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World Service,07 Aug 2020,53 mins

Anti-government protests in Beirut

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Many Lebanese blame the political elite鈥檚 negligence and corruption for Tuesday鈥檚 blast. We鈥檙e live in Beirut to speak to an activist about the latest situation in the capital and government accountability. President Trump has signed an executive order banning the Chinese-owned video sharing app, TikTok, in forty-five days' time 鈥� what鈥檚 been the reaction? And we speak to the National Coordinator of the Young Muslim Association in Nigeria as worshippers return to mosques in Lagos, following an easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The city has nearly 45,000 confirmed cases.

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