Lebanese turn to grassroots efforts in blast recovery
People walk as they clean near site of Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area, Aug. 6, 2020.
Civilians in Lebanon’s capital have little trust in their government, so they’re launching grassroots efforts to recover after this week’s massive explosion. And, if you’re an LGBTQ couple in Western Europe, North America or much of Latin America, you can get married. Not in most of Asia. But Thailand is now preparing to challenge the status quo. Also, the tiny island of Cyprus vetoed a major trade deal between the European Union and Canada over halloumi cheese.
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