Beirut port blast: five months on
Lebanon's search for truth, and how to repair the blast's physical, political and psychological damage.
On 4th August last year 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate blew up in a Beirut port warehouse. The explosion killed 200 people, injured thousands, and destroyed the port. Last month the public enquiry into the blast charged four politicians with negligence, including Prime Minister Hassan Diab. 麻豆社 Arabic鈥檚 Carine Torbey got an exclusive interview with him.
Cuba鈥檚 鈥渟overeign鈥� vaccine
Cuba has entered a new partnership with Iran to trial a new coronavirus vaccine. Its high hopes are summed up in the name, Soberana O-2, or "sovereign". 麻豆社 Monitoring's Luis Fajardo in Miami considers what the vaccine and its name mean to Cubans.
Kashmiri papier-m芒ch茅聽
Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir used to be famous for its papier-m芒ch茅 artefacts. But decades of insurgency and lockdowns have left producers struggling to survive, as 麻豆社 reporter Aamir Peerzada discovered.
Image: Lebanese army member by damaged grain silo, Beirut port blast site (August 7, 2020)
Credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
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Global stories from the 麻豆社鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi
