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Mario Abdo Benítez wins Paraguay's presidential election
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Conservative former senator Mario Abdo Benítez has been elected president of Paraguay. He beat his closest rival, Efraín Alegre from the liberal opposition alliance, by four percentage points.... Read full article
Three Lebanese Among 18 Dead in Burkina Faso Restaurant Attack
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Three Lebanese nationals were among the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted a Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso on Monday and left 18 individuals dead, Lebanon's authorities said.... Read full article
Salameh: Money Transfer Firms Must Not Pay in Dollar to Recipients
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Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Monday called on all money transfer companies operating in Lebanon, such as Western Union and OMT, to exclusively use Lebanese currency when dispensing foreign cash transfers to recipients.... Read full article
60 Minutes kidnapping: What we don't know
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A missing Romanian, a mysterious Dutch woman in a grainy passport photograph, and a motor cruiser moored near a Beirut hotel... Read full article
Violent storm disrupts Beirut flights, schools ordered shut
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BEIRUT/TRIPOLI/SIDON: A powerful storm with violent winds and heavy hail and rainfall ripped through Lebanon Tuesday, halting air traffic at Beirut airport and prompting the government to order the closure of schools across the country.... Read full article
Vatican announces beatification of John Paul II
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The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints today published the decree announcing the beatification of John Paul II. Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi said Pope Benedict XVI will perform the beatification in Rome on May 1...... Read full article
Not Read a Book Lately? Blame Netflix, Says Study
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Are you all caught up on your favorite Netflix show, but that novel on your nightstand is gathering dust?... Read full article
Lebanon braces for snow at altitude of 300 meters
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BEIRUT: The storm that hit the country earlier this week is expected to continue into the weekend, with snow falling Friday as low as 300 meters above sea level, according to the meteorological department at Rafik Hariri International Airport.... Read full article
Woman claims she is pregnant at 70 YEARS OLD making her potentially the oldest mother in history
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Mexican mother Maria de la Luz, from Mazatlan in Sinaloa, has told reporters she is six months pregnant with her eighth child.... Read full article
"إفتتاح مهرجانات الأرز الدولية… أول أوبريت لـ “أم الزمن
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في إيماءة حب واعتزاز برمز الوطن قدم 12 فنانا لبنانيا من مختلف الأطياف أوبريت ضخم ليلة أمس السبت، بعنوان (الأرزة) في افتتاح مهرجانات الأرز الدولية.... Read full article