Welcome to the program 16 people have been arrested in lebanon as frustration grows over the governments response to tuesdays port explosion among those whove been taken into custody or officials from beirut pulled the death toll is now starting at 149 but search and rescue teams continue to scour the rubble for any survivors there were protests against the government of those the evening crowds also rallied as the french president manuel micro toward the damage streets hes backing calls for a new political order in lebanon Bennett Smith has more from beirut. Weve seen thousands of people out on the streets with shovels pickaxes brushes doing the cleanup because the government isnt we are just across from the main blast site youll see those standing grain silos and so the right of those where the explosion happened is a destroyed ship just beyond that and that everything that was in the way of the shockwave in the few just seconds it took to push out has been hit and destroyed and i am
For the people of lebanon cost of the damage from the blast is estimated to top 3000000000. 00 with food imported by the flattening of beiruts port. And breaking ground and stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque. Also sri lankans are voting in a much delayed election its the 1st poll in south asia during the coronavirus pandemic. And he stammered with the sport refound the dull confirms he will not defend these us open title later this month because of coronavirus fears. Welcome to the news are we begin in lebanons capital beirut where people are describing the fallout from choose days explosion as apocalyptic there were scenes of. Else after the blast ripped through the citys port killing at least 100. 00 people the lebanese are trying to come to terms with the widespread damage that stirred memories of the civil war among the hardest hit areas on the busy commercial districts beiruts governor says up to 3
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A pile rajapaksa its a return of the rapture packs of brothers to power in 2015 Mahinda Rajapakse of the younger brother sensationally lost the president ial election kicked out by an electorate that was frustrated with constant reports of nepotism and corruption and concerns over the very brutal crackdown on tamil tiger fighters towards the end of the countrys civil war this time around it seems like the rajapaksa is not let the made the same mistake twice they made sure that they got out the similar buddhist vote that 75 percent of the population of this island is similar buddhist they got the majority of the support they got them out of the polls and they got just over that 50 percent needed to win which is why. Conceded and sat on the Office Congratulations saying weve just witnessed the most peaceful president ial election in the history of our independent republic our ok ben its both in colombo thank you. The United Nations is warning violence in bolivia could spin out of control
Stand by their decision to increase fuel prices and impose rationing despite a furious response. We begin in sri lanka where the Opposition Party led by got a bare rajapaksa has declared victory in the president ial elections his rival subject the premadasa conceded early results put rajapaksa over the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount rajapaksa is the brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and was defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago the election was dominated by rising religious tensions and a slowing economy or subject says he will stand down as the deputy leader of the United National party in a statement he said weve just witnessed the most peaceful president ial election in the history of our independent republic this was a result of the democratic gains and Institutional Reforms that have taken place over the last 5 years that empowered an independent Elections Commission and restored the rule of law my appeal to the incoming presiden