Minister of sri lanka months after his brother became the President Donald Trump signs executive orders for Financial Relief as talks on a new coronavirus rescue package collapse. Outrage over tuesdays explosion in lebanons capital has spilled on to the streets of beirut thousands of people have rallied furious so the government the protests descended into hours of street battles between demonstrators and Security Forces one policeman is dead dozens of people have been injured so of course the reports from beirut. They stood their ground in the face of power. Relentless tear gas by Security Forces at times live ammunition. But protesters didnt leave too angry at a Political Class they blame for tuesdays blast that killed dozens and destroyed and damaged many neighborhoods in the lebanese capital the authorities were aware that thousands of tons of highly explosive material were stored at the beirut port for years we have survived the explosion but part of all of us has died but what ca
A day before the president ial election. Donald trump signs executive orders for Financial Relief as talks of a new coronavirus rescue package collapse. International leaders will hold a virtual talks in the coming hours to raise aid for the lebanese capital bands as the cleanup continues in beirut from tuesdays huge explosion swards of the city were devastated when 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded at the ports france and the United Nations set up a Donor Conference to help u. S. President donald trump has said hell be joining the call. And its estimated that the blast at the warehouse calls up to 15000000000. 00 worth of damage at least 158. 00 people were killed rescue workers are still searching for those missing more than 5000. 00 were injured in the explosion which left 300000 homeless. Alfredo the explosion spilled on to the streets of the city on saturday thousands of people rallied against the government the protests descended into hours of street battles between demonstr
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Hello. My name is Lewis Johnson here with the seminole nation of oklahoma. We are at the museum located in the capital of the seminole nation of oklahoma wewoka, oklahoma. What we have here today is different exhibits that portray the history of the seminole people as a people before we were separated from our original homes in florida. Im actually mikobooka, which means like the twin chief, i am the assistant chief for the seminole nation of oklahoma. I came into office in 2013, this is 2019. Im in my second term and have two more years to fulfill this second term. I think, you know, of many tribes, over 500 native tribes in america, that the seminoles are a tribe of a people that are of interest. I think part of that interest is because the defiance that the seminoles had put up during the conflicts in earlier history to not be defeated. The only tribe in American History to Never Surrender when there was a war being fought against them would Never Surrender to the United States, nor