A half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed now its fate lies in the hands of a few volunteers and some talented craftsman. Beiruts nobility this old merchant family made their fortune in the Ottoman Empire over the centuries theyve collected treasures from around the world which now need saving. Every generation has added something and also in the process has for story so its been a. Evolution of a collection of people that lived in the house over the time almost everything was impacted and its just. Unbelievable. Every day in coming to months lets deal find something that i didnt notice its a new crime that i didnt see that was there her family was also torn apart marys mother in law lady evil and so cochrane a legendary figure in beirut society died from injuries she sustained in the explosion and mary 2 was badly hurt. I believe. For the blasts were directly in front of the silo on 50 meters and i lost consciousness or in seconds. I. Broke my my elbow and atte
Raising fears that the death toll from this brutal attack could still rise. Our correspondent on a 5 chars and legos nigeria and joins us now from there. Funny, theres some uncertainty about the death toll. What else can you tell us . There are conflicting numbers. The states governor is speaking about at least 70 People Killed. And the United Nations reports at least 110 People Killed in this horrendous attack that was carried out suspected by a book or a militants on saturday. Regardless, not just ho. Hi, this death toll is obviously one fact is clear that the way this is being carried out carries unfortunately, trademark the hand signature if you will, of the militants that operate in this region in the north east of nigeria, that could be a book or a Splinter Group of a book or i mean self, theyre also very active in the neighboring countries income ruined in chad in nigeria. Now the problem that nigeria is facing is a problem that this country is facing for more than a decade now.
And play richardson. Welcome to the show. The United States says its reducing troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq. By mid january, the deployment will be reduced to 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country. Bringing american troops home was a key pledge of the trump presidency, but that situation has also triggered a backlash. The sun could be setting on the us presence in afghanistan. American soldiers have been fighting here since 2001, helping stabilize the country after overthrowing taliban rule. But suffering over 2000 deaths over time. Troop numbers have winked. Now, outgoing President Donald Trump will further reduce the number of soldiers here and in iraq. In light of these tremendous sacrifices and with great humility and gratitude to those who came before us, i am formally announcing that we will implement president trumps orders to continue our repositioning of forces from those 2 countries by january 15th, 2021. Our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500 troops,
Challenges around the. Credible story. Starts december 10th on g. W. Much of beirut lies in ruins rebuilding the city is a race against time i mean its not just us i think everybody in beirut feels like there has been severely injured on august 4th 2020 a huge explosion at its port rocked the city. Beirut Historic Buildings remain unprotected in the rainy season they could be damaged beyond repair. Palaces of beiruts landmark perched on a hill overlooking the port its being home to marry cochrans family for 5 generations. The 3 story structure which dates from the 19th century bore the full brunt of the blast. So we are were 450 meters in trying to. Directly in front of the blast the silo is right in front of us no buildings in front of us theres nothing that took the blast or we did so thats why we got a direct hit and and thats why this elevation was out 23 centimeters. So palace had stood 460 years surviving one and a half decades of civil war and 2 world wars 1st surely unscathed n
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