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    At Virtual Summit, World Leaders Pledge $298 Million In Aid To Lebanon

    World leaders, including President Trump, attended a virtual donor summit Sunday for recovery efforts after last week's blast. The event was co-hosted by the U.N. and French President Emmanuel Macron.
    by Jason Slotkin Aug 09, 2020 1 minute

    International leaders at a virtual summit Sunday pledged $298 million in aid to help Lebanon in the aftermath of the catastrophic blast that killed at least 158 people and devastated large swaths of Beirut.

    In his opening remarks, French President Emmanuel Macron

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