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New silo collapse in blast-ravaged Beirut port: AFP
New silo collapse in blast-ravaged Beirut port: AFP
World
by  AFP

Eight more grain silos at Beirut port toppled Tuesday, succumbing to damage from a devastating 2020 explosion in the third such collapse in a month, AFP correspondents reported. A cloud of dust rose over the port after the collapse, which brought down the last of the northern block of silos that was more heavily damaged in the blast and where a fire had been burning since July.

Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
Africa
by  AFP

It was once a jewel of West Africa -- the "Pearl of Lagoons," people liked to call it. - 'Dead bay' - One of the biggest expanses of brackish water in Africa, the lagoon stretches far through countryside west of Abidjan to the Azagny National Park.

Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
World
by  AFP

A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Cha-O-Cha reaches the country's constitutional court this week, threatening fresh political turmoil for the kingdom just months before national elections.

Asian markets track Wall St plunge on growing rate fears
Asian markets track Wall St plunge on growing rate fears
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets fell again Tuesday and the dollar held gains as traders grow increasingly worried that the Federal Reserve will continue to ramp up interest rates to fight inflation. The dollar held its strength on rate hike expectations, with 24-year highs against the yen and two-decade highs against the euro, having broken parity with the single currency.

Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
World
by  AFP

Every morning in his refugee camp school, Mohammad Yusuf sings the national anthem of Myanmar, the country whose army forced his family to flee and is accused of killing thousands of his people. But the host country still wants the refugees to go back: tuition is in Burmese and the schools follow the Myanmar curriculum, also singing the country's national anthem before classes start each day.