Donors pledge 'major' emergency aid for blast-stricken Lebanon


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  • Sunday, 09 Aug 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a news conference, following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2020. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS

FORT BREGANCON, France (Reuters) - World powers agreed at an emergency donor conference on Sunday to provide "major resources" to help Beirut recover from the massive explosion that destroyed swathes of the city, pledging not to fail Lebanon's people.

Lebanon was already mired in political and financial crisis before Tuesday's port explosion that killed 158 people.

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