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6:21 p.m. The Paris prosecutor’s office says a first assessment has established that 21 French nationals were among those injured in the Beirut port explosion. In a statement Wednesday, the office said it is opening an “unintentional injuries” investigation into the blast and its causes. |
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BEIRUT - The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are participating in a blood donation drive to try and help victims of the explosion in Beirut that has wounded thousands. Dozens took part in a blood drive in the city of Khan Younis on.... |
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As the final bars of The Town I Loved So Well drifted out of the cathedral door the first crackle of applause sounded. Stuttering at first, the instigators perhaps hesitant whether it was an appropriate response to such a moment, it quickly swept among all those congregated outside the church grounds to say goodbye to John Hume. |
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Two U.S. officials say there are no indications that the massive explosion Tuesday evening in Lebanon’s capital was the result of an attack by either a nation state or proxy forces. A senior Defense Department official and a member of the U.S. intelligence community told The Associated Press that,.... |
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BEIRUT The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Two U.S. officials say there are no indications that the massive explosion Tuesday evening in Lebanon’s capital was the result of an attack by either a nation state or proxy forces. A senior Defense Department official and a member of the U. |
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As the final bars of The Town I Loved So Well drifted out of the cathedral door the first crackle of applause sounded. Stuttering at first, the instigators perhaps hesitant whether it was an appropriate response to such a moment, it quickly swept among all those congregated outside the church grounds to say goodbye to John Hume. |
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Minutes earlier, the same onlookers were listening on a tiny portable radio balanced precariously on a car roof as Phil Coulter ended the funeral service on the piano with Mr Hume’s favourite song about his favourite place – Derry. Outside, as the clapping spread to the limited number of mourners.... |
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Both individuals spoke Wednesday to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss intelligence briefings publicly. The senior Defense Department official told the AP that they had “no idea” what President Donald Trump was referring to when he said during a press.... |
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Spc. Curtis Fort, 61, is the first death within the military since the end of May. Fort, in addition to being a radio and communications security repairer assigned to a Salem, Virginia, cadet summer training unit, was a preacher in the Roanoke area. “He was a man of triumph and integrity,” according to his obituary . |
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As the final bars of The Town I Loved So Well drifted out of the cathedral door the first crackle of applause sounded. Stuttering at first, the instigators perhaps hesitant whether it was an appropriate response to such a moment, it quickly swept among all those congregated outside the church grounds to say goodbye to John Hume. |
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