EUROPEAN UNION RELEASED 33 MILLION EUROS EMERGENCY AID FOR BEIRUT BLASTS

Highlights:

• The European Union announced that it had released 33 million euros to finance Lebanon
• The European Union has also provided other things which are needed for the people

The European Union has announced on Thursday that it ...

FRANCE’S MACRON VISITS LEBANON AFTER DEADLY BLAST

HIGHLIGHTS

• On Tuesday, 4 AUG 2020, there was a bomb blast in Lebanese Capital Beirut.
• French President Macron is visiting Beirut to offer condolences and evaluate the damage.
• French citizens in Lebanon have also suffered injuries.

TOKYO STOCKS DROPPED ON WEDNESDAY

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks dropped on Wednesday.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell by 142.52 points.
• Topix index was down by 8.97 points.
• Sony Corp. shares fell by 1.6 percent.

On Wednesday morning (JST)...

DUAL EXPLOSION AT BEIRUT PORT FIREWORKS WAREHOUSES; NUMEROUS CASUALTIES LIKELY

Highlights

• According to the health minister of Lebanon Hamad Hassan, hundreds are wounded in the explosions

• The port zone was immediately cordoned off by the security forces and the access is only allowed to fire trucks, ambulances and relatives of people inside ...

Ghosn blamed the anachronistic Japanese justice system in the first press conference since his flight

Carlos Ghosn, chairman of Nissan Motor Co., broke his silence on Wednesday in a long-awaited press conference, described his prison conditions in Japan, and accused the automaker, prosecutor, and media of destroying his reputation.

Ghosn was standing behind a lectern, wearing a black su...