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 ...

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 ...