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US President Donald Trump threatens to put a "hold" on funds to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward China and performing badly in the coronavirus pandemic. "We're going to put a very powerful hold on it and we're going to see," says Trump. SOUNDBITE
Beirut, Feb 20 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of people protested Thursday against the central bank in Beirut.Protesters are demanding to return stolen money that was transferred into accounts in Swiss banks.Moreover, there was a clash between the supporters of the Progressive Socialist Party 'Of Walid Jumblatt', after they blocked the road and prevented the supporters of President Michel Aoun from the Free Patriotic Movement from reaching the central bank, and the Lebanese army and riot police intervened to separate the supporters of the two parties. (Camera: NABIL MOUNZER) FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF THE PROTESTS IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
French researchers have developed an Ebola test which gives results within 15 minutes. But as Joel Flynn reports the World Bank says more money is still urgently needed to fight the virus, particularly from Asia.
President of World Bank Ajay Banga, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and US President Joe Biden pose for photos before a meeting. IMAGES
People gather in front of a branch of Blom Bank in Lebanon's capital Beirut after a man held up the bank to withdraw his frozen savings, the latest in a string of "depositor heists" in the crisis-hit country that have garnered wide public support. IMAGES
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