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Beirut, Feb 4 (EFE), (Camera: Noemí Jabois).- Six months after the Beirut Port explosion, the Lebanese authorities began to figure out plans for the future of ground zero of the blast that left over 200 dead and 6,500 injured.The rebuilding of the port, where there is still a large hole caused by August 4 explosion and only one building erected, will cost between $425 and $520 million, according to the World Bank estimations.One of the first reconstruction ideas emerged nearly a month after the explosion by Portuguese designer Tomás Reis, who published a series of “concept images” for a future memorial at ground zero.SOUNDBITES OF PORTUGUESE DESIGNER TOMÁS REIS.
US President Donald Trump says his Middle East peace plan offers "a realistic two-state solution that resolves the risk of Palestinian statehood to Israel's security." SOUNDBITE
In the first high-level Syria peace talks to include Iran, Tehran proposes a six-month transition plan followed by elections, in what seems to be a concession from Syria's key ally that President Bashar al Assad need not remain in power. Mana Rabiee reports.
Iran is calling for a ceasefire in Yemen despite accusations from Saudi Arabia that Tehran is fomenting the fighting between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the governmnet. Mana Rabiee reports.
Quatre « Super Seniors » âgés de 82 à 95 ans se préparent pour les Championnats du monde de la Fédération Internationale de Tennis. Parmi eux se trouvent une Française et le joueur le plus âgé au monde. Ils veulent vivre pleinement leur vie, frappant des balles et gagnant des matchs. Des personnages hauts en couleurs nous prouvent que le jeu... est la vie.
China says it "poses no threat" to any country, after Australia's first National Defence Strategy signalled a new focus on deterring Beijing's "coercive tactics". "China poses no threat to any country," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says in a briefing, urging Canberra to "refrain from making accusations against China at every turn". SOUNDBITE