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Lebanon’s cabinet resigns as tensions grow over Beirut explosion – National | Globalnews.ca

Prime Minister Diab was expected to address the nation later Monday. His Cabinet now assumes caretaker role until a new government is formed.

A Lebanese judge on Monday began questioning the heads of the country’s security agencies. Public Prosecutor Ghassan El Khoury questioned Maj. Gen. Tony Saliba, the head of State Security, according to state-run National News Agency. It gave no further details, but other generals are scheduled to be questioned.

 

Source: Lebanon’s cabinet resigns as tensions grow over Beirut explosion – National | Globalnews.ca

‘I can’t sleep, I can’t even cry’: NGO worker on rebuilding Beirut after blast

Staff at NGO Care distributing aid at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, August 8, 2020.

I’m still in shock. I’m so numb I can’t really feel anything. I’ve only slept 12 hours in total since the blast. I can’t sleep, I can’t even cry; I still haven’t really processed what happened. Every day I’ve found out that someone I knew – of whom I was fond – has died, or that some beloved part of the city has been wiped off the map. It will take a lot of time before I can come to terms with all the destruction and start to mourn.

Source: ‘I can’t sleep, I can’t even cry’: NGO worker on rebuilding Beirut after blast

The NRA and the Long Con — The Weekly Sift

The New York and D.C. attorneys general have uncovered self-dealing, lavish spending on executive luxuries, and outright fraud at the National Rifle Association. Why is the conservative movement such fertile ground for this kind of thing? Alarm bells. In 1973 I was a junior in high school, and a friend who had recently discovered the […]

The NRA and the Long Con — The Weekly Sift

Hong Kong third wave: 5 million city residents to be tested for Covid-19, health minister says | South China Morning Post

Hong Kong expects 5 million people to take part in a massive voluntary coronavirus testing programme, the city’s health minister has said.

While details for the testing have yet to be finalised, those wishing to take part will have to register, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee said.

Source: Hong Kong third wave: 5 million city residents to be tested for Covid-19, health minister says | South China Morning Post

QUT – Science and Engineering – New virus-filtering mask material to be fast-tracked to market

A new company, CelluAir, will bring the world-first, virus-filtering mask material made from agriculture waste to market. The material was developed by QUT process engineer Dr Thomas Rainey and his research team. The material, which can filter nanoparticles smaller than the coronavirus, will be fast-tracked into production after proof of concept testing found it could filter nanoparticles smaller than 100 nanometres, the size of a virus, while retaining high breathability which reduces wearer fatigue.

Source: QUT – Science and Engineering – New virus-filtering mask material to be fast-tracked to market