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Maandag werd duidelijk dat de Libanese premier Hassan Diab samen met zijn kabinet terugtreedt. Dit was ook een van de eisen van demonstranten die sinds de hevige explosie van vorige week in de hoofdstad Beiroet roepen om hervorming.

Wat betekent deze eerste stap in een land dat doordrenkt wordt door corruptie? Daarover hoor je schrijver van meerdere boeken over Libanon, Martijn van der Kooij.

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Asian markets rally, following U.S. stocks into the green with the Hang Seng and Nikkei leading the pack. Investors opt out of the tech sector and move towards cyclical stocks. U.S. lawmakers remain divided over the virus relief package, but Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tells CNBC that President Trump’s strategy will yield results in reviving the economy. In Lebanon, the government resigns following last week’s massive port explosion and ongoing protests. Outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab blames endemic corruption for the tragedy. And German drug developer Curevac hopes to raise $245m to fund a potential Covid-19 vaccine by listing on the Nasdaq.  

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President Trump signs executive orders to extend unemployment assistance after virus stimulus plans collapse between Republican and Democrat lawmakers. Twitter has reportedly made a move for Chinese video app TikTok, which is seeking to sue the Trump administration over the U.S. ban. In Lebanon, Prime Minister Hassan Diab says he will request an early election in a bid to quell ongoing protests following last week’s port explosion in Beirut. And in energy news, Saudi Aramco sees Q2 profits nosedive by 73 per cent, but CEO Amin Nasser says the worst is over, sending shares higher in early trade today.

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