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Lebanon asks to be ‘bailed out’

After weeks of protests the Lebanese government is appealing for international support

After weeks of protests, the government of Lebanon is asking for international support to help bail it out of its current crisis. After decades of economic mismanagement and corruption, who might be willing to help the country get back on its feet? Also on the programme: a Saudi national has shot dead three people at a military base in Florida; and the heart-warming story of five-year-old Michael Clarke, who was formally adopted in front of all of his classmates.

53 minutes

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Fri 6 Dec 201915:06GMT

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  • Fri 6 Dec 201915:06GMT

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