Lebanese Leaders Make Some Progress in Garbage Crisis

Protesters in Beirut braved the haze of a sandstorm Wednesday as a gathering of Lebanon’s political leaders made some progress on a lingering garbage crisis but continued to deadlock on wider reform. Thousands occupied Martyrs' Square in the latest mass protest led by the You Stink movement, and now joined by a range of civic groups and unions demanding change. Even with a late-night resolution to address the country’s litter crisis emerging once most protesters had gone home,...

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