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MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
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World Bank injects $30M into poverty program
May 20, 2013 12:59 AM
The World Bank has approved a $30 million soft loan aimed at supporting a government initiative to improve access to basic services in impoverishedparts of the country.
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Students write about pioneers
By Meris Lutz | May 20, 2013 01:02 AM
It’s a rare enough sight to see a teenager happily awake on a Saturday morning, let alone cheering and clapping for what essentially amounts to a history lesson.
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Kids urged to do sports, not violence
May 20, 2013 01:02 AM
An outdoor festival in Ashrafieh over the weekend aimed at encouraging children to engage in sports and eschew violence offered up military commandos in mock combat, boxers duking it out and one performer losing his nose.
Politics
Tenuous calmreturns afterAin al-Hilweh clashes
By Mohammed Zaatari | May 20, 2013 01:10 AM
Fighting only ends when residents form human chain between rival sides.
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