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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Tear gas, fireworks and a new government in Lebanon
Description: After more than three months of protests, Lebanon's politicians agreed on a new government. But this has done little to ease anger on the streets after three months of mass uprisings. Hassan Diab announced the formation of his 20-member government on Tuesday and vowed to get to work on fixing the country's mounting problems. Lebanon faces a huge economic crisis – debt has topped $85 billion, growth is flat, unemployment is rising and the currency has lost nearly 40 per cent of its value in the past three months.
On this week's Beyond the Headlines, The National's Willy Lowry reported from th...