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World Bank ready to support Lebanon, urges quick formation of new cabinet

University students light a torch and wave Lebanese flags during anti-government protest in Beirut, Lebanon, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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University students light a torch and wave Lebanese flags during anti-government protest in Beirut, Lebanon, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

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Women carry candles at a march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Women carry candles at a march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Women hold candles and hit a fencing around a construction site to make noise, during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Women hold candles and hit a fencing around a construction site to make noise, during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags during anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags during anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A woman carries a candle at a march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A woman carries a candle at a march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Women carry candles and Lebanese flags as they march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Women carry candles and Lebanese flags as they march during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A woman waves a national flag as police officers stand guard during ongoing anti-government protests near the directorate general of finance building in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Students gesture and shout slogans during a protest in the southern city of Sidon, where teachers and students went on strike, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

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Students gesture and shout slogans during a protest in the southern city of Sidon, where teachers and students went on strike, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

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Demonstrators carry national flags and chant slogans during ongoing anti-government protests near the directorate general of finance building in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry a national flag and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry a national flag and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators chant slogans and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Demonstrators chant slogans and gesture during ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A demonstrator, wearing a headband with Lebanese flags attached, take part in ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A demonstrator, wearing a headband with Lebanese flags attached, take part in ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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