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Cost of living crisis: Lebanon

We hear from local people impacted by the country’s severe economic crisis

Ukraine’s president has said Russian forces have “completely destroyed” the eastern Donbass region. We speak to our experts about how Russia is pushing forward there, and reportedly withdrawing forces from Mariupol, in order to focus on the east.

Experts warn that North Korea is facing a Covid disaster with the spread of the virus in an unvaccinated population. We hear what is known about North Korea’s health-care system and the country’s ability to deal with the outbreak.

We hear from our correspondent who’s has had an exclusive access to facilities in Rwanda that will host refugees from the UK. The two countries have struck a deal to move some of the people who are coming to Britain illegally to be processed and settled in Rwanda.

And we continue to look at the cost of living crisis around the world. Today we connect with our correspondent in Lebanon and hear from local people who share the impact of the country’s severe economic crisis and high living costs on their lives.

(Photo: Bank customers clash with Lebanese army soldiers during a protest outside the Lebanese parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, 26 April 2022. Credit: EPA/WAEL HAMZEH)

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 20 May 2022 15:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 May 2022 15:06GMT

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