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World Service,2 mins

Uber meets its match with Lebanon’s carpool taxis

Boston Calling

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Uber who? Taxi drivers in Beirut offer an authentic ride-share service that is proving remarkably resilient to the app. Reporter Richard Hall hitches a ride and takes us along with him. Image: Taxi driver Gabriel Saad searches for passengers in Beirut Credit: PRI’s The World

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