Footage shows dogs lost during Beirut explosion reuniting with ownersAugust 12, 2020 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Humane Society International has unveiled footage showing dogs lost during the devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon reuniting with their owners. The agency that promotes the human-animal bond revealed that the video was created with the help of Animals Lebanon, an organization that works to protect animals through legislation, education, campaigns and rescue. The enormous explosion tore through the city of Beirut on August 4, leaving at least 171 people dead, more than 6,000 injured, with about 110 people still missing. The blast is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a 2,750-ton stockpile of highly volatile ammonium nitrate. The material had been stored at the port since 2013 with few safeguards despite numerous warnings of the danger. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |