RT News - August 16 2020 (12:00 MSK)
It's been a week of protests marred by violence in Belarus - where people are still refusing to accept the outcome of last Sunday's presidential election. During the unrest, our man in Minsk was briefly detained. Russia launches production of its coronavirus vaccine - the first in the world to be registered. But concerns over the speed at which it was developed persist. The Lebanese government - including the Prime Minister - resign, amid the civil unrest in Beirut, following that deadly chemical explosion in the city. We talk to a woman who lost her husband in the blast.
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