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 Yep ...

 

Had this been Canada, the population would have been reminded that they experienced a devastating explosion differently.

And they would be glad to accept that explanation:

Lebanon’s prime minister announced that his government has stepped down from their roles after weekend-long protests by the public due to the Beirut explosion last week.

In a national address to the public on August 10, Hassan Diab, now-former prime minister of Lebanon, said that the government has resigned to support people who want “real change.”

 

Also wanting change, Belarus:

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Monday that the opposition protesters who challenge the official vote results extending his 26-year rule will face a tough crackdown, deriding them as “sheep” manipulated by foreign masters.

Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday’s vote, when police brutally broke up mostly young protesters with tear gas and flash-bang grenades. Rights activists said one person died after being run over by a police truck — which the authorities denied.

 

 

I'm sure China will step right up for that:

There is a huge gap between the funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed worldwide, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

 

Mass was celebrated in the city of many martyrdoms and a second nuclear payload:

A Catholic mass was held at Nagasaki’s Urakami Cathedral early Sunday morning on the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

The mass, attended by 250 Catholics and others, started at at 5:30 a.m., with the chiming of bells.

The cathedral was rebuilt after the original one was destroyed by the bombing Aug. 9, 1945.

During the mass, priest Daichi Miyahara talked about a woman who kept praying for others until her death even though she was suffering strong pain due to radiation from the bombing.

“We confirm again our determination to strengthen our solidarity with the world further in this milestone year,” Miyahara said.

In case of historical revision:

 

Just hours before the radio broadcast of Emperor Hirohito’s announcement to the Japanese people that their government had accepted the military’s unconditional surrender in World War II, a coup d’etat was being hatched with one of the aims being to steal the master records and stop the airing at all costs.