Aug.04 — Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have been injured by a massive explosion in Beirut. The blast, at the port, was so powerful that it created seismic waves equivalent of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake. It blew out windows across the city and was felt in Cyprus. Official have yet to confirm whether it was an accident or a deliberate attack. Bloomberg’s Jodi Schneider reports on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been conducted, but 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to 2.2 million as part of Greater Beirut, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world.
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In This Story: Cyprus
The Republic of Cyprus is de facto partitioned into two main parts: the area under the effective control of the Republic, located in the south and west and comprising about 59% of the island’s area, and the north, administered by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, covering about 36% of the island’s area. Another nearly 4% of the island’s area is covered by a UN buffer zone.
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, remain under the UK’s control according to the London and Zürich Agreements.
The Republic of Cyprus has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.
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