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Liberia: Sen. Konneh Asks U.S. to Sanction Mining Enablers, Warns Liberia At 'Most Dangerous Point'

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia - Gbarpolu County Sen. Amara M. Konneh has asked the United States to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on people who enable mining licensing deals in Liberia and move the proceeds into US real estate, telling a Washington policy audience that the country faces its gravest threat since the civil war and the Ebola epidemic.

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Elazar Yair Wilensky, 14, identified as student killed by Hezbollah ordnance explosion in North

The 14-year-old student was killed during a school trip in the Ramim Ridge area near the Lebanese border. His family described him as a beloved, full-of-life boy with his entire future ahead of him.

  • 14-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky killed in Hezbollah ordnance explosion
  • Explosion occurred during school trip near Ramim Ridge, northern Israel
  • 24 teachers and students injured, one died from injuries

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