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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Lebanon's Parliament votes to spend World Bank loan on wheat

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Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to use a $150 million World Bank loan to pay for wheat imports into the cash-strapped country.

Already in the throes of a crippling economic crisis, Lebanon is also struggling to cope with a food security crisis that has left half its roughly 6 million people without adequate food.

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