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In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 photo, a man takes pictures of the sunset on Beirut's Mediterranean seaside corniche, which is almost empty of residents and tourists in Beirut, Lebanon. The COVID-19 pandemic has managed to do what various wars could not: Close bars, restaurants and entertainment spots across the tiny Mediterranean country. Even Lebanon's corniche, usually dotted with people doing their morning exercise, coffee vans and corn on the cob sellers, is now empty. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon's dying economy
March 25, 2020 11:05 p.m.

Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon's dying economy

BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon's Barbar eatery never closed its doors, serving up sandwiches to customers even if it meant doing so from behind sandbags.