国际英语资讯:Protests continue across Lebanon despite PMs reform measures
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="Protests">Protests</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Saad">Saad</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Jadeed">Jadeed</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hamra">Hamra</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Banks">Banks</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Asharq">Asharq</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Awsat">Awsat</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="deposits">deposits</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="liquidity">liquidity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ATM">ATM</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="military">military</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dissatisfaction">dissatisfaction</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="emphasizing">emphasizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>.</p>
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