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Lebanese demonstrators burn tires and wave their national flag during a protest against dire economic conditions, on October 18, 2019 on a highway between the capital Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli. The Lebanese government faced calls to resign after thousands of furious demonstrators took to the streets across the country to protest dire economic conditions. Public anger has simmered since parliament passed an austerity budget in July to help trim a ballooning deficit and flared on Thursday over plans to tax calls on messaging applications, forcing the government to axe the unpopular measure (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)