{"id":72308,"date":"2020-10-22T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/10\/22\/lebanons-unfinished-revolution-one-year-after-protests-change-has-yet-to-come\/"},"modified":"2020-10-22T12:09:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:09:50","slug":"lebanons-unfinished-revolution-one-year-after-protests-change-has-yet-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/lebanons-unfinished-revolution-one-year-after-protests-change-has-yet-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon&#8217;s unfinished revolution: One year after protests, change has yet to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2eDWhGXfqEjCJwogjz\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been one year since anti-government protests broke out in Lebanon. 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