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1 Back to the streets: Outraged protesters returned to the streets of Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on Tuesday, blocking roads as

the country’s fifinancial crisis intensifified. Senior politicians have refused to work together to form a new government that would implement the changes needed to extract the nation from the crisis.

2 Honored: The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the fifield’s highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris- based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean- Philippe Vassal for“prioritizing the enrichment of human life,” especially in the context of public housing. The pair have long focused on creating more livable structures that connect to nature in even the densest of urban settings.

3 Released: Britain’s Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, following a month in the hospital during which he was treated for an infection and underwent a heart procedure. Philip, 99, the husband of Queen

Elizabeth II, was admitted to the private King Edward VII’S Hospital in London on Feb. 16, where he was treated for an infection.

4 Threatened: Russian authorities said Tuesday they would block Twitter in a month if it doesn’t take steps to remove banned content, a move that escalates the Russian government’s drawn- out standoffff with social media platforms that have played a major role in amplifying dissent in Russia.

5 Call for equality: Vice President Kamala Harris told the U. N.’ s premiere global panel fifighting for gender equality that “the status of women is the status of democracy” and the Biden administration will work to improve both. Harris told the U. N. Commission on the Status of Women’s annual meeting that the exclusion of women in decisionmaking — its focus this year — is

“a marker of a flflawed democracy,” stressing that their participation “strengthens democracy.”