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Syrians launch symbolic 'one-pound' campaign to lift morale

by Associated Press
| January 26, 2020 12:05 AM

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — With Syria's currency hitting record lows, a nationwide symbolic campaign has been launched by merchants, barbers, supermarkets and even gyms in the war-torn country to support the Syrian pound.

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