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Lebanese philanthropist Lady Cochrane dies of blast injuries

by Associated Press
| September 1, 2020 4:27 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon's most prominent philanthropists and a pioneer defender of the country's heritage, Lady Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, has died from injuries she suffered in the massive Aug. 4 explosion that ripped through Beirut. She was 98.

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