Month: March 2021

Lebanon records 51 COVID-19 deaths, 2,253 cases in 24 hours

Lebanon Saturday registered 51 new coronavirus-related deaths and 2,253 more cases in the last 24 hours as the caretaker health minister vowed to ramp up the country’s slow-paced inoculation campaign.

International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organizers said Saturday, setting the stage for a drastically scaled-back event.

A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appeared to be subsiding on Saturday, experts said.

Police used pepper spray to disperse people protesting against coronavirus curbs in the German city of Kassel on Saturday, in one of the country’s largest such rallies so far this … Read More

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt called for a compromise over the formation of a new government after surprise talks with President Michel Aoun.

The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” after announcing half of the adult population had now received a jab.

Egypt on Saturday received a second shipment of coronavirus vaccine donated by China, officials said, as the Arab country tries to speed up its vaccination campaign.

President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, ministers and an official notice said on Saturday, prompting criticism from those who said it was … Read More

A minimum wage of $275 a month came into force for all workers in Qatar Saturday, official media reported, as the Gulf state overhauls its labour laws amid international scrutiny … Read More