Lebanon records 1,148 COVID-19 cases and five deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon reported 1,148 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, alongside five more deaths, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Month: August 2021
Durant-led USA to face France in Olympic basketball final
Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions United States past Australia 97-78 Thursday and into an Olympic men’s basketball final against France.
Mitaki reports slow progress towards forming govt
Prime Minister-designate Najib Mitaki said Thursday slow progress was achieved toward forming a new government in talks with President Michel Aoun.
Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say
Taliban militants have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities, in response to increased U.
Areas of Iraqi province lose power after attack on pylons
SamIraq’s northern Salaheddin province was left partially without power after “terrorists” blew several pylons, the government said Thursday, as increasing attacks add to the strain on Iraq’s electricity network.
US Olympic track blushes saved in the field as Gardiner takes 400m gold
USA field athletes won two Olympic gold medals Thursday to spare their track teammates’ blushes as the big names failed to sparkle once again.
As nuclear negotiations stall, Iran and Israel wage secret war
On April 24, a suspected unmanned drone struck an Iranian oil tanker off the Syrian port of Baniyas, reportedly killing at least three people and sparking a blaze that took … Read More
Mikati says slow progress made in govt formation talks with Aoun
Mikati says slow progress made in govt formation talks with Aoun
بريطانيان يحاكيان المنافسة في كل رياضة أولمبية.. لماذا؟
يتنافس ستيوارت بيتس وشارلوت نيكولز في “Spennylympics”، وهو تحد وضعوه لأنفسهم لجمع الأموال لجمعية الأمراض العصبية الحركية، في ذكرى شقيق بيتس، سبنسر، الذي خسروه بسبب مرض التصلب الجانبي الضموري.
Bank of England sees inflation surging but keeps stimulus
The Bank of England Thursday predicted the UK annual inflation rate to continue surging this year as pandemic-hit economies reopen, but kept its record-low interest rate and emergency stimulus intact.