Month: August 2021

A Lebanese judge on Thursday questioned central bank chief Riad Salameh over graft allegations as part of a probe into financial misconduct, a judicial source said.

Israel’s airstrikes overnight on south Lebanon were an escalation of “aggression” and a threat to the country’s security, President Michel Aoun said Thursday.

Australian teen Keegan Palmer flew to a stunning skateboarding gold medal Thursday as the USA suffered track disappointment with a major flop in the 4×100 meters relay heats.

Tunisia’s anti-corruption authority aired photographs dated on Thursday of ex-prime minister Hichem Mechichi declaring his properties at the agency’s headquarters, his first public appearance since his July 25 dismissal by … Read More

Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective four to six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94% efficacy reported in … Read More

Britain’s leading newspapers and broadcasters Thursday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give sanctuary to media workers in Afghanistan under threat from the resurgent Taliban.