Category: News

Steven Spielberg, who produced Donner’s ‘The Goonies,’ said, ‘Dick had such a powerful command of his movies, and was so gifted across so many genres. Being in his circle was … Read More

China’s central bank warned companies on Tuesday against assisting cryptocurrency-related businesses as it shut down a software firm over suspected involvement in digital currency transactions.

Israel agreed a Covid vaccine swap with South Korea Tuesday, sending 700,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab to Seoul “immediately” in return for the same number in coming months.

Ethiopia said Tuesday it rejected “unwelcome meddling” by the Arab League in a long-running dispute with Egypt and Sudan over a mega-dam on a tributary of the Nile River.

There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.

Afghan authorities deployed hundreds of commandos and pro-government militiamen on Tuesday to counter the Taliban’s blistering offensive in the north, a day after more than 1,000 government troops fled into … Read More

Behind the dark green facade of a new Paris pizzeria, arms wielding ladles and spatulas perform an intricate ballet to churn out made-to-order pies — but no human hands are … Read More

Iran reported “good progress” on Tuesday in talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia but said some of their disputes are complex and may take time to resolve.

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday appealed to the international community to help Lebanon avert a looming disaster, warning that the country’s collapse would have repercussions on the stabilty of … Read More

The Lebanese pound was trading at LL17,600 to the dollar on the black market.