Lebanon COVID-19 cases tick higher, 1M receive first jab
Lebanon registered 207 new coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Sunday.
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England show swagger, style and depth of title contenders
England put aside caution and fear to deliver a performance full of confidence bordering on swagger as they swept aside Ukraine 4-0 Saturday to reach the Euro 2020 semifinals, looking … Read More
Pope Francis in hospital for ‘scheduled surgery’ on colon: Vatican spokesman
Pope Francis was admitted to a Rome hospital on Sunday afternoon for “scheduled surgery” on his colon, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
Hariri set for crucial talks with Berri on Cabinet deadlock, stepping down
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is expected to hold a crucial meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri this week to decide on his next move, including the possibility of stepping down, … Read More
Lebanon medicine importers warn foreign drugs running out
Lebanon’s medicine importers Sunday said they had run out of hundreds of essential drugs and warned of more shortages, as the country’s dire financial crisis batters the health sector.
Oil row flares as UAE rejects ‘unjust’ OPEC+ output deal
The UAE on Sunday criticised the current oil production deal among OPEC+ alliance members as “unfair”, offering to extend the agreement only if its production is reviewed.
Investors eye high-dividend stocks as Treasury yields languish
Expectations that Treasury yields may stay tame in the second half of the year are pushing some investors to take a second look at companies whose dividend payouts beat those … Read More
UAE criticises current OPEC+ output deal as ‘unfair’
The UAE on Sunday criticised the current oil production deal among OPEC+ alliance members as “unfair”, offering to extend the agreement only if its production is reviewed.
Families flee as Taliban seize key Kandahar district
The Taliban have captured a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar after fierce night-time fighting with Afghan government forces, officials said Sunday, sending scores of families fleeing from … Read More
Four dead in Cyprus’ worst forest fire in decades
A huge forest blaze in Cyprus has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting aircraft to the Mediterranean island.