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Lebanon registers 43 coronavirus deaths, 2,500 cases in 24 hours

Even countries where vaccine rollouts are finally getting some momentum, infections, hospitalizations and deaths are surging

Major British travel company Jet2 said it was cancelling holidays until late June, blaming uncertainty from UK government plans for restarting international travel that were widely condemned by airlines.

The National Disaster Risk Management Unit Friday announced new coronavirus measures for the upcoming month of Ramadan, with new curfew hours and prevention measures.

After a South Korean couple accidentally vandalized his $440,000 painting JonOne, the artist, expressed a desire for his work to be restored in a way that won’t financially burden them. … Read More

Talks to bring Iran and the United States fully back into the 2015 nuclear deal are making progress, delegates said on Friday, but Iranian officials indicated disagreement with Washington over … Read More

The Central Bank said it handed over a list of information requested by Alvarez & Marsal to the Finance Ministry so it can be passed on to the forensic auditing … Read More

The UN said Friday it was “very concerned” for Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa, two months after having asked the United Arab Emirates for proof that the royal was still alive.

An information blackout under Myanmar’s military junta worsened Thursday as fiber broadband service, the last legal way for ordinary people to access the internet, became intermittently inaccessible on several networks.

The WHO reiterated Friday there was “no adequate data” on switching Covid-19 vaccines between doses, after France said under-55s who received an AstraZeneca first jab should get their second from … Read More