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Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the Africa Union dropped plans to buy the shot, dealing further blows to the company’s hopes to … Read More
Foreign lenders including HSBC and Wells Fargo are cutting ties with Lebanon’s central bank, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, underlining the country’s international isolation as it reels from … Read More
An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve as a floating base for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces off the coast of Yemen has … Read More
Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.
Israel will tell the International Criminal Court it does not recognize the authority of the tribunal, which is planning to investigate possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the news … Read More
The cash-strapped UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA Thursday praised President Joe Biden for resuming US financial support, saying it came at a “critical moment” amid the Covid pandemic.
In order to wean Saudi Arabia off its dependency on crude the kingdom needs higher oil prices.
Israeli strikes overnight targeting Syrian regime military positions and a weapons depot near Damascus killed three Iran-backed militia fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said Thursday.
The French Open was Thursday delayed by a week to May 30-June 13 in the hope that heightened Covid-19 restrictions in France will have eased by then to allow the … Read More
Kylian Mbappe has repeatedly been criticized for some sub-par performances this season but the France striker has also proved his worth with a number of sublime performances in the Champions … Read More