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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.

The Bank of England Thursday predicted the UK annual inflation rate to continue surging this year as pandemic-hit economies reopen, but kept its record-low interest rate and emergency stimulus intact.

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

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.

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.

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.

Lebanese came out in their thousands onto the streets of Beirut Wednesday for a moment of national grief to mourn victims and express unity against the ruling class as the … Read More

Lebanese pound fell slightly on the black market Thursday, trading at 21,250 against the dollar after a sharp drop earlier in the week.

New President Ebrahim Raisi takes the oath before parliament Thursday, with Iran facing an economy battered by US sanctions, a grinding health crisis and thorny negotiations on the 2015 nuclear … Read More