Lebanon records 597 COVID-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon recorded a further 597 new coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday.
Google to build its own chip for new Pixel smartphone
Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people’s hands.
Attack on Lebanese funeral prompts warnings of strife
The Lebanese army detained two men over an attack on Shi’ite mourners at a funeral where three people were killed, a security source said, after the Shi’ite group Hezbollah demanded … Read More
Aoun-Mikati Cabinet talks end on negative note, reflecting rifts
Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati Monday ended a fourth meeting with President Michel Aoun on the formation of a new government on a negative note, reflecting deep differences between the two … Read More
Thousands more Afghans can resettle in U.S. as refugees, says State Dept.
Thousands more Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their U.
Coronavirus likely to lock India’s women out of job market for years
Savitri Devi has been searching for work since she lost her job at a garment factory in New Delhi, along with half her co-workers, when sales plummeted at the start … Read More
What can the Biden administration do?
No one will be able to tell if the maximum pressure policy against Iran, which was extended to affect its proxy in Lebanon, would have achieved its goals since the … Read More
Planted art: Japanese rice field work marks Tokyo Olympics
The images are part of a yearly tradition started by the town of Gyoda in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in 2008 in a bid to bring in tourists. In 2015, … Read More
Iran warns against any action over tanker attack
Iran on Monday vowed to respond to any “adventurism”, its foreign ministry said, after the US and Britain joined Israel in blaming Tehran for a deadly tanker attack, claims it … Read More
UK summons Iranian ambassador over oil tanker attack
Britain on Monday summoned Iran’s ambassador to London in response to what it claims was a Tehran-ordered attack on a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman that killed a … Read More