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More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught COVID-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalized

Britain and United States on Thursday said they had agreed a deal to resolve a trade dispute over Airbus and Boeing for the next five years, ensuring retaliatory tariffs remain … Read More

Pyramids, Tutankhamun masks, Nefertiti busts — Egypt’s souvenir-makers are pinning their hopes on a new lease of economic life, after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. President Joe Biden did not secure a commitment from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday to renew a U.N. cross-border aid operation into Syria, a senior administration official … Read More

Faced with the choice of leaving their savings stuck in the bank or investing them at a huge loss, some Lebanese people are opting to take a punt.

Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending binge.

The Lebanese pound resumed its downward trajectory Thursday, trading at LL15,200 against the dollar on the black market.

Banks, government offices and many businesses observed a general strike Thursday called for by Lebanon’s main labor union body to protest the collapsing economy and standard of living.

Lebanon’s banks, which once powered the economy by sucking in billions of dollars of deposits from abroad, are shedding staff, watching loan books shrink and chasing liquidity to stay afloat.

After 671 appearances, 101 goals, 22 trophies and 26 red cards, Sergio Ramos is leaving Real Madrid after 16 years of service in which he captained the club in one … Read More