S&P: Lebanon’s bank restructuring to cost up to $102 billion
Standard & Poor’s estimated that the cost of restructuring Lebanon’s banking system could range from $23 billion to $102 billion, depending on which scenario is pursued.
Defiant Ghosn pins hopes on French probes to clear his name
Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity … Read More
EasyJet CEO does not expect Indian variant to ‘ruin’ summer travel
EasyJet does not expect Indian coronavirus variant to be the biggest problem for Europe’s coming travel season, another lost summer would be perilous for Britain’s aviation industry.
Davis scores 34 as Lakers beat Suns to level series, Nets thump Celtics
Anthony Davis and LeBron James delivered down the stretch Tuesday as the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers bounced back to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-102 and knot their playoff series … Read More
More than half of American adults vaccinated as COVID-19 cases ebb
More than half of all adults in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Tuesday, roughly six weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden’s … Read More
WhatsApp sues India govt, says new rules mean end to privacy -sources
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to … Read More
100 Iraqi families from IS-linked camp in Syria repatriated
Nearly a dozen buses carrying 100 Iraqi families who lived in a sprawling Syrian camp for supporters and families of Islamic State militants returned to Iraq on Tuesday, where public … Read More
Blinken heads to Egypt on mission to shore up Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Cairo Wednesday as he presses efforts to shore up an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Iran’s Rouhani urges greater ‘competition’ in election
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he had asked the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to ensure greater “competition” in June elections after many prominent hopefuls were barred from running.
US prepares for summer air travel spike, may allow more foreign visitors
U.S. airlines and agencies are preparing for increased domestic air travel this summer even as the government continues to debate whether to allow more foreign travelers to visit.