Dembele inspires France to 2-0 win in Kazakhstan
Ousmane Dembele inspired France to a 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan Sunday in their second match in World Cup qualifying Group D to mark a successful return to the world champions’ … Read More
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace talks, according to the rebel group and Sudan state news.
Lebanon to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations as cases remain high
Lebanon registered 38 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,724 new cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as the country is set to ramp up a slow … Read More
Lebanon records 38 coronavirus deaths, 2,724 cases in last 24 hours
Lebanon records 38 coronavirus deaths, 2,724 cases in last 24 hours
Holy Sepulchre church opens on Palm Sunday as Latin Patriarch says ‘We feel more hopeful’
In scenes very different from last year, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre was open to the public on Palm Sunday, allowing Christians to attend mass at the start of … Read More
Death toll from Egypt building collapse climbs to 25
Egyptian state media said Sunday that at least 25 people were killed in a 10-storey building collapse in Cairo the day before, revising the toll up as rescue operations continued.
Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases
Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital’s hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which … Read More
Armenia PM to resign ahead of snap election to defuse crisis
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Sunday that he will resign next month while staying in office until snap parliamentary elections due on June 20, as part of an effort … Read More
Old ordnance wounds Lebanese shepherd on border with Israel
A Lebanese shepherd was wounded Sunday when a suspected old ordnance exploded while he was herding sheep on the outskirts of Houla village
Did COVID-19 stress, uncertainty stall anti-smoking push?
A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking.