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Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine offers more protection than earlier thought with effectiveness in preventing symptomatic disease reaching 97 percent, according to real-world evidence published Thursday by the pharmaceutical companies.
The Lebanese need to understand a simple formula: The pound will continue to depreciate against the US dollar as long as there is no government capable of implementing reforms and … Read More
Ghajar warned Thursday that Lebanon was threatened with complete darkness if more financing was not approved in order to generate electricity.
Denmark has put using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on … Read More
Qatar has resumed exports of condensate to the United Arab Emirates after a three-year blockade was lifted, with a tanker offloading at the port of Dubai’s Jebel Ali port this … Read More
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party has stripped a senior official of his membership after he announced he would run on his own electoral list, in the latest sign of … Read More
The worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for Rolls-Royce, its CEO predicted on Thursday, after the engine maker plunged to a record 4 billion pound ($5.6 billion) underlying loss … Read More
The world Thursday marked one year since the coronavirus threat was declared a pandemic, with vaccinations offering hope but much of humanity still enduring highly restricted lives and no clear … Read More
A planned visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday was cancelled, Israel’s public radio Kan said, citing a source involved in the planning.
Exchange dealers were buying the dollar for LL10,600 and selling it for LL10,650, compared to LL10,600-LL10,650 Wednesday.