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Exchange dealers were buying the dollar for LL10,600 and selling it for LL10,650, compared to LL10,600-LL10,650 Wednesday.

Jordan has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said Wednesday.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen destroyed Wednesday a “hostile aerial target”, belonging to the Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen’s Marib city, Saudi state TV reported.

Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister said on Wednesday the country’s security forces were drained and unable to fulfil their duties as a financial meltdown and political deadlock bite.

At least 22 countries enacted or proposed changes during the coronavirus pandemic that weaken environmental regulation, endangering protected areas around the globe, according to a research paper published on Thursday.

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet next week in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office to confront growing strains in the relationship between the world’s … Read More

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday told Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to free all dual nationals, including a woman facing further court action despite her sentence having ended, his … Read More

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet next week in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office to confront growing strains in the relationship between the world’s … Read More

Sara Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister’s wife, was hospitalized Thursday with an appendix infection at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Liverpool eased past RB Leipzig into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 win in Budapest Wednesday courtesy of two second-half goals to give the Reds a 4-0 aggregate win.