Lebanon rocked by protests
Furious demonstrators storm government ministries Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly…
Influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 300,000 deaths in US by Dec. 1
A key COVID-19 model has updated its projection that nearly 300,000 Americans may die from coronavirus by Dec. 1. The forecast from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)…
Russian jet intercepts US reconnaissance planes over Black Sea
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted two US reconnaissance planes over the Black Sea on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. "On Aug. 7, Russian airspace control systems detected…
UN adds 6 mln USD emergency aid funds for Beirut blast victims
The United Nations is releasing 6 million US dollars in immediate emergency funds for Beirut blast victims' hospital urgent care and fixing up homes for the vulnerable, a UN spokesman…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port ready to temporarily replace Port of Beirut after deadly blasts
Lebanon's Port of Tripoli said Thursday that it is ready to temporarily replace the Port of Beirut which was devastated by two powerful explosions on Tuesday. Ahmed Tamer, director of…
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 700,000: WHO
The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed 700,000, reaching 701,754 as of Thursday, according to the latest number from the World Health Organization (WHO). Globally, as of 12:00 p.m. CEST…
Americans suffer higher risk of dying from COVID-19: expert
Americans suffer higher risk of dying from the coronavirus than people from any other country, a health expert has said. "America has one of the worst numbers on planet Earth.…
Beirut reels from huge blast
Lebanese cabinet vows to punish people responsible Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people on Wednesday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that…
Pandemic leaves Amazon more vulnerable than ever
The indigenous peoples of the Amazon have already seen their homelands ravaged by illegal deforestation, industrial farming, mining, oil exploration and unlawful occupation of their ancestral territories. Now, the coronavirus…
Urgent actions on Jammu, Kashmir needed: Pakistani Ambassador
UN report cites violence conducted by Indian forces on civilians Pakistan's Ambassador to China urged necessary actions be taken to ease the suffering of Kashmiri people, a year after India…