Nasa has found an “intriguing” planet that could be home to life in old data from a retired space telescope. The Earth-sized exoplanet orbits around its star’s habitable zone, meaning that the temperature is mild enough to allow a rocky planet to support liquid water. The distant world was discovered ... Read More »
US oil prices plunged to their lowest level in more than two decades on Monday as the outlook for America’s shale industry worsened amid sharply lower demand during the coronavirus pandemic. With planes grounded, businesses closed and billions of people under lockdown conditions at home, demand for oil has dropped ... Read More »
Latest study on nitrogen dioxide reinforces earlier research linking air pollutants and Covid-19 deaths Regions of the world which have higher air pollution tended to experience more deaths from Covid-19, a new study has found. Geoscientist Yaron Ogen, from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, examined data from satellites which ... Read More »
Several European countries took preliminary steps on Monday towards a return to normal pre-virus life, with some shops reopening in Germany and a resumption of school for pupils slotted to take place next month. Bookshops, florists, fashion stores, bike and car outlets and other shops smaller than 800 sq m ... Read More »
Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, held a meeting in his office today with the representative of the World Health Organization in Lebanon, Iman al-Shankiti, which was also attended by the Ministry’s Director General, Walid Ammar, where talks centered on the coordination between the Health Ministry and the WHO, and ... Read More »
Two new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Lebanon by the Ministry of Public Health in a statement on Monday, raising the number of infected people in the country to 677. NNA Read More »
The Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced Sunday, in its daily report on the developments of the corona epidemic, that out of 227 laboratory tests performed, 5 new infections with the Covid-19 virus belonging to the same family have been registered while the remaining tests came out negative. The report added ... Read More »
With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean country are winging their way into the midst of quieter city life. From flocks of white pelicans and storks soaring over Beirut’s seafront to diminutive herons nesting in built-up neighbourhoods, Lebanese social media are capturing ... Read More »
Health Minister Hamad Hasan warned Sunday that it is not possible to build conclusive data on the results of tests conducted over the last 24 hours, which showed earlier today that only one new person had tested positive for the coronavirus – raising the total number of cases in Lebanon ... Read More »
Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.31 million globally and 158,384 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 0200 GMT on Sunday. AMERICAS * U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on approving extra money to help small ... Read More »
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