President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, chaired a security ministerial meeting, today at the Presidential Palace, devoted to address the security situation in the country and evaluating the measures taken. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mrs. Zeina ... Read More »
A tried-and-tested German model of sending workers home in exchange for job guarantees during downturns could help the European Union limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic. EU ministers voiced support in principle on Tuesday for a plan to raise 100 billion euros ($109 billion), against 25 billion euros of ... Read More »
Switzerland plans to ease up on measures to combat the coronavirus starting at the end of April, the government said on Wednesday, as it expects the economic damage from the epidemic could be the worst on record. “We know that these measures are difficult for the economy and the people, ... Read More »
It’s likely Covid-19 originated in bats, scientists say. But did it then jump to pangolins? In the public mind, the origin story of coronavirus seems well fixed: in late 2019 someone at the now world-famous Huanan seafood market in Wuhan was infected with a virus from an animal. The rest ... Read More »
International trade body predicts commerce could shrink up to 32% and warns against 30s-style protectionism International trade has dried up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and could be on course for a collapse as severe as that of the 1930s Great Depression, the World Trade Organization has said. ... Read More »
The US suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Tuesday, with 1,858 people succumbing to the disease, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. The new peak in deaths was propelled by New York City, which remains the most stricken part of the country and which ... Read More »
Lebanon recorded an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus, recording 27 new cases on Wednesday including 11 Lebanese expats, without new deaths. The Health Ministry said the total reached 575 cases including eleven expats flown into Lebanon from Madrid and Paris a day earlier. Out of 108 ... Read More »
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday he was confident that Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in intensive care with a coronavirus infection, would pull through because “he’s a fighter”. “He remained stable overnight. He’s receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance. He has not required any mechanical ... Read More »
China has reported no new deaths from coronavirus for the first time since it began issuing daily briefings on the outbreak more than two months ago. In its latest update, the country’s health ministry said there were 32 confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases recorded over the last 24 hours. All ... Read More »
The US reached a death toll of 11,000 people on Tuesday, which surpasses the total number of battle deaths from six US wars combined, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA data says a total of 9,961 soldiers died on the battlefield during these six wars: ... Read More »
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