According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some places. No Omicron-linked deaths had yet been reported, though further research was needed to assess its potential ... Read More »
Kordahi Comments On Military Court’s Ruling Against Journalist Radwan Mortada
Information Minister George Kordahi, said in a statement that the Publications Court is the only one authorized to deal with media affairs, including what is related to the work of journalists under the constitution and the laws regulating freedom of opinion and expression. He expressed his hope that this issue ... Read More »
Ministry Of Health: 482 New Cases, 11 Deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 482 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 660,442. 11 deaths have been reported. NNA Read More »
Is Delta The Last Covid ‘Super Variant’?
… Since it was first detected in India in December 2020, the Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 has become so ubiquitous that it would be easy to assume that the once-rapid evolution of the virus has been replaced by a state of quiescence. According to the World Health Organization, 99.5% of all ... Read More »
Earth’s Continents First Emerged From Oceans Millions Of Years Earlier Than Thought, Study Finds
Emergence of Earth’s earliest continents from ocean influenced planet’s atmosphere, oceans, and climate The first continents emerged from the Earth’s oceans over 700 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study that sheds more light on the evolution of the planet’s habitability. Although widely debated, the rise of ... Read More »
Lebanon Registers 1102 New Coronavirus Infections, 8 Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 1102 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 8 more deaths. LBCI Read More »
Kordahi Denies Selling Properties And Transferring Money Abroad, Confirms That Abusers Would Be Prosecuted
Minister of Information, George Kordahi, denied in a statement what is being circulated on social media about his selling 419 of his properties and transferring his money abroad. He stressed that this fabricated and false news falls within the framework of the frantic campaign that has been targeting him for ... Read More »
Ministry Of Information: Fresh Statement Attributed To Minister Kordahi Fabricated
The Ministry of Information said Monday that a fresh statement disseminated by social media platforms and falsely attributed to Minister George Kordahi regarding his resignation from the government is totally fabricated and baseless. “Electronic sites and social media means persist in posting fabricated statements and attributing them to Information ... Read More »
Pfizer Pill Cuts Covid Deaths By Nearly 90%, Study Finds
A second antiviral pill for Covid-19 cuts rates of hospitalisation and death by nearly 90 per cent among at-risk patients with mild to moderate infections, according to early trial results. The drug, if taken early enough, prevents the escalation of disease to keep newly-infected people out of hospital. Manufactured by Pfizer, the ... Read More »
New NASA Satellite Sends Back Its First Images Of A Warming Planet
Scientists say Landsat 9 will monitor the effects of climate change in unprecedented detail NASA’s newest satellite, Landsat 9, has started taking pictures of the Earth. In collaboration with the US Geological Survey, the space agency launched Landsat in September to take thermal and infrared images of the planet, tracking ... Read More »