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 »
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 »
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 »
The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday announced 909 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 647778. 5 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours. NNA Read More »
Information Minister George Kordahi visited Maronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros al-Rahi in Bkirki and left the edifice without making a statement, amid a diplomatic storm sparked by his remarks on Yemen’s war. Asked upon his arrival whether he intends to resign, Kordahi told reporters that he would wait to “see what ... Read More »
The Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that 822 new Coronavirus cases were registered in the country during the past 24 hours with 6 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
The 3.5 trillion tons of Greenland’s ice sheet that has melted over the past decade has raised global sea levels by 1 centimeter and is heightening worldwide flood risks, new research showed on Monday. The ice sheet atop the world’s largest island contains enough frozen water to lift oceans some ... Read More »
Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. The possible exoplanet was discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy — the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51) — by NASA’s Chandra X-ray ... Read More »
Minister of Information, George Kordahi, on Wednesday rejected claims accusing him of enmity towards Saudi Arabia against the background of his recent comments during an interview with an al-Jazeera-affiliated talk show. “The episode that sparked controversy was shot on August 5, a few weeks before my appointment as minister,” ... Read More »
Lebanon has recorded 663 new coronavirus cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, as reported by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday. Read More »
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