As many people face the prospect of being alone for the holidays, new science is showing how loneliness might actually help build structures in the brain tied to imagination. Lonely people were more likely to have increased activity in areas of the brain tied to reminiscing, thinking about others and ... Read More »
New Coronavirus Variant: What Do We Know?
The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban. So how has it ... Read More »
First Radio Signal From An Exoplanet Could Have Been Detected, Scientists Say
Scientists may have received the first radio signals from a planet outside of our solar system. The breakthrough could allow for a major new way to examine and understand distant worlds, according to the astronomers who found it. The signals are coming from the constellation Boötes, which can be seen ... Read More »
Facebook Reveals Plans For Mind-Reading Device In Leaked Audio Recording
Facebook has revealed more details about its secretive plans to release a mind-reading device, telling employees in a private meeting on Tuesday how it will work. In an audio recording of the meeting, obtained by BuzzFeed News, Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer explained how a neural sensor would translate people’s ... Read More »
Health Ministry Confirms 1960 New Coronavirus Cases, 14 New Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 1960 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country during the past 24 hours with 14 new deaths. LBCI Read More »
Ministry Of Information Places E-Mail At Disposal Of Citizens With Questions And Concerns Over Coronavirus Vaccine
The Ministry of Information has placed its e-mail info@ministryinfo.gov.lb at the disposal of citizens, for them to send their questions as part of its endeavor, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and the UNICEF, to scientifically answer a preliminary list of questions/concerns about the coronavirus ... Read More »
Genetic Variants Linked To Severe Covid-19: Study
Scientists said they had identified genetic variants that made patients more likely to develop severe Covid-19, in a breakthrough that could see new and existing drugs help patients survive the illness. To determine why some people develop severe lung inflammation when sick with Covid-19, researchers analysed mutations on the genomes ... Read More »
Health Ministry Confirms 1275 New Coronavirus Cases, 10 New Deaths
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 1275 new Coronavirus cases were recorded in the country with 10 new deaths during the past 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
Abdel Samad Launches Virtual Conference On Role Of Media In Protecting Human Rights: Media Plays Pioneering Role In Promoting Culture Of Transparency, Eliminating Corruption
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, opened this Friday a virtual conference on the Role of the Media in Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Transparency, organized by the Ministry of Information at Tele Liban headquarters, with the participation of head of the Parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee, MP George ... Read More »
Abdel Samad On Heels Of Conference On Role Of Media In Achieving Human Rights: We’ll Broach Protection Of Human Rights Within Article 19 Of Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday told a show aired on Radio Lebanon that the Ministry of Information’s virtual conference on “The Role of the Media in Achieving Human Rights” coincides with the International Anti-Corruption Day, and the International Human Rights Day. “We wanted today’s ... Read More »