The mortality rate for COVID-19 is also “significantly higher” than for flu and pneumonia this year. Coronavirus caused three times more deaths than pneumonia and flu combined in the first eight months of this year, according to new figures. There were 48,168 deaths due to COVID-19, 13,619 due to pneumonia and ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 1367 new infections were registered in the country during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 6 new Coronavirus deaths were also recorded. LBCI Read More »
Caretaker Information Minister, Manal Abdel Samad, on Wednesday decided to assign two Information Ministry employees to follow up on people’s requests to access information, as per Law 28/2017. The minister requested that all decisions, memorandums, and other documents be published on the ministry’s website, in accordance with this law. She ... Read More »
Apple has announced the launch date of the new iPhone 12. It will show off the phone at an event on 13 October, at 10am local pacific time, it said in an invitation. Normally, Apple’s phones are put on sale a week and a half after they are revealed, which ... Read More »
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Breathing with face masks does not affect the lungs The average face mask may be uncomfortable but does not ... Read More »
The world’s top central bankers have opened the taps with trillions of dollars in promised credit to prevent a global pandemic from causing a global economic depression. On Tuesday they will update their plans in presentations that could begin to signal just how much more they feel they can do ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that Lebanon recorded 1261 new Coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 10 Coronavirus deaths were also registered in the country during the last 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, received this Saturday in her office at the Ministry, the Foreign Director of “Al-Irfan” Foundation, Rami Ezzeddine, who handed her an invitation to visit the institution. The Minister was also briefed on the educational factors that the Foundation has developed for ... Read More »
Caretaker Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, on Friday visited the Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut to pay condolences on the passing away of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah. “We have lost the man of humanity, the man of dialogue, the man of openness,” Abdel Samad said, remembering his “salient role” at ... Read More »
Apple is working on a new type of phone sensor that uses lasers to monitor dangerous particulates in the air, according to a patent filing. The ‘Particulate matter sensors for portable electronic devices’ patent describes how an array of lasers could detect the presence of poisonous gas, pollen and other potentially ... Read More »
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