UNIFIL donates medicine to southern villages Indian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon donated a variety of medicines Friday to villages in south Lebanon.
UNIFIL donates medicine to southern villages Indian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon donated a variety of medicines Friday to villages in south Lebanon.
Fox News reporter attacked, chased from demonstration A Fox News reporter was pummeled and chased by protesters who had gathered outside the White House early Saturday as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd.
Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US 'futile' Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be "futile" as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber Sunday.
IMF demands answers before any assistance The International Monetary Fund is pushing the Lebanese government and the Central Bank to come up with clear answers concerning the capital control and discrepancy in the exchange currency rates before discussing any financial assistance, a source familiar with the talks between the two sides said Friday.
IMF demands answers before any assistance The International Monetary Fund is pushing the Lebanese government and the Central Bank to come up with clear answers concerning the capital control and discrepancy in the exchange currency rates before discussing any financial assistance, a source familiar with the talks between the two sides said Friday.
Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees State-owned Kuwait Airways said Thursday it will lay off 1,500 expatriate employees due to "significant difficulties" caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Italy faces worst recession since WWII Facing its deepest recession since World War II and with business confidence collapsing, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting Italy's economy hard.
We are Hong Kong In my final speech as Hong Kong’s governor on June 30, 1997, a few hours before I left the city on Britain’s royal yacht, I remarked that, “Now, Hong Kong people are to run Hong Kong. That is the promise. And that is the unshakable destiny.”
We are Hong Kong In my final speech as Hong Kong’s governor on June 30, 1997, a few hours before I left the city on Britain’s royal yacht, I remarked that, “Now, Hong Kong people are to run Hong Kong. That is the promise. And that is the unshakable destiny.”
F1 season to open in Austria after government backs Spielberg double act Formula One's truncated coronavirus-hit season will finally get underway with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced Saturday.
F1 season to open in Austria after government backs Spielberg double act Formula One's truncated coronavirus-hit season will finally get underway with the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, the Austrian government announced Saturday.
Nadal: 'I see 2020 as practically lost' for tennis Rafael Nadal has said he views the rest of this year as "practically lost" for tennis and would even be relieved if the sport returned as normal at the start of 2021.
Sloan, NBA Jazz coach for 23 seasons, dies at age 78 Jerry Sloan, who guided the Utah Jazz for 23 seasons during a Hall of Fame coaching career before retiring in 2011, died Friday at age 78, the team announced.
Woods-Manning prevail in star-studded match, raise $20m for charity Tiger Woods says while his surgically repaired back may never be 10-out-of-10 again, it won't stop him from being healthy and ready to go when the PGA Tour starts up again.
Sainz and Ricciardo make their moves for 2021 Spaniard Carlos Sainz will make a dream move to Ferrari next year, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo replacing him at McLaren, as Formula One's driver carousel took another big twirlThursday with the 2020 season yet to start.
No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closed None of France's three most iconic tourist sites will reopen when the country lifts most of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week. Some of Europe’s other major cultural sites are also taking their time to reopen.
No Eiffel, Mona Lisa or Versailles: Iconic sites stay closed None of France's three most iconic tourist sites will reopen when the country lifts most of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions next week. Some of Europe’s other major cultural sites are also taking their time to reopen.
Musicians in lockdown rage against industry machine Lockdown bans on live performances have left many British musicians on the breadline, fuelling a campaign for them to get a bigger share of the profits from streaming their songs online.
Venice film fest a ‘sign of hope’ for cinema The first post-coronavirus film festival will have to adopt new sanitary and social distancing rules. 'It will be a unique edition,' director Alberto Barbera said. 'We still don’t know exactly what we’ll be able to do, but in the meantime are selecting the films and drawing up a plan to allow everyone to participate safely.'
Cinema's Hassan Hosni dies at 88 Born June, 1931, in the Cairo's Al Qalaa quarter, Hosni began acting in school and went on to collaborate with several generations of well known Egyptian writers, directors and actors, performing in over 400 films, theatre plays and television programs
Pop-up bar scene, tanning salon test shutdown rules in NYC What passes for a pandemic-era speakeasy these days in New York City isn’t secret at all.
Pop-up bar scene, tanning salon test shutdown rules in NYC What passes for a pandemic-era speakeasy these days in New York City isn’t secret at all.
Veterans help UK children keep calm, cope with virus stress Hula hoops, camouflage mats and tires aren't typical supplies needed during the coronavirus pandemic.
In virus-hit South Korea, AI monitors lonely elders In a cramped office in eastern Seoul, Hwang Seungwon points a remote control toward a huge NASA-like overhead screen stretching across one of the walls.
Greece clarifies policy, to allow tourists from all nations Greek officials said Saturday that the country will not limit arriving airline passengers next month to people coming from 29 countries but that travelers who departed from places that aren't on the initial list will be subject to mandatory testing for the coronavirus upon arrival and a quarantine period of one or two weeks.
French carmaker Renault to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide French carmaker Renault said Friday it will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) cost-cutting plan, as a brutal drop in industry sales during the pandemic worsened the company's pre-existing problems.
Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay Indonesia has started cloud seeding to induce rain as the archipelago moves to head off annual forest fires blamed for blanketing swathes of Southeast Asia in toxic haze.
