Billionaires’ space race: Bezos’ Blue Origin dunks on Branson’s Virgin Galactic ahead of crewed flight, saying it doesn’t count
Virgin Galactic is set to fly its first crewed suborbital flight on Sunday. Blue Origin,…More
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Lebanon’s Pfizer & AstraZeneca vaccination marathon canceled due to lack of electricity and internet connection at sites
A weekend vaccination drive in Lebanon was postponed due to a blackout at the majority…More
Haiti requested US troops after president’s assassination, a minister tells New York Times
Haiti has urged the US to send soldiers to protect the country’s main airport and…More
‘Massive explosion’ reported in Tehran, fire department on the scene
A ‘loud explosion’ was heard in Tehran, Iranian news media and witnesses report, with purported…More
French healthcare regulator recommends mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for frontline workers
Vaccinations should be made mandatory for all medical staff and other workers who have contact…More
Netherlands reimposes Covid-19 measures over rise in cases just weeks after lifting restrictions
The Netherlands is reintroducing Covid-19 restrictions for nightclubs, restaurants and music festivals in response to…More
Macron announces French bases in Mali to begin closing in coming months amid restructuring of Sahel mission
President Emmanuel Macron has said France will start closing its bases in northern Mali before…More
Speed limit to be reduced to that of horse wagon in almost ALL Paris streets in bid to make city greener
Nearly all streets in the French capital will have a speed limit of 30 kph…More
Beirut port blast investigator denied request to question Lebanon security chief over devastating explosion
A request by the lead investigator into the explosion in the Port of Beirut last…More
Giant panda no longer on ‘endangered’ species list as wildlife conditions improve – China’s top conservation official
The giant panda has been moved one level up on China’s extinction threat scale due…More