Lebanon's economy is sinking into a "deliberate depression", the World Bank said Tuesday in a damning report stressing the authorities' failure to tackle the crisis. The fall 2020 edition of the ... ( read original story ...)
West Bank sees Lebanon in prolonged depression, – 19.2% growth in 2020
Lebanon is suffering from an arduous and prolonged depression, the World Bank said on Tuesday, criticising authorities for "a deliberate lack of effective policy action" and projecting that real ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon: Govt Stuck Between Crisis, Bassil’s Call for ‘Clear Standards’
Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea (NNA) The process of forming a new government in Lebanon has not seen any improvement that would revive the talks between President ... ( read original story ...)
2,430 people isolated over COVID-19 concerns in Laos
Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under Lao Ministry of Health, told a press conference in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday that 2,430 ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan looks to partner with UK universities
The government of Tajikistan is looking to promote partnerships between its universities and institutions in the UK, delegates at an online webinar exploring the Tajik international student market ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has completed the return of territory ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s leader says exchange of prisoners and bodies in Karabakh underway
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from Nove ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Pistons’ ‘Bad Boys’ Star Opens Up About Rivalry With Michael Jordan
Jordan still dislikes the Pistons' "Bad Boys" squad even to this day Detroit Pistons legend Joe Dumars candidly spoke about how it was like to guard a prime Michael Jordan. Throughout his Hall of Fame ... ( read original story ...)
Cher watches ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ arrive for new life in Cambodia
Kaavan, dubbed the world's loneliest elephant since his partner died in 2012, arrived in Cambodia after being relocated from a Pakistani zoo by an animal rescue organization. ( read original story ...)
U.K. Court Freezes Up to $5 Billion Tied to Alleged Kazakhstan Bank Theft
A U.K. civil court froze up to $5 billion in assets including stakes in luxury hotels, cash in bank accounts in half a dozen countries and a Burger King franchise, as part of an international legal ... ( read original story ...)