One of the few upsides of lockdown was that, if a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square, you had a chance of hearing it. City dwellers across the globe delighted in the silence, the freedom from the incessant rumble of traffic, and the joy of birdsong. How cleaner the air seemed, ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Thursday said in the wake of the cabinet session, which was held at the Grand Serail under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, that the PM was pinning hopes on the participation of all the political forces in Baabda meeting for ...

Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery   Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for decades. The illegal and unsustainable ...

Covid-19 can leave the lungs of people who died from the disease completely unrecognisable, a professor of cardiovascular science has told parliament. It created such massive damage in those who spent more than a month in hospital that it resulted in “complete disruption of the lung architecture”, said Prof Mauro ...

The following is a brief 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. Coronavirus has more than one gateway into cells Two teams of European researchers, working independently, have identified a new ...

  Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections grew on Friday with a record daily increase in India, warnings against complacency in Europe and word from half a dozen U.S. states that their hospital beds were filling up fast. Health officials worldwide have expressed concerns in recent days that ...

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, said in the wake of her visit this Thursday to the Press Syndicate that “the relationship with the Union is fundamental in organizing the media sector.” Minister Abdel Samad visited this afternoon the Press Syndicate, where she met with Syndicate Dean, Aouni ...

Scrolling through Airbnbs in Brooklyn, one listing stands out. “IMMUNE HOST,” claims the heading in caps. Among photos of rooftop sunsets and interiors, lies something else unexpected – a picture of a positive antibody test. Host Martin Eaton says he got tested a few weeks after getting sick with what ...

Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, met this Tuesday with Minister of State for Administrative Development, Demianos Qattar, whom she visited at his ministerial office to discuss the criteria for the second phase of screening to involve the candidates for the position of general manager / Chairman of the Board ...

Covid-19 has now been afflicting humans for six months – first in China and later in other nations as the virus embarked on its global conquest. The experience has been a grim one for our species. To date, more than six million people have been infected and an estimated 400,000 have ...