The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 300 new Corona infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 538,518. It added that 7 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Health Ministry: 450 new Coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Friday, the registration of 450 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 537887. It also indicated that 6 deaths have been recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Opening of Lebanese Pavilion 2021 of 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia “A Roof for Silence” a project by Hala Wardé
The Lebanese Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Hala Wardé, the architect and founder of HW Architecture, who realized the Louvre Abu Dhabi with Jean Nouvel, is pleased to announce its opening at the Magazzini del Sale on May 22. A Live Instagram visit with Hala Wardé is taking place on...
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IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of some $50 billion
The International Monetary Fund on Friday unveiled a $50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic by vaccinating at least 40% of the population in all countries by the end of 2021 and at least 60% by the first half of 2022. Doing so, IMF officials say, would inject the equivalent of $9 trillion into...
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Vaccine firms pledge 3.5 Bn Covid Doses for poorer nations
Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson told a G20 health summit Friday they will supply around 3.5 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses at cost or discount to poorer nations this year and next. US pharma giant Pfizer will deliver two billion doses “over the next 18 months”, including one billion in 2021, chairman and chief executive...
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LAU: New MEPI Grant to Boost Employability
Vertically Integrated Projects will be adapted and applied at LAU, offering invaluable multidisciplinary experiences to students. Together with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the American University of Beirut (AUB), LAU has received a grant from the US Department of State, Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), to support the Tomorrow’s Leaders College-to-Work Pipeline (TLP), a project designed...
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Ministry of Health: 394 new infections, 7 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced 394 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 537437 7 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
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Three-minute thesis competition winners at AUB announced
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted its first Three-Minute Thesis Competition in May 2021, with a preliminary round that was held to choose seven semifinalists out of all the graduate students who registered for the competition. Turning a complex research project into a concise three-minute...
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Vaccines effective against variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO
Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday, but stressed that authorized vaccines do work against variants of concern. “Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need to continue to exercise caution, and rethink or...
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Dutch court orders Carlos Ghosn to repay salary
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn to repay nearly 5 million euros in salary to an Amsterdam-based alliance between Nissan and Mitsubishi, and rejected his claim for millions in compensation for wrongful dismissal. The ruling came in a case in which Ghosn sought to have his 2018 sacking from...