The movie, Memory Express, reaped a precious victory at the GIMFA Festival in Brazil, where it won 6 awards, namely:Best Young Director: Ursula GhalebBest Short Film Actor: Asaad RashdanBest Poster: (Awarded at the GIMFA Festival)Best Photography: (Awarded at the GIMFA Festival)Best Production: (Awarded at the GIMFA Festival)Best Screenplay: (Awarded at the GIMFA Festival)
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MEA cancels flights to Saudi Arabia, France
The Lebanese Middle East Airlines Company announced in a statement on Sunday, “the cancellation of all its flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh – Jeddah – Dammam), as of tomorrow, February 1st until Monday, February 8th, with the exception of one flight to be conducted on Thursday, 4th of February, being an evacuation flight from...
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WHO team visits Wuhan wet market to find COVID clues
A World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Wuhan’s Baishazhou seafood market, one of the city’s largest wet markets and an early focal point of the outbreak. The experts, accompanied by Chinese officials, are conducting field visits to key sites in Wuhan, including hospitals and laboratories, to gather clues on how the virus first emerged.
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Health Minister: Closure indicators are promising, country not to be opened all at once
Caretaker Public Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, deemed the current total lockdown in the country as “the second successful closure after the first lockdown last March.” “Indicators are promising in light of the decline of the proliferative index to 0.93%, which will be reflected in about two weeks on the positive rate of the tests that...
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Health Ministry: 2,631 new Coronavirus infections, 61 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Saturday, the registration of 2,631 new cases of Coronavirus, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 298,913. It added that 61 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Malaysia reports record daily rise of 5,728 coronavirus cases
Malaysia reported its biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases for the second straight day, with 5,728 new infections recorded on Saturday. The new cases took the cumulative total of infections to 209,661. The health ministry also reported 13 new deaths, raising total fatalities from the pandemic to 746. – Reuters
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Norway to start gradual easing of capital region’s lockdown on Feb 3
The Norwegian government will gradually loosen the capital region’s coronavirus lockdown, allowing for some shops and recreational activities to reopen from Feb. 3 onwards, Health Minister Bent Hoeie said on Saturday. The outbreak of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, first identified in Britain, had prompted the introduction of stricter measures, including the closure...
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Ministry of Health: 3125 new coronavirus cases, 59 deaths
3125 new coronavirus cases and 59 deaths have been recorded in Lebanon during the past 24 hours, as indicated by the Ministry of Public Health on Friday.
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The Top Travel Souvenirs From Around the World
Top-Selling Souvenirs Around the Globe Souvenir sales have undoubtedly dropped off amid the COVID-19 pandemic but some keepsakes never lose their appeal. Award-winning all-inclusive resort chain Club Med recently examined the top articles of souvenirs from each country around the world and compiled a list to determine which souvenir is most popular with tourists visiting that destination. Here are...
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China exported more than 220 billion face masks in 2020: Government
China exported more than 220 billion face masks last year, the commerce ministry said on Friday (Jan 29), the equivalent of nearly 40 per person outside China, as demand for protective gear skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shifting billions of dollars’ worth of the coverings has become an important driver of China’s exports after COVID-19...