Pollution and emissions are down, but we will squander these gains if governments fail to push ahead with decisive change The current crisis has revealed a sobering truth: the global economic shutdown, which has been achieved at a devastating social cost, has barely dented our carbon emissions. The latest analysis, ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 9 new Coronavirus were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 911. LBCI

Doctors and world leaders need “to be on the alert” for cases of a rare inflammatory disease in children that may be linked to the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Friday. World health officials are increasingly hearing about cases of an inflammatory disease similar to Kawasaki disease in a ...

The high temperatures and humidity witnessed in Lebanon in the past days have brought about swarms of insects and cockroaches that are sweeping the mountainous and coastal regions in the country. Environmentalists have assured that these insects do not pose a threat to people and crops, but only cause disturbance ...

Scientists have discovered coronavirus is adapting to humans with mutations that could help it spread quicker. After analysing more than 5,300 whole genome sequences of the new coronavirus from 62 countries, researchers found several mutations that show the virus is “well adapted” to humans.  Significantly, the team, from London School ...

New information has been revealed about the interactions between United States navy fighter pilots and unidentified flying objects. Previously unpublished documents describe eight encounters along the east coast between Virginia and North Carolina, according to details gathered by automotive website The Drive. Seven of them involved F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and ...

Urgent research must be done into whether mouthwash could be effective in reducing the spread of coronavirus, scientists have said. The “readily available” oral hygiene product may be able to damage the virus membrane and reduce infection rates, according to a peer-reviewed study led by Cardiff University.  The study, published ...

The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 11 new Coronavirus cases were confirmed in Lebanon, bringing the total number of cases in Lebanon to 902. LBCI

Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday said via Twitter: “In order to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding, I firmly believe that media freedom is sacred and must always be guaranteed. I also believe that the media professional is not a criminal and that he should not ...

Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, chaired this Friday a meeting of the Supreme Health Council, devoted to assessing the previous stage and preparing for the next in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.   At the end of the meeting, Minister Hassan underscored “the need to establish coordination between ...