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Lebanon leans on US dollar to cope as currency and economy tank
The Lebanese pound has lost 95% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars
The Lebanese pound has lost 95% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars
The newly formed Tehreek-e-Jihad militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on a bridge in the Sibi district of Baluchistan province
BGI Group, one of the world’s biggest genetics analysis companies, said Sunday it would never be involved in human rights abuses
The tragedy has highlighted the lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy. It also brought into focus hardening Italian and European migration policies
Pakistani Sen. Mushtaq Ahmed Khan tweeted Friday that the two brothers had reached Islamabad airport. “There was no trial, no court proceedings, no charges against them”, he wrote on Twitter.
The ordinance is a contentious issue, especially among the nation’s South Asian diaspora
Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death
The assailant detonated his suicide vest as some 300 worshipers, including many policemen from nearby police offices, were praying inside
Study puts insured property losses from this year’s 10 most costly weather disasters at more than $168.1 billion
The summit, however, failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels or set more ambitious targets to limit global warming to 1.5ºC