For years, #Lebanon was a hub for medical tourism, renowned for its world-class specialists and first-rate care. But today the Lebanese healthcare sector is fighting for survival, as crisis after crisis pushes growing...
Nord Stream 2: US House approves Pentagon budget & sanctions | DW News
The US House of Representatives approved a Pentagon budget bill that also expands sanctions against companies building the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The bill passed with an overwhelming majority of both...
Merkel gets emotional in speech | DW News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel begs Germans to follow coronavirus restrictions in an unusually emotional appeal ahead of Christmas. She urged Germans to heed scientists’ warnings and calls for stricter lockdown...
‘Quack! Call 911!’ | Duck in distress saved from dire fate
Moscow’s emergency services rescued a duck that had got stuck between ice floes, after kind-hearted citizens dialed the local version of 911.
REPLAY – Anti-extremism plan is ‘law of freedom’, says France PM Castex
#REPLAY. French Prime Minister Jean #Castex on Wednesday defended draft #legislation aimed at clamping down on radical #Islamism as a “law of freedom” after a torrent of #criticism from Muslim countries and...
Poland, Hungary accept German EU budget offer as ‘D-Day’ approaches
#Poland and #Hungary have provisionally accepted a European Union #budget proposal from the bloc’s German presidency and are now awaiting further approval from the Netherlands and other sceptical member states, a...
UK will suspend tariffs on US goods post-Brexit
As the UK and EU leaders hold last-ditch talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, the British government is looking towards other trading partners. Officials say they will suspend tariffs on American goods which were imposed...