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Plastic Pollution 'Grave and Growing' Health Threat: Lancet
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States USA Pollution Plastic
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. The new review of the existing evidence, which was carried out by leading health researchers and doctors, was published one day ahead of fresh talks opening in Geneva aiming ...
Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Timeless Tale of Love
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-08-07 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dracula Movie Cinema Art Culture Luc Besson
Luc Besson’s latest film, Dracula, is generating buzz among audiences and critics alike. Inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel, the French director elevates the literary and historical roots of the story into a sweeping, gothic cinematic ode to love. With Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, and Zoë Bleu in the leading roles, this ...
Sudan says Army Destroys Emirati Aircraft, Killing 40 Mercenaries
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Gulf Sudan
Sudan's air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday. A military source, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the UAE plane "was bombed and completely destroyed" at Darfur's ...
What Options for Hezbollah After Lebanon's Decision to Disarm It?
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Tehran Government
Lebanon's government has decided to task the army with setting a plan to disarm Hezbollah, a thorny issue decades after the last time the country had made factions give up their weapons. AFP looks at how the government's decision may be implemented, and whether the Iran-backed militant group can still block it. Why is the move ...
Brazil: Why Lightning (Almost) Always Spares Christ the Redeemer
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-06 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brazil Christ the Redeemer Lightning Science Rio de Janeiro
Standing 38 meters tall, arms outstretched atop Mount Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer watches over Rio de Janeiro. But this stone guardian, national symbol of Brazil, is also a prime target for lightning strikes. At nearly 710 meters above sea level and perched in isolation, the statue is struck an average of four to six times per year. During ...
Gabon Forest Cave Unlocks Secrets of Human Origins
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Heritage Archeology Culture Gabon Africa
In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted within the changing landscape of Central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of Lastourville was covered by a vast ocean. But that has long given way to dense forest and dolomite ...
Natural Disasters Caused $135 BN in Economic Losses in First Half of 2025
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
switzerland insurance climate Economy
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, Swiss Re said Wednesday. Swiss Re, which serves as an insurer of insurance companies, said first half losses were up from the $123 billion in the first half of 2024. The Zurich-based reinsurance giant estimated that ...
India's Security Chief in Moscow After US Tariff Threats
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ukraine Russia India Tariff Oil
India's national security adviser was in Moscow on Wednesday, media in New Delhi reported, after Washington threatened to hike US tariffs because of India's purchases of Russian oil. India is a major buyer of Russian oil, a key source of revenue for Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was considering ...
Chikungunya in China: What You Need to Know
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China Chikungunya Virus Mosquito
Cases of chikungunya fever are rising in southern China, prompting local authorities to take measures to curb its spread. Here is what you need to know about the disease: What is chikungunya? Chikungunya is caused by a virus that can be passed to humans by infected mosquitoes, with most cases occurring in Africa, Asia and the ...
Hiroshima Marks 80 Years as Us-Russia Nuclear Tensions Rise
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight. A silent prayer was held at 8:15 am (2315 GMT), the moment when US aircraft Enola Gay dropped ...
Can Hezbollah Still Claim Resistance With Its Arsenal Depleted?
Mario Chartouni 2025-08-05 14:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Middle East Syria Iran weapons
Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, warned on July 30 that any withdrawal of the group’s forces from south of the Litani River would be “a gain for Israel,” insisting that the party’s weapons remained “a domestic Lebanese matter.” Speaking at a memorial ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of senior Hezbollah ...
Decision Time as Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Begin
This is Beirut 2025-08-05 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
UN Environment Plastic Pollution Treaty
Countries will start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution. Three years of negotiations hit the wall in South Korea in December when a group of oil-producing states blocked a consensus. Since the failure in Busan, countries have been working behind ...
'Unspeakable Horror': the Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Hiroshima Nagasaki Nuclear Hibakusha
Japan this week marks 80 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. The first on August 6, 1945 killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and three days later another 74,000 perished in Nagasaki. Here are some facts about the devastating attacks: The bombs The first atomic bomb was dropped ...
'Fantastic Four' Holds Box Office Lead for Second Weekend
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cinema Film Box Office Culture Art
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Disney’s debut of the rebooted Marvel Comics franchise, continued to outperform the competition for a second straight weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. Actor-of-the-moment Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Emmy-winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn star as the titular ...
Accumulating Bitcoin a Risky Digital Rush by Companies?
This is Beirut 2025-08-08 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Bitcoin
US President Donald Trump's media group and Tesla, the electric carmaker owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, are among an increasing number of companies buying huge amounts of bitcoin. The aim? To diversify reserves, counter inflation and attract investors, analysts say. Who also invests? Companies frequently own bitcoin -- the largest ...
AI Search Pushing an Already Weakened Media Ecosystem to the Brink
This is Beirut 2025-08-04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival. "The next three or four years will be incredibly challenging for publishers ...
Underwater Serenade: The Surprising Songs of Leopard Seals
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday. The Australian-led team of researchers compared the complexity of the songs composed by the big blubbery mammals to those of other animals, as well as human musicians ...
What are All These Microplastics Doing to Our Brains?
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said. These mostly invisible pieces of plastic have been found everywhere, from the top of mountains to the bottom of oceans, in the air we breathe and the food we ...
Pestalotiopsis microspora: The Fungus That Eats Plastic
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-31 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Fungus Pestalotiopsis microspora Plastic Amazon
In 2011, during a scientific expedition in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, Yale students stumbled upon an unusual fungus. Hidden within the tissues of certain plants in Yasuní National Park, Pestalotiopsis microspora revealed a unique ability: it can break down one of the most common types of plastic, the polyurethane, even in completely ...
Van Gogh Immersion: At the Heart of Light
Marie-Christine Tayah 2025-07-31 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Painting Exhibition Van Gogh Paris Atelier des Lumières Culture
The immersive Van Gogh exhibition returns to the Atelier des Lumières in 2025 with a revamped edition that’s more powerful and emotionally engaging than ever. Through captivating 360° projections and an evocative soundscape, visitors rediscover the genius of Vincent van Gogh in a setting that feels almost sacred. This artistic and emotional ...
Vatican Embraces Social Media 'Digital Missionaries'
This is Beirut 2025-07-31 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Vatican Pope Religion Social Media
Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online. The 29-year-old nun, whose secular name is Albertine Debacker, is one of hundreds of Catholic influencers in Rome for a Vatican-organised social media summit this week. The ...
The Fantasized Body: When the Image Erases the Woman (2/2)
David Sahyoun 2025-07-30 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Female Body Fantasy Image
In today’s world, the female body is under constant pressure. It must be smooth, toned, youthful, desirable but not vulgar, slim but not unhealthy, maternal yet flawless. On social media, in advertising and in television shows, a single ideal takes hold: a body that is controlled, edited and put on display. The ideal is now algorithmic. It is ...
Reforming PPPs in Lebanon: Modernizing Without Repeating Past Mistakes
Liliane Mokbel 2025-07-30 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Economy Private sector Public sector
Jaber wants a smarter, more effective PPP law, one that reflects the lessons of what he describes as a disappointing past. He was rather clear in an early July statement to An-Nahar, as he sharply criticized the PPP contract between Electricité du Liban (EDL) and service providers, calling it a “big lie.” He believes the deal should have been ...
When Losing a Dog Hurts More Than Losing a Loved One
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-30 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Dog Grief Suffering Humans Unconditional Love
“It’s only a dog.” This phrase, often said with a hint of condescension, can feel like a harsh blow to those who have just lost their four-legged companion. Yet growing scientific evidence shows that grieving a pet – especially a dog – can be just as intense as, and sometimes even more profound than, mourning a human loved one. The ...
Trump's MAGA Base Defies Conservative Pro-Israel Doctrine
This is Beirut 2025-07-30 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas
Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears. Images of starvation and suffering in Gaza have given new impetus to a debate that has been simmering in ...
Will Stablecoins Become Everyday Money?
This is Beirut 2025-07-30 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump dollar Stablecoin
Stablecoins might not make people into surprise millionaires the way bitcoin did, but these cryptocurrencies are designed to be more useful when it comes to daily life. The GENIUS Act, a regulatory framework recently signed into law by US President Donald Trump, may boost stablecoins, digital currencies with values pegged to a country's ...
These Women Who Changed the World with Their Inventions
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-07-29 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
When we talk about major inventions, the names that come to mind are usually men’s. But history is full of pioneering women whose ideas quietly changed our lives, often without the credit they deserved. They created everyday objects that brought real shifts in technology, society, and science. Some were scientists, others tinkerers, engineers, ...
Trump Demands New US Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants
This is Beirut 2025-08-07 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Republicans Democrats Immigrants
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favorable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump called for a "new and highly accurate" census that he wanted based on "modern day facts and figures" gleaned ...
Iraq Divided Over Future of Pro-Iran Armed Alliance
This is Beirut 2025-08-08 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam US Secretary of State Hezbollah Palestine
A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role -- and perhaps, the autonomy -- of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated debate, fanned in part by US pressure. Few details of the bill that could decide the future of the Hashed al-Shaabi alliance have been made public. Formed in 2014 when Iraqis were ...
Who Owns a Sunken Treasure?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-07-29 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As advances in underwater exploration technologies open new horizons for archaeological research, the legal status of submerged heritage in Lebanese waters is becoming increasingly pressing. Who holds rightful ownership of an ancient shipwreck discovered off the coast of Byblos? What legal framework governs treasures found within Lebanon’s ...