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WASHINGTON — Google will invest more than $7 billion in the United States this year and create thousands of jobs, the tech giant's CEO said on Thursday.

LONDON — Andrew Bailey took over as governor of the Bank of England last year, just as Covid hit Britain like a storm, sinking the economy to uncharted depths.

LONDON — World stock markets rose on Thursday on an upbeat outlook from the US Federal Reserve, with the focus now on the Bank of England's upcoming interest rate decision.

By Kelly Macnamara
Agence France-Presse

PARIS — Malnourished children suffering from stunting may have intestinal damage caused by continual exposure to pathogens that reduces their ability to absorb nutrients, according to recent research calling for treatments that go beyond providing extra food.

Despite a nearly 40 per cent drop from 1990 to 2015 of stunting in poor countries, some 140 million children four or younger are still too short for their age, a clinical condition that impairs both brain and body development. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Yasir Seaidan has a superb opportunity to extend his early season advantage in the race for the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title at this weekend’s Jordan Baja, according to the Jordan Baja Media Service.

AMMAN — Seventy-four COVID-19 deaths and 9,192 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, increasing the caseload to 514,107, the government announced.

AMMAN — Amman Attorney General Hassan Abdallat on Wednesday said that the Salt prosecutor general had ordered director of Balqa Health Department, assistant of the New Salt Public Hospital director for nursing affairs and medical devices manager detained for one week at a correctional and rehabilitation centre over seven counts of charges of causing death by association.

AMMAN — After a year of unresolved challenges, the Kingdom’s tourism and travel agencies face the prospect of permanent closure, laying off large numbers of employees, according to a stakeholder.

TRIPOLI — Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday visited neighbouring Libya, where a UN-backed unity government is seeking to restore stability after a decade of violence and division.

BEIRUT — Lebanese protesters briefly attempted to storm the economy ministry on Wednesday to denounce exploding prices of basic goods as the local currency collapses.

AMMAN — A cross-border seminar on Mediterranean tourism, with a focus on adventure tourism, was organised virtually on Tuesday by the MEDUSA project, bringing together more than 200 professionals in the tourism sector and stakeholders from the Mediterranean region.