Patrick Drahi ’s Altice Group Sells French BFM & RMC Channels
The Alice Group has sold its media arm, which includes the BFM and RMC TV channels, to French Lebanese billionaire Rodolphe Saadé in a deal valued at $1.68B (€1.55B). French media reported the sale had been announced to Altice Media employees on Friday morning, following the signing of a legally…#alicegroup #bfm #rmc #lebanese #rodolphesaadé #alticemedia #saadé #cmacgm #alticefrance #israeli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fake Ozempic Is Surging
When Andy Morling heard about a revolutionary new weight-loss cure on the BBC last spring, he figured it might spark a shadier market for fakes.
His hunch was right. Almost a year later, the law-enforcement veteran who spent the last four decades helping to bring down drug gangs and child sexual abusers is leading the charge against criminals looking to profit from the very human desire to slim down.
Both organized crime and unscrupulous lone entrepreneurs are looking to capitalize on the weight-loss frenzy with concoctions that range from useless to potentially deadly. Their packaging mimics Novo Nordisk...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashleigh Furlong/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Weight Loss in Young People May Be Aided by Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar may be an acquired taste, but a new study suggests it may actually help young people who are obese to lose weight. The researchers found that people who ingested a small amount of this vinegar daily for 12 weeks lost more weight than those who took a placebo. Those who drank…#apple #lebanon #lebanese #bmi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IFCN awards mid-tier grants from Global Fact Check Fund: Meet the winners
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 12, 2024) – The International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter announced in November that 20 projects from around the world won mid-tier grants from the GROW round of the IFCN’s Global Fact Check Fund. As part of its overall first-year project review, the IFCN is now…#stpetersburg #fla #grow #ifcn #engage #googleyoutube #peru #lebanon #serbia #czechrepublic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dating apps confused by military GPS jamming could explain why Lebanon's citizens are suddenly being matched with Israelis
A picture taken from northern Israel, along the border with southern Lebanon on March 4, 2024, shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese village of Markaba. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images Dating apps matching Israeli citizens with people in Lebanon are likely due to GPS…#israel #lebanon #israeli #lebanese #markaba #jalaamareyafp #israelis #uae #hamas #hezbollah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Carlos Ghosn, fugitive and EV pioneer, says Apple killed its car project ‘because of value’
Before Carlos Ghosn gained notoriety for dramatically escaping house arrest in Japan in an audio equipment box, accused by Nissan of underreporting compensation and other serious charges as CEO, he was widely regarded as one of the most innovative leaders in the auto industry. (Here’s an interview…#carlosghosn #nissan #alanmurray #ghosn #lebanon #renault #mitsubishimotors #tesla #apple #xiaomi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gaza Cease-Fire By Ramadan Hopes Fade: Biden Sends Special Envoy To Lebanon
Hopes of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip this week are fading as Israel declined to send a delegation to Cairo for further negotiations with international mediators. Following talks in Paris last week — widely regarded as being positive — hopes were high a cease-fire deal would be in place before…#gazastrip #israel #cairo #islamic #hamas #israeli #fears #lebanon #hezbollah #amoshochstein (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Oil supply is looking tighter and prices could climb as US production outlook gets cut in half this year, RBC commodities chief says
None Supply in the oil market is about to get way tighter, according to RBC's Helima Croft. • None The outlook for US oil production has been slashed in half, Croft told CNBC. • None Crude prices are set to climb, with Brent potentially hitting $85 this year, she predicted. The world's oil supply…#rbc #helimacroft #croft #nonecrude #brent #rbccapitalmarkets #guyana #middleeast #israel #lebanon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Price To Hit $60K Anytime Soon
appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been hitting new 25-month highs for the past three days, thus signaling the bulls are in control. The flagship coin rallied more than 5 percent in the past 24 hours to trade around $59,300 on…#bitcoin #nigeria #lebanon #pakistan #turkey #argentina #euro #cryptowhales #unquenchabledemand #bitmexresearch (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Epidemiology of burns in a humanitarian setting: a national study among refugees in Lebanon - Presser E, Farhat M, Michael M, El Asmar K, Jaber L, Moustafa M, Mowafi H, Al-Hajj S.
INTRODUCTION: Burns represent one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide and disproportionately impact women, children, and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. Syrian refugees who fled conflict to land in overcrowded informal settlements acr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Attack on cargo ship in Red Sea caused a miles-long oil slick
The US military has in recent weeks launched waves of strikes on Houthi-held areas inside Yemen in response to the Houthis’ attacks on shipping routes in the Red Sea. An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 29-kilometre oil slick, the US military…#yemen #redsea #yemeni #belize #lebanese #babelmandebstrait #gulfofaden #uscentralcommand #bulgaria #unitedarabemirates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An attack on a cargo ship in the Red Sea has caused a miles-long oil slick. Things could get worse
An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday. It also warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel's cargo of fertilizer. The Rubymar, a British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo…#yemeni #belize #lebanese #babelmandebstrait #redsea #gulfofaden #uscentralcommand #bulgaria #unitedarabemirates #centcom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bitcoin Price Is Now at a Record High in 14 Different Countries
The price of bitcoin has reached an all-time high in the local currencies of 14 countries , according to a Feb. 22 X thread from crypto entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan, who previously served as the chief technology officer at Coinbase. The countries represent more than one billion people and over…#balajisrinivasan #coinbase #srinivasan #argentina #burundi #congo #egypt #ghana #laos #lebanon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. crude hovers near three month high as Middle East conflict rages on
File photo showing an international oil tanker passes through the Suez canal in Ismailia, Egypt. U.S. crude oil futures hovered near three-month highs Tuesday as the conflict in the Middle East rages on. The West Texas Intermediate contract for March fell 4 cents, or 0.05%, to $79.15 a barrel. The…#suez #ismailia #egypt #middleeast #brent #israel #lebanon #gaza #rafah #houthi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patterns of cannabis use, perception of harm, and perceived impact of legislative change in an online sample of young adults from Lebanon: insight on recreational users versus dual motive users - Ghandour L, Slim A, Abbas N, El-Khoury J.
BACKGROUND: Lebanon remains as one of the major sources of cannabis worldwide. In 2020, its government passed a legislation enabling the cultivation of local medicinal cannabis. This first study following the legislative change examines the overlapping use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
