- Associated Press
Poverty in Lebanon tripled over a decade, World Bank says
Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022, the bank said in a report based on surveys conducted in five of the country's eight governorates. The data provided the most detailed snapshot to date on the economic circumstances of the country's population since the crisis that began in late 2019, although World Bank officials acknowledged it was incomplete as surveyors were not given access to three governates in the south and east of the country.
- Yahoo TV UK
Race Across the World's Viv shocks viewers with 'jungle poo' moment
The BBC travel series contestant had a toilet situation after a night spent with basic bathroom conditions.
- The Telegraph
The Garfield Movie: Not hellish – but pretty purr-gatorial
Say what you will about Garfield, but the cat knows his strengths. Lazing around, eating lasagna, hating Mondays, tormenting his hapless owner Jon: the repertoire may be lean, but the 46-year career (and counting) suggests it’s also a winning one – though perhaps one best suited to three-panel comics and six-minute cartoons.
