China
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
World
March 5, 2020
China’s Uighurs trapped in factory toiling for tech titans
NANCHANG, China (AP) — In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens,…
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
World
March 5, 2020
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over…
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
World
March 4, 2020
WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective…
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Egypt
March 4, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister to return from China this weekend, will enter 14-day quarantine
Minister of Health Hala Zayed and a delegation from Egypt will return from an official visit to China by the…
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
World
March 4, 2020
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
China’s coronavirus epidemic turned a Lunar New Year family reunion into an enforced quarantine for factory worker Hu Aihua, trapping…
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
World
March 4, 2020
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday led the global charge in response to the growing economic risk posed by the…
Manpower Ministry follows up Egyptian coronavirus case in Italy
Egypt
March 3, 2020
Manpower Ministry follows up Egyptian coronavirus case in Italy
Egyptian Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan announced on Tuesday that he is following up the situation of an Egyptian expatriate in…
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing
World
March 3, 2020
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing
BEIJING (AP) — The virus epidemic spread through Iran’s parliament, travel warnings broadened to include Italy and other parts of…
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
World
March 3, 2020
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze,…
WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises
World
March 3, 2020
WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises
The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new…