coronavirus (COVID-19)
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots
World
October 9, 2020
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of businesses and schools in New York City neighborhoods where coronavirus cases have spiked were…
13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
World
October 9, 2020
13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in…
‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits
World
October 9, 2020
‘It’s a madhouse!’: Tourists pile into Cancun airport after hurricane hits
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Tourists from around the globe thronged Cancun’s international airport on Thursday, shunning social distancing norms, a…
US imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks
Middle East
October 9, 2020
US imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 banks in an…
Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will enter a nationwide 48-hour lockdown on Friday for the first time in months as health…
Protests against new labor law turn violent across Indonesia
World
October 8, 2020
Protests against new labor law turn violent across Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized…
Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The world’s largest annual religious gathering is in full swing and is posing formidable health hazards…
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Egypt’s PM: country has sufficient stores of COVID-19 treatment medications
Egypt
October 7, 2020
Egypt’s PM: country has sufficient stores of COVID-19 treatment medications
A September report from the Egyptian cabinet’s medical affairs secretariat has confirmed that the country currently has an adequate supply…
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as…