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‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s virus catastrophe worsens
World

‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s virus catastrophe worsens

NEW DELHI (AP) — COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight…
War and doubts slow COVID-19 vaccination in disputed Yemen city
Middle East

War and doubts slow COVID-19 vaccination in disputed Yemen city

In al-Thawra hospital in the disputed Yemeni city of Taiz, a nurse with no face mask or protective gear inoculates…
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
World

Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics

NEW DELHI (AP) — As a catastrophic surge of the coronavirus sweeps through India, the leaders of 13 opposition parties…
Egypt nearing the most dangerous 10 days of pandemic yet: Official
Egypt

Egypt nearing the most dangerous 10 days of pandemic yet: Official

The head of the Central Administration for Preventive Affairs at the Health and Population Ministry Mohamed Abdel-Fattah warned that the…
Egypt’s Religious Endowments Minister bans night prayers, outlines guidelines for Tarawih
Egypt

Egypt’s Religious Endowments Minister bans night prayers, outlines guidelines for Tarawih

The Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has banned Tahajjud prayers (night prayers) in mosques their annexes and…
US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’
Middle East

US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad possible outcomes” against…
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
World

Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive

MOSCOW (AP) — While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the…
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
World

Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere

TOKYO (AP) — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of…
Egypt sends 30 tons of medical aid to coronavirus stricken India
Egypt

Egypt sends 30 tons of medical aid to coronavirus stricken India

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered that 30 tons of medical aid supplies be dispatched to India to help…
Russia discusses steps to return flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt

Russia discusses steps to return flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh

The Russian ambassador to Cairo, Georgy Borisenko will visit Hurghada on Monday and meet with officials from the Red Sea…
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