coronavirus
Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With air and sea borders closed for months and eight cities barring people from entering or…
Mashat meets with South Korea’s Cairo ambassador to discuss cooperation
Business
September 27, 2020
Mashat meets with South Korea’s Cairo ambassador to discuss cooperation
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat met with the new South Korean ambassador in Cairo Hong Jin-wook on Saturday…
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
World
September 27, 2020
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking…
Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s home after bid to curb demonstrations
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s home after bid to curb demonstrations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Crowds protested outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home on Saturday demanding he quit over his handling…
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
World
September 26, 2020
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With Zimbabwe’s coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports…
Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs
Middle East
September 26, 2020
Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday and critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying…
China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns
World
September 26, 2020
China pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concerns
BEIJING (AP) — After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose…
Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)
World
September 25, 2020
Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Seeking to improve the sometimes uncomfortable process of getting a COVID-19 test, a Singapore company has developed…
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
World
September 24, 2020
Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Dogs trained to detect the novel coronavirus began sniffing passenger samples at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport this week,…
At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
World
September 23, 2020
At UN, Trump raps China for virus as US deaths top 200,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders to hold China accountable for the spread of the coronavirus, in…