coronavirus
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
World
August 9, 2020
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the…
North Korea brings aid supplies to border town under lockdown: state media
World
August 9, 2020
North Korea brings aid supplies to border town under lockdown: state media
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ruling party has delivered special aid packages of food and medical equipment to residents of…
Demand in Egypt for coronavirus supplies and medicine falls during July
Health & Fitness
August 9, 2020
Demand in Egypt for coronavirus supplies and medicine falls during July
Demand in Egypt for medicine, vitamins and preventive supplies against the coronavirus fell in July as the country’s infection rate…
‘Your time is up’: Thousands protest against Netanyahu over COVID-19 and alleged corruption
Middle East
August 9, 2020
‘Your time is up’: Thousands protest against Netanyahu over COVID-19 and alleged corruption
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis rallied outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday as anger mounted…
US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad
World
August 9, 2020
US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad
ROME (AP) — The United States’ failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and…
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
Middle East
August 8, 2020
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting…
Egypt’s gold prices down by LE14 per gram, 21-karat at LE910
Business
August 8, 2020
Egypt’s gold prices down by LE14 per gram, 21-karat at LE910
Gold prices declined significantly in Egypt and internationally on Saturday. The price of 21-karat gold, the most popular in Egypt,…
Gaza students back to school with few virus safety measures
Middle East
August 8, 2020
Gaza students back to school with few virus safety measures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in the isolated Gaza Strip returned to schools after…
Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now
World
August 8, 2020
Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in…
Venezuela produce market is at center of Caracas COVID-19 outbreak
World
August 4, 2020
Venezuela produce market is at center of Caracas COVID-19 outbreak
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela capital Caracas’ largest produce market is at the center of a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, but cash-strapped…