coronavirus
Egypt’s electricity consumption rates fall amid coronavirus outbreak
Egypt
May 2, 2020
Egypt’s electricity consumption rates fall amid coronavirus outbreak
The Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) announced that the country’s electricity consumption rates have decreased between…
Egypt to continue plasma therapy trial on more coronavirus patients
Health & Fitness
May 2, 2020
Egypt to continue plasma therapy trial on more coronavirus patients
Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday that it will continue injecting more coronavirus patients with plasma taken from recovered…
Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
World
May 2, 2020
Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah appeared closer to resolution Friday after Abdullah…
Washington approves virus drug as US states ease lockdowns
World
May 2, 2020
Washington approves virus drug as US states ease lockdowns
American authorities approved an experimental drug for emergency use on coronavirus patients, as more US states eased pandemic lockdowns despite…
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising…
May Day marks pain, not celebration for workers hit by virus
World
May 1, 2020
May Day marks pain, not celebration for workers hit by virus
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — May Day usually brings both protest rallies and celebrations rallies marking international Labor Day. This year,…
UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
World
April 28, 2020
UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe, after data…
The US reopening is coming, but ‘normal’ is still a ways off
World
April 28, 2020
The US reopening is coming, but ‘normal’ is still a ways off
NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone wants to know: When, oh when, will it go back to normal? As some governors…
South Korea says North Korea’s absent Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus
World
April 28, 2020
South Korea says North Korea’s absent Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus
SEOUL (Reuters) – Fear of catching the coronavirus could have kept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un away from state…
Egypt can conduct 200,000 coronavirus tests: WHO
Egypt
April 28, 2020
Egypt can conduct 200,000 coronavirus tests: WHO
The World Health Organization announced that Egypt now has the ability to conduct up to 200,000 coronavirus tests. It added…