coronavirus
Masks are everywhere in Asia, but have they helped?
World
April 2, 2020
Masks are everywhere in Asia, but have they helped?
The use of face masks in Asia during the coronavirus outbreak has been far more widespread than in the West,…
Global virus cases near million as US baby dies
World
April 2, 2020
Global virus cases near million as US baby dies
Confirmed coronavirus infections around the world approached one million Thursday as the pandemic spread at a “near-exponential” rate, with a…
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial…
Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate
Technology
April 1, 2020
Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate
Haitham al-Badwihy, an engineer working in electronic gates, has invented a self-sterilizing gate that activates as soon as someone passes…
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Features/Interviews
April 1, 2020
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Among the crowds in Cairo’s Ramses Square, 15-year-old Karim Mohamed was looking for his friend. After several attempts, he couldn’t…
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
Middle East
April 1, 2020
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general’s call…
In Syria camp fearing coronavirus, young teachers adapt again
Middle East
April 1, 2020
In Syria camp fearing coronavirus, young teachers adapt again
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – After bombs forced him and his students from their homes, Ahmed Hadaja began teaching in a…
Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of world’s worst crisis since WWII
World
April 1, 2020
Europe toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of world’s worst crisis since WWII
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, a global tally showed Wednesday, in what the…
Six tips for diabetics regarding the coronavirus
Health & Fitness
April 1, 2020
Six tips for diabetics regarding the coronavirus
With coronavirus cases rising around the world, the World Health Organization reported that the elderly, pregnant women and sufferers of chronic…
Sisi hails results of Egypt’s coronavirus measures as ‘reassuring’
Egypt
April 1, 2020
Sisi hails results of Egypt’s coronavirus measures as ‘reassuring’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday hailed the anti-coronavirus measures his country has undertaken, calling the results “reassuring” based…