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Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
World
June 19, 2021
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor’s hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking…
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
World
June 19, 2021
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world…
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
World
June 12, 2021
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean…
Egypt may witness fourth wave of coronavirus in September: official
Health & Fitness
June 10, 2021
Egypt may witness fourth wave of coronavirus in September: official
Egypt may witness a fourth wave of coronavirus in September, warned Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Population for…
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger’s help
Middle East
June 9, 2021
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger’s help
To all the struggles of life in Lebanon — the pandemic, the power outages, the inflation, the punishing financial and…
‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
World
June 9, 2021
‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 782 new cases, 47 deaths on Monday
Egypt
June 8, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 782 new cases, 47 deaths on Monday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 782 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
As India’s surge wanes, families deal with the devastation
World
June 7, 2021
As India’s surge wanes, families deal with the devastation
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Two months ago Radha Gobindo Pramanik and his wife threw a party to celebrate their daughter’s…
Coronavirus: WHO approves Sinovac COVID vaccine for emergency use
Health & Fitness
June 2, 2021
Coronavirus: WHO approves Sinovac COVID vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech for emergency use. It is…
Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks
World
June 2, 2021
Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks
Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother’s New York nursing home once all the…