Health
Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The world’s largest annual religious gathering is in full swing and is posing formidable health hazards…
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had…
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as…
11 Nile cruise lines reopen in Luxor and Aswan after obtaining health certification
Egypt
October 5, 2020
11 Nile cruise lines reopen in Luxor and Aswan after obtaining health certification
Eleven of Luxor and Aswan’s floating hotels have reopened after undergoing coronavirus-related health and safety inspections conducted by Egypt’s ministries…
3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
World
October 5, 2020
3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel…
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
World
October 2, 2020
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s regional government has appealed against a national order that requires a partial lockdown of the Spanish…
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
Culture
October 1, 2020
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
LONDON (AP) — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world’s poorest people is facing potential shortages…
Russia to supply Egypt with 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
Egypt
September 30, 2020
Russia to supply Egypt with 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s national wealth fund, announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to supply 25…
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,…