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EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
World
December 21, 2020
EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?
Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but…
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA
Middle East
December 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the…
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
World
December 20, 2020
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — Workers on Sunday began packaging shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the US,…
Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant
World
December 20, 2020
Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant
THE HAGUE (AP) — The Netherlands is banning flights from the U.K. for at least the rest of the year…
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
Health & Fitness
December 20, 2020
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats…
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
Middle East
December 20, 2020
Israel begins virus inoculation drive as infections surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday began its coronavirus inoculation drive, aiming to vaccinate some 60,000 people a…
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
Middle East
December 19, 2020
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey…
EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
Middle East
December 19, 2020
EXPLAINER: Iran, despite sanctions, has routes to vaccines
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey…
India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip
World
December 19, 2020
India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels…
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
World
December 19, 2020
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus…