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Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
World
May 8, 2021
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in…
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
World
May 8, 2021
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,125 new cases, 65 deaths on Friday
Egypt
May 8, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,125 new cases, 65 deaths on Friday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Friday confirmed 1,125 new coronavirus cases, up from 1,110 on Thursday while also reporting 65 deaths…
Jens Spahn: Germany’s third COVID wave appears to be ‘broken’
World
May 7, 2021
Jens Spahn: Germany’s third COVID wave appears to be ‘broken’
Germany appears to have “broken” its third wave of coronavirus infections, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday, before warning against a premature easing of restrictions…
Egyptian actress Yasmine Abdel Azi, husband test positive for coronavirus
Cinema/TV
May 7, 2021
Egyptian actress Yasmine Abdel Azi, husband test positive for coronavirus
Egyptian actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz and her husband Ahmed Al-Awadi on Thursday reported contracting coronavirus while filming the Ramadan series,…
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
World
May 7, 2021
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few…
China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
World
May 7, 2021
China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
BEIJING (AP) — China has opened Mount Everest’s northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1110 new cases, 59 deaths on Thursday
Egypt
May 7, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1110 new cases, 59 deaths on Thursday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 1,110 new coronavirus cases, up from 1,102 on Tuesday. The ministry also reported 59…
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers
World
May 6, 2021
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Like so many, the pandemic upended life for actor and dancer Rena Riffel. The Los Angeles-based…
India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps
World
May 6, 2021
India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps
NEW DELHI (AP) — Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped…