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Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
World

Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion

KASHGAR, China (AP) — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he’s fasting for Ramadan but…
Egyptian Cabinet excludes supermarkets, gas stations from 2-week curfew
Egypt

Egyptian Cabinet excludes supermarkets, gas stations from 2-week curfew

The Egyptian Cabinet announced on Wednesday that beginning May 6, all shops, restaurants, and cafés must close at 9 pm,…
Egypt to close stores, restaurants early for 2 weeks to curb COVID-19
Egypt

Egypt to close stores, restaurants early for 2 weeks to curb COVID-19

The closing hours of Egyptian stores, malls and restaurants will be brought forward to 9pm (1900 GMT) to help contain…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,102 new cases, 64 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,102 new cases, 64 deaths on Wednesday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 1,102 new coronavirus cases, up from 953 on Tuesday. The ministry also reported 64…
Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic
Middle East

Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city’s…
US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines
World

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to…
US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises
World

US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises

Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades last year, mirroring a slump in European birth…
Egypt’s Ministry of Health to launch mobile coronavirus vaccination teams
Egypt

Egypt’s Ministry of Health to launch mobile coronavirus vaccination teams

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed on Wednesday announced, during a cabinet meeting, that the ministry will soon…
COVID-19 vaccine side effects: the good, the bad, and when to see a doctor
Egypt

COVID-19 vaccine side effects: the good, the bad, and when to see a doctor

Internal medicine consultant, infection control specialist and serology expert Mostafa Mohamady spoke with Al-Masry Al-Youm about the COVID-19 vaccine and…
Hearing loss not a coronavirus symptom: official
Egypt

Hearing loss not a coronavirus symptom: official

The Head of Egypt’s Scientific Committee to Combat Coronavirus Hossam Hosny said on Tuesday that hearing loss is not a…
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