pandemic
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
World
November 10, 2020
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon outweighed…
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was to impose a nightly curfew on businesses in its capital on Tuesday, the first…
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday that global energy producers have the ability to…
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
World
November 10, 2020
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
PARIS (AP) — In Italy lines of ambulances park outside hospitals awaiting beds, and in France the government coronavirus tracking…
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed…
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
Economy
November 9, 2020
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
The Food Export Council (FEC) in Egypt announced on Monday that the country’s processed food exports from January to September…
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
World
November 9, 2020
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90 percent effective, a major…
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed said on Sunday that cooler weather and the public’s failure to adhere to government-mandated…
Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response
World
November 9, 2020
Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response
BOSTON (AP) — As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle…
Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials
World
November 7, 2020
Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — In times when a pandemic unleashes death and poverty, the concept of what is essential to…