pandemic
Volunteers help poorest survive Thailand’s worst COVID surge
World
September 6, 2021
Volunteers help poorest survive Thailand’s worst COVID surge
BANGKOK (AP) — For two months, carpenter Tun Nye hasn’t been able to send any money home to his parents…
Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions
World
September 6, 2021
Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the…
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
World
September 5, 2021
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD
Sept 5 (Reuters) – Nurse Chris Prott’s knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 331 new cases, 10 deaths on Saturday
Egypt
September 5, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 331 new cases, 10 deaths on Saturday
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday reported 331 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths, and 439 recoveries. A total…
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have authorized the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19…
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
World
September 4, 2021
Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite…
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
World
September 4, 2021
Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
SAO PAULO (AP) — Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most people…
Ho Chi Minh City could lift lockdown, end ‘zero COVID-19’ policy
World
September 3, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City could lift lockdown, end ‘zero COVID-19’ policy
HANOI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s coronavirus epicenter Ho Chi Minh City, which has kept residents confined at home under…
EgyptAir to resume flights from Cairo to Kuwait on Monday
Egypt
September 3, 2021
EgyptAir to resume flights from Cairo to Kuwait on Monday
EgyptAir will resume its flights to Kuwait starting September 5, Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Amr Aboul Enein announced. The…
With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
World
September 3, 2021
With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts and other goodies brought in by…