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Video app Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups, amid pandemic

Video app Zoom rockets to fame, with some hiccups, amid pandemic

What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and thousands of students around…
Embark on virtual journey through the ancient Egyptian civilization when stuck at home

Embark on virtual journey through the ancient Egyptian civilization when stuck at home

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is teaming up with its partners from scientific and archaeological institutes in an effort…
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus

Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus

Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment

Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment

China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…
Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate

Egyptian engineer invents electronic disinfection gate

Haitham al-Badwihy, an engineer working in electronic gates, has invented a self-sterilizing gate that activates as soon as someone passes…
‘Stay Home…Stay Safe’: Egypt lights up Great Pyramid of Giza with message of solidarity

‘Stay Home…Stay Safe’: Egypt lights up Great Pyramid of Giza with message of solidarity

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities lit up the front of the Great Pyramid of Giza on Monday, conveying a…
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare

Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare

The biggest reputational risk Facebook and other social media companies had expected in 2020 was fake news surrounding the US…
Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?

Can anti-malarial and rheumatoid arthritis drugs treat coronavirus?

A number of rumors have surfaced online claiming that anti-malarial drugs or medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which contain…
Photos: Egypt sterilizes Giza Pyramids site in bid to fight spread of coronavirus

Photos: Egypt sterilizes Giza Pyramids site in bid to fight spread of coronavirus

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities started on Wednesday the process for sterilizing and disinfecting the Giza Pyramids archeological site…
Egyptian doctor who helped develop new COVID-19 test says virus not man-made

Egyptian doctor who helped develop new COVID-19 test says virus not man-made

Egyptian-American doctor Heba Mostafa said during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that she completely rejected the idea that coronavirus is…
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