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EgyptAir to resume flights to China next week despite coronavirus fears
Egypt
February 20, 2020
EgyptAir to resume flights to China next week despite coronavirus fears
EgyptAir will resume flights to China on Thursday, February 27, with one flight per week to Beijing and Guangzhou, the…
Coronavirus fears drive gold prices up in Egypt, 21k gold at LE697
Business
February 19, 2020
Coronavirus fears drive gold prices up in Egypt, 21k gold at LE697
The price of gold has risen in the Egyptian market during the past couple of days by about LE13, a…
Coronavirus slams Adidas, Puma sales in China
World
February 19, 2020
Coronavirus slams Adidas, Puma sales in China
German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Wednesday store closures in China because of the novel coronavirus outbreak had caused…
Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’
World
February 19, 2020
Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday closed a three-nation Africa tour with a thinly-veiled swipe at China as…
Passengers leave Japan virus ship as China toll tops 2,000
World
February 19, 2020
Passengers leave Japan virus ship as China toll tops 2,000
Hundreds of relieved passengers disembarked a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has…
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
World
February 18, 2020
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed nearly 1,800 people…
Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus
World
February 18, 2020
Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus
Apple announced Monday it would miss its March quarter revenue forecast and global iPhone supplies would fall because of the…
Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan
World
February 18, 2020
Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan
Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday, as those…
China’s closed: Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal
Middle East
February 18, 2020
China’s closed: Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal
HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China’s virus outbreak…
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
World
February 18, 2020
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and…