coronavirus (COVID-19)
South Africa’s excess deaths surge as virus like ‘wildfire’
World
July 23, 2020
South Africa’s excess deaths surge as virus like ‘wildfire’
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Global hot spot South Africa is seeing a “huge discrepancy” between confirmed COVID-19 deaths and much higher…
Egypt’s coronavirus infection rates are expected to reach zero soon: Official
Egypt
July 23, 2020
Egypt’s coronavirus infection rates are expected to reach zero soon: Official
Daily coronavirus infection rates are expected to reach zero starting September 15, Head of the Ministry of Health’s Scientific Committee…
Emigrants send dollars home to Mexico – and virus warnings
Features/Interviews
July 23, 2020
Emigrants send dollars home to Mexico – and virus warnings
NEW YORK (AP) — In the weeks he spent flat on his back in his Brooklyn bunk, wracked with pain…
Egypt to extend operating hours for cafes, restaurants
Egypt
July 23, 2020
Egypt to extend operating hours for cafes, restaurants
Egypt on Wednesday decided to allow cafes, cafeterias, restaurants, shops, pastry shops and mobile food carts to operate daily until…
2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population
Middle East
July 23, 2020
2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The small, neighboring sheikhdoms of Bahrain and Qatar have the world’s highest per capita…
UN: Arab economies to shrink by 5.7% amid virus fallout
Economy
July 23, 2020
UN: Arab economies to shrink by 5.7% amid virus fallout
BEIRUT (AP) — The pandemic will exact a heavy toll on Arab countries, causing an economic contraction of 5.7 percent…
N. Korea’s Kim visits chicken farm, calls for improvements
World
July 23, 2020
N. Korea’s Kim visits chicken farm, calls for improvements
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a new chicken farm being built in…
In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly
World
July 23, 2020
In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly
The countries that top the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are not the necessarily the poorest, the richest or even…
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
Egypt
July 22, 2020
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment on Wednesday reduced usage fees in Red Sea and South Sinai protectorates by 50 percent, following…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
Middle East
July 22, 2020
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…