coronavirus
WHO sets up panel to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic
World
July 9, 2020
WHO sets up panel to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was setting up an independent panel to review…
Egypt’s Gold prices up by LE9 per gram, 21-karat at LE803
Business
July 9, 2020
Egypt’s Gold prices up by LE9 per gram, 21-karat at LE803
Gold prices in the Egyptian market rose by about nine LE on Thursday compared to prices on Wednesday. The price…
Egypt grants High School students 10% grace marks due to coronavirus
Egypt
July 9, 2020
Egypt grants High School students 10% grace marks due to coronavirus
High school students in their final year of the Thanaweya Amma exams will be granted grace marks due to the…
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
Environment
July 9, 2020
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for…
Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000
World
July 9, 2020
Africa urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000
NAIROBI (Reuters) – African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control…
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
World
July 9, 2020
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want…
Bolsonaro now the ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID treatment
World
July 9, 2020
Bolsonaro now the ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus,…
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
Middle East
July 9, 2020
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about…
EgyptAir offers 25 percent discount on Cairo-Dubai tickets starting July 20
Egypt
July 8, 2020
EgyptAir offers 25 percent discount on Cairo-Dubai tickets starting July 20
EgyptAir is offering a 25 percent discount on Cairo-Dubai flight tickets starting from July 20 until September 30, according to…
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
World
July 8, 2020
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks…