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Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
World

Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts

The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries…
Pandemic, dire economy, unrest upend US presidential race
World

Pandemic, dire economy, unrest upend US presidential race

Three concurrent crises scarring the United States — a deadly health pandemic, economic despair and widespread social unrest — have…
Egypt reaches agreement with IMF to receive US$5.2 billion
Economy

Egypt reaches agreement with IMF to receive US$5.2 billion

Egypt has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 12 month US$5.2 billion Stand-By Arrangement…
Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months
Middle East

Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks streamed outside on Saturday for their first weekend without a coronavirus lockdown in nearly two months,…
Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic
World

Brazil threatens to quit WHO, Trump says US beating pandemic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump…
Coronavirus plasma therapy trials are a ‘success’: Egypt’s Health Minister
Health & Fitness

Coronavirus plasma therapy trials are a ‘success’: Egypt’s Health Minister

Egypt’s therapy trial for injecting coronavirus patients with plasma taken from recovered cases has been a success, announced Minister of…
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
Middle East

Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says

DUBAI (Reuters)- – A wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
World

Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice

Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow…
It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official
World

It’s 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official

High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics “will be held in 2021 or…
Egypt’s government ready to help returnees find employment
Egypt

Egypt’s government ready to help returnees find employment

Egypt’s government is examining the economic and living situation of stranded citizen returnees in order to help them readjust following…
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