COVID-19
WHO, EU launch global digital health certification system
Health & Fitness
June 6, 2023
WHO, EU launch global digital health certification system
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides have signed a new partnership agreement to use…
Analysis: US-China relations deteriorate from new disagreements over Ukraine and Covid-19
World
February 28, 2023
Analysis: US-China relations deteriorate from new disagreements over Ukraine and Covid-19
It gets worse every day. An already inflamed relationship between the US and China is being exacerbated by two fresh…
Three aviation organizations criticize EU coronavirus restrictions with China
Travel
January 17, 2023
Three aviation organizations criticize EU coronavirus restrictions with China
Airlines for Europe (A4E), the largest EU airline association and International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the Airports Council…
Egypt listed by CDC under ‘unknown’ COVID-19 category
Egypt
May 19, 2022
Egypt listed by CDC under ‘unknown’ COVID-19 category
The US Center for Disease Control and Control (CDC) included Egypt in the “unknown” category on Monday, due to the…
California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
World
February 18, 2022
California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with…
Egypt selected to produce mRNA vaccines
Science
February 18, 2022
Egypt selected to produce mRNA vaccines
Six African countries, including Egypt and Tunisia, were selected to produce mRNA vaccines, as the first beneficiary of a global…
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ protests from the capital
World
February 11, 2022
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ protests from the capital
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – French “freedom convoy” motorists protesting against COVID-19 restrictions will be blocked from entering Paris, the…
As U.S.-Canada border closures risk trade, more govt action is likely
World
February 10, 2022
As U.S.-Canada border closures risk trade, more govt action is likely
Feb 10 (Reuters) – The business impact from U.S.-Canada border closures is bringing fresh urgency to Canadian authorities’ efforts to…
Cabinet denies spread of deadly fraudulent drugs in pharmacies
Egypt
February 9, 2022
Cabinet denies spread of deadly fraudulent drugs in pharmacies
On Wednesday, the Cabinet Media Center denied the news circulated by some websites and social media pages regarding the spread…
Canada rules out use of troops against truckers’ blockade; more protests planned
World
February 4, 2022
Canada rules out use of troops against truckers’ blockade; more protests planned
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Canadian government will not use troops against truckers whose nearly week-long protest of coronavirus…