COVID-19

US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
World

US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A US-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid…
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
World

Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings

BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that hard-won gains in…
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Middle East

Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus
Middle East

Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus

GAZA/WEST BANK (Reuters) — Political and physical divisions between Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have induced two very…
Cairo University president, senior employees donate 20% of salaries to coronavirus effort
Egypt

Cairo University president, senior employees donate 20% of salaries to coronavirus effort

President of Cairo University Mohamed Othman al-Khosht announced on Thursday that he and other senior employees affiliated with the university…
Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build virus defenses
Features/Interviews

Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build virus defenses

MUNICH (Reuters) – One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to…
In Libya, water cuts add to misery of conflict and coronavirus
Middle East

In Libya, water cuts add to misery of conflict and coronavirus

TUNIS (Reuters) – Cuts to Tripoli’s water and power supply on Tuesday and Wednesday aggravated conditions for civilians after days…
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
Middle East

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through…
Coronavirus lockdowns mean millions of women can’t reach birth control
Features/Interviews

Coronavirus lockdowns mean millions of women can’t reach birth control

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading…
Four coronavirus cases discovered at Aswan Heart Center
Egypt

Four coronavirus cases discovered at Aswan Heart Center

The Aswan Heart Center, part of the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Foundation, announced the discovery of four coronavirus cases on…
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