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Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob
World
January 8, 2021
Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the US Capitol Police if…
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
World
January 7, 2021
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on…
MP elect says Sharqiya hospital deaths due to negligence, lack of oxygen
Egypt
January 4, 2021
MP elect says Sharqiya hospital deaths due to negligence, lack of oxygen
Sharqiya Governorate’s MP elect el-Sayed Rahmo announced that the death of five coronavirus patients at a hospital in Sharqiya on…
Four COVID-19 patients die in Egypt due to alleged lack of oxygen
Egypt
January 3, 2021
Four COVID-19 patients die in Egypt due to alleged lack of oxygen
As the country battles with a harsh second wave, four patients with coronavirus died in Egypt on Saturday in the…
Six dead, nine injured after bus collision in Upper Egypt
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Six dead, nine injured after bus collision in Upper Egypt
Six people died and another nine were injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Egypt’s Cairo…
US on cusp of COVID-19 vaccine as deaths surpass 3,000 in a day
World
December 10, 2020
US on cusp of COVID-19 vaccine as deaths surpass 3,000 in a day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States prepared to roll out a coronavirus vaccine within days as the country’s daily death…
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Coronavirus deaths in Turkey rose to a record for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday and the…
Twelve people reportedly killed in Minya road accident
Egypt
November 20, 2020
Twelve people reportedly killed in Minya road accident
Egyptian media has reported that 12 people were killed in a traffic accident on the eastern desert road near Abu…
Humanitarian group: 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Humanitarian group: 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A wooden boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized off the coast of Libya and 20 of…
In Iran, a massive cemetery struggles to keep up with virus
Middle East
November 11, 2020
In Iran, a massive cemetery struggles to keep up with virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For over half a century, a massive graveyard on the edge of Iran’s capital has provided…