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Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days
World
August 11, 2020
Coronavirus breaks out again in New Zealand after 102 days
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of…
Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
World
August 11, 2020
Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
MITO, Japan (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from…
Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away
World
August 10, 2020
Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As a domestic worker, Amsale Hailemariam knew from the inside out the luxury villas that…
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
World
August 9, 2020
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the…
Demand in Egypt for coronavirus supplies and medicine falls during July
Health & Fitness
August 9, 2020
Demand in Egypt for coronavirus supplies and medicine falls during July
Demand in Egypt for medicine, vitamins and preventive supplies against the coronavirus fell in July as the country’s infection rate…
US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad
World
August 9, 2020
US response to the virus is met with incredulity abroad
ROME (AP) — The United States’ failure to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and…
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
Middle East
August 8, 2020
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting…
Egypt launches first biosafety level 3 laboratory in the Middle East
Science
August 4, 2020
Egypt launches first biosafety level 3 laboratory in the Middle East
The Alexandria University announced Tuesday that it has launched the first biosafety level three (BSL-3) laboratory in Egypt and the…
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
World
August 4, 2020
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
BEIJING (AP) — China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak…
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
World
August 3, 2020
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19…