disease
No benefit, higher death rate for malaria drug in coronavirus study
World
April 22, 2020
No benefit, higher death rate for malaria drug in coronavirus study
A malaria drug widely touted as a potential cure for COVID-19 showed no benefit against the disease over standard care…
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing…
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
World
April 21, 2020
Women suffer as lockdown worsens Latin America’s ‘domestic hell’
Weeks of confinement imposed by the coronavirus pandemic is taking a chilling toll on women and girls across Latin America,…
US readying ‘substantial’ aid to help Yemen fight coronavirus
Middle East
April 21, 2020
US readying ‘substantial’ aid to help Yemen fight coronavirus
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a “substantial contribution” to help Yemen combat the coronavirus, but it…
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Environment
April 21, 2020
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that…
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Science
April 21, 2020
What we know about the ‘devious’ coronavirus
Will the novel coronavirus leave you short of breath or make you lose your sense of smell? And if you…
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
From the hustle and bustle of a startup, Fereshteh Kasrai now works from home, like many Iranian women fighting to…
Netanyahu and rival Gantz clinch Israel power-sharing deal
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Netanyahu and rival Gantz clinch Israel power-sharing deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist election rival Benny Gantz signed a deal on Monday…
Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end
World
April 21, 2020
Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end
Donald Trump said he would temporarily ban immigration to the United States because of the “Invisible Enemy” of the coronavirus,…
Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 19, 2020
Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home…