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Egypt records 532 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths on Thursday
Egypt

Egypt records 532 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths on Thursday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed 532 new COVID-19 cases. The ministry also announced 52 virus-related deaths and 299 fully-recovered…
Egypt vaccinates medical staff at 22 quarantine hospitals: minister
Egypt

Egypt vaccinates medical staff at 22 quarantine hospitals: minister

Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed announced that the ministry has successfully vaccinated medical teams in 22 quarantine hospitals nationwide…
Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Middle East

Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse

BEIRUT (AP) — Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long…
Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles
Middle East

Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles

The first signs of Lebanon’s coming collapse appeared when its banks started limiting withdrawals amid nationwide protests late last year.…
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast
Middle East

Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s hospitals, long considered among the best in the Middle East, are cracking under the country’s financial…
India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care
World

India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care

NEW DELHI (AP) — When Pradeep Kumar’s wife was admitted to a government-run hospital in India’s capital for treatment of…
Police fire tear gas as thousands join French healthcare protest
World

Police fire tear gas as thousands join French healthcare protest

French police fired tear gas after being pelted with objects during a Paris demonstration on Tuesday led by thousands of…
A world redrawn: Nobel winner Deaton warns virus could worsen inequality
World

A world redrawn: Nobel winner Deaton warns virus could worsen inequality

The coronavirus outbreak has exposed existing inequalities but without reform, argues Nobel prize-winning economist Angus Deaton, it also risks making…
Egyptian Cabinet to set limits for coronavirus treatment costs at private hospitals
Egypt

Egyptian Cabinet to set limits for coronavirus treatment costs at private hospitals

Egyptian Cabinet Spokesperson Nader Saad said on Sunday that coronavirus treatment costs in private hospitals are exceedingly expensive, and that…
Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture
World

Pandemic poses special threat to indigenous health, culture

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s easternmost province, felled trees are stacked to block a road that leads to Papuan…
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