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Three Gouna Film Festival attendees announce contracting COVID-19
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Three Gouna Film Festival attendees announce contracting COVID-19

Five days after the Gouna Film Festival (GFF)’s conclusion, three artists who took part in the festival’s activities have announced…
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
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Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19…
Londoners hit the town one last time before new lockdown
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Londoners hit the town one last time before new lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) – Londoners shrugged off a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and flocked to pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, hours…
Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization
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Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be…
COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week
Egypt

COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 207 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 108,329.…
Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic
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Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan reported 62 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic…
Egypt’s Education Ministry suspends 2020/2021 increase of fees for private, international schools
Egypt

Egypt’s Education Ministry suspends 2020/2021 increase of fees for private, international schools

The Egyptian Education Minister, Tarek Shawky, decided on Wednesday to cancel the annual fee increase for private, language, and international…
The Latest: WHO says COVID-19 spread in Europe accelerating
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The Latest: WHO says COVID-19 spread in Europe accelerating

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says there has been a “further acceleration” in the speed of COVID-19′s spread in…
Bahrain latest country to vaccinate frontline workers with COVID-19 shot
Middle East

Bahrain latest country to vaccinate frontline workers with COVID-19 shot

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has started inoculating frontline workers with a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, state news agency BNA said on…
Egypt sees slight increase in COVID-19 cases on Monday
Egypt

Egypt sees slight increase in COVID-19 cases on Monday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 197 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
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