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Fear in New York, but Trump says coronavirus restrictions could ease soon
World
March 24, 2020
Fear in New York, but Trump says coronavirus restrictions could ease soon
Anxiety ratcheted up Monday across an eerily deserted New York, America’s coronavirus epicenter, but President Donald Trump said he’d soon…
Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge
World
March 23, 2020
Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge
US President Donald Trump ordered thousands of emergency hospital beds set up at American coronavirus hotspots but a trillion-dollar economic…
Financial Regulatory Authority donates LE250 million to support Egypt’s fight against virus
Egypt
March 22, 2020
Financial Regulatory Authority donates LE250 million to support Egypt’s fight against virus
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has donated LE250 million of its available surpluses to support governmental efforts helping the most…
Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas
Middle East
March 22, 2020
Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the…
Tunisia allocates $850 million to combat effects of coronavirus
Middle East
March 22, 2020
Tunisia allocates $850 million to combat effects of coronavirus
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia is allocating 2.5 billion dinars ($850 million) to combat the economic and social effects of the…
World ramps up restrictions as virus cases top 300,000
World
March 22, 2020
World ramps up restrictions as virus cases top 300,000
From Italy to India to the United States, governments rolled out tougher measures to halt the rapid spread of the…
Sewing face masks goes viral in Europe
World
March 22, 2020
Sewing face masks goes viral in Europe
What do prisoners, a former first lady and textile makers have in common? All have threaded their needles to combat…
Iran’s Khamenei rejects US help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
Middle East
March 22, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei rejects US help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States’ offer to help Iran in its fight against the new coronavirus pandemic is strange,…
China’s virus strategy: a model for the world?
World
March 22, 2020
China’s virus strategy: a model for the world?
The head of the World Health Organization believes China’s battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others…
First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip
Middle East
March 22, 2020
First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip
GAZA (Reuters) – The first two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the densely-populated Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials…