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Harris to tell UN body it’s time to prep for next pandemic
World
April 26, 2021
Harris to tell UN body it’s time to prep for next pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 953 new cases, 51 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
April 26, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 953 new cases, 51 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 953 new coronavirus cases, up from 912 on Saturday. The ministry also announced 51…
Packed parks, lurking virus? Worries mount as Italy reopens
World
April 26, 2021
Packed parks, lurking virus? Worries mount as Italy reopens
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s gradual reopening on Monday after six months of rotating virus lockdowns is satisfying no one: Too…
India’s crematoriums overwhelmed as virus ‘swallows people’
World
April 25, 2021
India’s crematoriums overwhelmed as virus ‘swallows people’
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing…
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
Middle East
April 25, 2021
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of…
India virus patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge
World
April 24, 2021
India virus patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Authorities scrambled anew Saturday to supply medical oxygen to Indian hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating…
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
World
April 24, 2021
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
U.S. health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific…
Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement
Egypt
April 22, 2021
Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement
Egyptian pharmaceutical firm Minapharm has agreed to produce more than 40 million doses a year of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus…
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in…
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
World
April 20, 2021
‘No place for you’: Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge
NEW DELHI (AP) — Seema Gandotra, sick with the coronavirus, gasped for breath in an ambulance for 10 hours, as…