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COVID-19 in Egypt: 902 new cases, 61 deaths reported on Saturday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 902 new cases, 61 deaths reported on Saturday

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday reported 902 new coronavirus cases, 61 deaths, and 419 recoveries. A total…
Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy
World

Relatives of virus dead question Japan’s stay-at-home policy

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihiko Takeuchi, who ran a small restaurant on the island of Okinawa, told only a few friends…
Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated
World

Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated

BRUSSELS (AP) — This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace…
Austria’s lockdown is looking infectious
World

Austria’s lockdown is looking infectious

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Austria’s lockdown may spread as quickly as Covid-19. On Friday, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
Middle East

Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of…
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say
World

US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health…
Egypt records the highest death toll from coronavirus since July 2020
Egypt

Egypt records the highest death toll from coronavirus since July 2020

On Wednesday, Egypt recorded the highest death toll from the coronavirus infection since mid-July 2020; exceeding 70 cases a day…
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
World

Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make…
Explainer: Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring
World

Explainer: Delta dominates the world, but scientists watch for worrisome offspring

CHICAGO, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus…
Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track
World

Racial disparities in kids’ vaccinations are hard to track

The rollout of COVID-19 shots for elementary-age children has exposed another blind spot in the nation’s efforts to address pandemic…
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