disease
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
Food
April 6, 2020
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
It is midday on Saturday and smoke rises off the grill even though the doors are closed at the Timesburg…
US braced for historic blow, as virus lands British PM in hospital
World
April 6, 2020
US braced for historic blow, as virus lands British PM in hospital
The coronavirus threatened Americans with their hardest week in memory on Monday and put Britain’s prime minister in hospital, despite…
Egyptian histopathology professor dies of COVID-19 in London
Egypt
April 6, 2020
Egyptian histopathology professor dies of COVID-19 in London
Egyptian-British histopathology professor Mohamed Sami Shousha, died on Thursday from the coronavirus in London hospital, his family announced. His nephew…
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
World
April 6, 2020
Isolation blues? Myanmar’s ex-political prisoners share survival tips
From meditation to memory games, former political prisoners in Myanmar are dishing out tips on surviving isolation in a pandemic…
Nurse blamed for coronavirus at Egypt cancer institute defends himself
Egypt
April 6, 2020
Nurse blamed for coronavirus at Egypt cancer institute defends himself
A nurse at Egypt’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), blamed for spreading the coronavirus to over 15 medical staff there insisted…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World
April 6, 2020
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…
Virus hope in Europe as US girds for ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment
World
April 6, 2020
Virus hope in Europe as US girds for ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment
Europe’s hardest-hit nations saw some tentative signs of hope in the fight against the coronavirus Monday but the United States…
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
World
April 6, 2020
Virus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong
After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for…
Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu
World
April 6, 2020
Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu
A deadly Pacific cyclone intensified as it hit Vanuatu on Monday, threatening a natural disaster that experts fear will undermine…
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday march scaled back due to coronavirus
JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian…