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Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
World
April 4, 2020
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread…
Amid new research, US recommends face masks to stop virus spread
World
April 4, 2020
Amid new research, US recommends face masks to stop virus spread
President Donald Trump on Friday recommended that Americans cover their faces with masks when outdoors, a policy U-turn following growing…
Keepers, animals keep each other company at Cairo’s shuttered zoo
Egypt
April 3, 2020
Keepers, animals keep each other company at Cairo’s shuttered zoo
CAIRO (Reuters) – The chimpanzees, lions and hippos of Cairo’s zoo are getting a rare spell of peace and quiet…
Saudi king earmarks $2.4 billion to pay private-sector workers
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Saudi king earmarks $2.4 billion to pay private-sector workers
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered up to nine billion riyals ($2.4 billion) to be disbursed to…
New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London
World
April 3, 2020
New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London
Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference center in east London on Friday, the first of…
The new 9/11: coronavirus and a looming mental health disaster
World
April 3, 2020
The new 9/11: coronavirus and a looming mental health disaster
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the world into uncharted territory, leaving people feeling helpless in the face of an invisible…
Israel’s Netanyahu gets all-clear after second coronavirus scare this week
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu gets all-clear after second coronavirus scare this week
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for coronavirus on Thursday after his health minister was…
Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly…
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Technology
April 3, 2020
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
Isolated and afraid: How the pandemic is changing pregnancy
World
April 3, 2020
Isolated and afraid: How the pandemic is changing pregnancy
Jamie Chui has been a virtual prisoner in her Hong Kong home for most of her nine-month pregnancy. Trapped initially…