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As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases
World
April 9, 2020
As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus infections are spiking in Japan and creating hot spots in India’s congested cities just as…
Britain’s Johnson spends second night in intensive care
World
April 8, 2020
Britain’s Johnson spends second night in intensive care
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was spending a second night in intensive care battling the coronavirus which has infected more…
Sawiris to acquire FTI Group, Europe’s third largest tour operator
Travel
April 7, 2020
Sawiris to acquire FTI Group, Europe’s third largest tour operator
Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris is set to acquire Austrian businessman Dietmar Gunz’s shares in the German FTI Group, the third largest tour operator…
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
World
April 7, 2020
Pain, solitude, fear: stories of surviving COVID-19
A sense of death stalking the hospital ward, fear of dying alone, tearful despair and disarray at home, solitude, anger…
Three Sudanese arrested over French ‘terror’ stabbing
World
April 6, 2020
Three Sudanese arrested over French ‘terror’ stabbing
French police have arrested three Sudanese nationals in a terror probe after a stabbing spree in the southeast left two…
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…
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…
Pope urges courage as global death toll tops 65,000
World
April 5, 2020
Pope urges courage as global death toll tops 65,000
Pope Francis appealed Sunday for courage in the face of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 65,000 lives…
Coronavirus pandemic ‘amplifying’ poverty in UK
World
April 5, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic ‘amplifying’ poverty in UK
The coronavirus pandemic is increasing poverty in Britain, where levels are already high after a decade of austerity triggered by…
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
Egypt
April 5, 2020
Italy’s coronavirus outbreak leaves four Egyptians dead, 22 infected
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Italy has killed four Egyptian workers and infected 22 throughout March, according to…