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US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
World
November 11, 2020
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The US hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed…
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
BEIRUT (AP) — She is a nurse at a Beirut hospital, and still Rita Harb can’t find her grandfather’s heart…
Israel tests passengers from Denmark for new mutated coronavirus
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Israel tests passengers from Denmark for new mutated coronavirus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday it would test people arriving from Denmark for a new mutated strain of…
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
World
November 10, 2020
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon outweighed…
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was to impose a nightly curfew on businesses in its capital on Tuesday, the first…
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
World
November 10, 2020
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
PARIS (AP) — In Italy lines of ambulances park outside hospitals awaiting beds, and in France the government coronavirus tracking…
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
World
November 9, 2020
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90 percent effective, a major…
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed said on Sunday that cooler weather and the public’s failure to adhere to government-mandated…
Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response
World
November 9, 2020
Fresh off election victory, Biden turns to virus response
BOSTON (AP) — As he begins his transition to the presidency, Joe Biden is pivoting from a bitter campaign battle…
Paris bans nighttime food and drink delivery to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis
World
November 6, 2020
Paris bans nighttime food and drink delivery to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris will ban delivery and takeaway services for prepared food and alcohol between 10 pm and 6…