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UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
Middle East

UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B

CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally
World

COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out…
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
World

Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late…
Egypt to receive second batch of coronavirus vaccines from China soon: Ambassador
Egypt

Egypt to receive second batch of coronavirus vaccines from China soon: Ambassador

The Chinese ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang said that the Chinese government will provide the second batch of coronavirus vaccines…
India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise
World

India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots…
45,000 Egyptians register for coronavirus vaccine within 12 hours
Egypt

45,000 Egyptians register for coronavirus vaccine within 12 hours

Egyptian Ministry of Health spokesperson Khaled Megahed confirmed that within the first 12 hours of the ministry’s vaccine registration portal…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 595 new cases, 49 deaths on Sunday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 595 new cases, 49 deaths on Sunday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 595 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
As online grocery booms in Britain, will new habits die hard?
World

As online grocery booms in Britain, will new habits die hard?

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s multi-billion pound supermarket industry is placing its bets on whether big-spending older shoppers will stick with…
Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how
World

Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how

PARIS (AP) — In an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s largest city lies a factory with gleaming new…
The Latest: Italy’s Sardinia to open up as infections fall
World

The Latest: Italy’s Sardinia to open up as infections fall

ROME — While new COVID-19 cases surge in Italy’s north, the island of Sardinia has earned coveted ’’white zone” status,…
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