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Asia Today: India starts shipping COVID-19 vaccine to cities
World
January 12, 2021
Asia Today: India starts shipping COVID-19 vaccine to cities
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has started shipping COVID-19 vaccines to multiple cities, four days ahead of the nationwide inoculation…
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon announced a tightening of its lockdown on Monday, introducing a 24-hour curfew from Thursday as COVID-19…
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
World
January 11, 2021
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated…
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said Monday the country has entered a “very critical zone” in the battle…
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
Travel
January 11, 2021
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
(CNN) — The days of strolling into an airport, flashing a passport, then hopping on a flight to wherever one…
Gilead’s Hep C drug Sovaldi shows promise against coronavirus
Egypt
January 11, 2021
Gilead’s Hep C drug Sovaldi shows promise against coronavirus
A member of Egypt’s Supreme Committee for Viruses at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said on Sunday…
Cases continue to fall as Egypt confirms 993 new infections and 55 deaths
Egypt
January 11, 2021
Cases continue to fall as Egypt confirms 993 new infections and 55 deaths
Egypt’s Health Ministry confirmed 993 new coronavirus cases, with the total tally now 149,792 according to ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed. The…
Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March…
The Latest: South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free
World
January 11, 2021
The Latest: South Korea to vaccine its 52M people for free
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president says it’ll offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all its people free of charge in…
Website for Egyptians to register for coronavirus vaccine trials goes live
Health & Fitness
January 10, 2021
Website for Egyptians to register for coronavirus vaccine trials goes live
An Egyptian Health Ministry website allowing people to register for the coronavirus vaccine trial has gone live, covering 27 centers…