pandemic
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…
Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials
World
November 7, 2020
Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — In times when a pandemic unleashes death and poverty, the concept of what is essential to…
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…
Egypt reports 201 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths Thursday
Egypt
November 6, 2020
Egypt reports 201 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths Thursday
Egypt recorded 201 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the country’s total number of reported cases to 108,530, according to…
Three Gouna Film Festival attendees announce contracting COVID-19
Cinema/TV
November 5, 2020
Three Gouna Film Festival attendees announce contracting COVID-19
Five days after the Gouna Film Festival (GFF)’s conclusion, three artists who took part in the festival’s activities have announced…
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
World
November 5, 2020
Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19…
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments demands tourist restaurants be exempt from new business curfew
Egypt
November 5, 2020
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments demands tourist restaurants be exempt from new business curfew
Head of the Egyptian Chamber of Tourism Establishments, Adel al-Masry, has called for tourist restaurants to be excluded from the…
Londoners hit the town one last time before new lockdown
World
November 5, 2020
Londoners hit the town one last time before new lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Londoners shrugged off a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and flocked to pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, hours…
Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be…
COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week
Egypt
November 5, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Egypt continue to rise this week
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 207 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 108,329.…