pandemic
Little suspense as Fed meets with US economy in crisis
World
April 26, 2020
Little suspense as Fed meets with US economy in crisis
The Federal Reserve already cut its benchmark lending rate to zero and made unprecedented moves to bolster liquidity as the…
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
World
April 26, 2020
From 9-11 to a pandemic, New Yorkers once again put to the test
Nearly two decades after Manhattan’s Twin Towers fell in history’s deadliest attack on US soil, the coronavirus pandemic is once…
Egypt’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 300
Egypt
April 26, 2020
Egypt’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 300
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population confirmed on Saturday the total number of COVID-19 deaths has now reached three hundred…
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
World
April 25, 2020
COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
The coronavirus pandemic blindsided international organizations, prompted individual states to unilaterally strike out alone and heralded a new chapter in…
Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution
World
April 25, 2020
Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution
The sun is only just rising in Berlin but Lothar Kopp, 65, is already standing in line outside a clinic…
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
World
April 25, 2020
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
World
April 25, 2020
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study says so — but some…
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians
Egypt
April 24, 2020
Egypt’s Marsa Alam airport receives 364 stranded Egyptians
Egypt’s Marsa Alam International Airport on Thursday evening received three flights carrying 364 Egyptians who had been stranded in the Netherlands,…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
World
April 24, 2020
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global…
Egypt’s curfew hours reduced in Ramadan
Egypt
April 23, 2020
Egypt’s curfew hours reduced in Ramadan
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Thursday that Egypt’s curfew hours will be shortened during Ramadan, and will start…