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Chinese ambassador to Cairo slams calls for Chinese compensation over coronavirus
Egypt
April 11, 2020
Chinese ambassador to Cairo slams calls for Chinese compensation over coronavirus
The Chinese ambassador to Cairo Liao Liqiang on Friday slammed calls for China to bear the responsibility of the coronavirus…
Rouhani urges Iranians to respect health protocols as coronavirus curbs ease
Middle East
April 11, 2020
Rouhani urges Iranians to respect health protocols as coronavirus curbs ease
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to respect health protocols to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk”…
Partial lockdown in Beni Suef village with 24 coronavirus cases
Egypt
April 11, 2020
Partial lockdown in Beni Suef village with 24 coronavirus cases
Egyptian authorities have imposed a partial lock-down on a Beni Suef village five days ago, after 24 villagers there were…
V-shaped or U-shaped? Some economists upbeat on virus recovery
World
April 11, 2020
V-shaped or U-shaped? Some economists upbeat on virus recovery
The coronavirus pandemic has hit like a worldwide hurricane, shutting activity in most economies simultaneously, but some forecasters are more…
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
World
April 11, 2020
Trump says when to reopen US economy ‘biggest decision’ of presidency
President Donald Trump on Friday said his decision on when to reopen the US economy, shuttered due to the coronavirus…
UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital
Middle East
April 11, 2020
UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to…
Two-day lockdown imposed in much of Turkey, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
Middle East
April 11, 2020
Two-day lockdown imposed in much of Turkey, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities locked down for two days from midnight on Friday to…
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
World
April 11, 2020
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines…
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
World
April 11, 2020
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 as Easter weekend celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with…
Sawiris denies reducing salaries of employees due to coronavirus crisis
Egypt
April 10, 2020
Sawiris denies reducing salaries of employees due to coronavirus crisis
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris denied having reduced the salaries of his employees due to the coronavirus crisis. Sawiris said he…