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Chinese ambassador to Cairo slams calls for Chinese compensation over coronavirus
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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