pandemic
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
World
June 19, 2021
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s…
Oman to reimpose nightly curfew following spike in COVID-19 cases
Middle East
June 19, 2021
Oman to reimpose nightly curfew following spike in COVID-19 cases
DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) – Oman will reimpose a curfew and suspend all commercial activities from 8 p.m. until 4…
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
World
June 19, 2021
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor’s hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking…
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
World
June 19, 2021
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world…
Britain reports steep rise in weekly Delta variant cases
World
June 18, 2021
Britain reports steep rise in weekly Delta variant cases
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Britain has reported another steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta coronavirus…
Israel to send 1M doses to Palestinians in vaccine exchange
Middle East
June 18, 2021
Israel to send 1M doses to Palestinians in vaccine exchange
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Friday it will transfer around one million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian…
Hurghada receives first EgyptAir flight from Prague
Travel
June 18, 2021
Hurghada receives first EgyptAir flight from Prague
Hurghada International Airport has received its first EgyptAir flight from Prague, with 97 passengers on board. The airline is scheduled…
Egypt has passed its third coronavirus wave, assures official
Egypt
June 18, 2021
Egypt has passed its third coronavirus wave, assures official
Egypt is witnessing a clear decrease in coronavirus infections, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health and Prevention…
UAE central bank expects GDP growth as country recovers from COVID restrictions
Middle East
June 18, 2021
UAE central bank expects GDP growth as country recovers from COVID restrictions
DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) – The central bank of the United Arab Emirates said the country’s gross domestic product will…
Chinese scientists ensnared in US visa fraud legal battle
World
June 18, 2021
Chinese scientists ensnared in US visa fraud legal battle
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) – For Chinese brain researcher Song Chen, a visiting scholar at Stanford University when she…