social distancing
To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo
World
August 8, 2021
To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo
As the pandemic took hold, a Kansas City-area meeting and event planning business began hawking “I Shake Hands” stickers to…
‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars
World
April 26, 2021
‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday…
Egypt’s major mosques to reopen for Friday prayers
Egypt
August 21, 2020
Egypt’s major mosques to reopen for Friday prayers
Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced that Friday prayers would return within various major and university mosques starting Friday,…
No coronavirus vaccine has been recognized so far, says WHO official
World
August 19, 2020
No coronavirus vaccine has been recognized so far, says WHO official
No vaccine has so far been recognized for the COVID-19 coronavirus, said Rana Hajjeh, the Director of Program Management at…
Health Ministry calls on all Egyptians to commit to all coronavirus preventive measures
Health & Fitness
August 9, 2020
Health Ministry calls on all Egyptians to commit to all coronavirus preventive measures
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Sunday implored all citizens to continue abiding by preventive measures such as social…
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
World
August 6, 2020
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
YANGON (Reuters) — A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel…
Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual
RIYADH (Reuters) – Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Friday, but…
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
Middle East
July 31, 2020
Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj…
Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
Middle East
July 30, 2020
Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site,…
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
Middle East
July 29, 2020
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation,…