social distancing
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
World
June 19, 2020
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
Rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrates its 15th anniversary with online concert
Music
June 18, 2020
Rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrates its 15th anniversary with online concert
Egyptian rock band “Massar Egbari” celebrated the 15th anniversary of its formation on Wednesday by performing for an online audience…
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
World
June 18, 2020
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection…
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still…
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its…
With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike
World
June 11, 2020
With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has canceled his party’s campaign rallies and officials in Bosnia, North Macedonia and Albania…
WHO issues tips for safely wearing non-medical fabric face masks
Health & Fitness
June 11, 2020
WHO issues tips for safely wearing non-medical fabric face masks
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued tips on how to safely wear a non-medical fabric mask in order to…
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
World
June 5, 2020
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
BRUSSELS (AP) — Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the…
Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost
Egypt
June 4, 2020
Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost
CAIRO (Reuters) — Most Egyptians appear to be following a new law that says they must wear face masks in…
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
World
May 29, 2020
Communion ritual unchanged in Orthodox Church despite virus
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion,…