social distancing
Egyptian Prime Minister reiterates need to abide by coronavirus prevention measures during Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
May 20, 2020
Egyptian Prime Minister reiterates need to abide by coronavirus prevention measures during Eid al-Fitr
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday reiterated that citizens must abide by coronavirus prevention measures imposed by the government…
Qatar halts all commercial activities until end of May
Middle East
May 19, 2020
Qatar halts all commercial activities until end of May
CAIRO (Reuters) — Qatar tightened restrictions on commercial activities on Monday, ordering all shops to close until the end of…
Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari to give online concert Friday evening
Music
May 15, 2020
Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari to give online concert Friday evening
Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari will be giving an online concert on Friday at 11 pm, to be broadcast directly…
Ignoring social distancing, protesters mock Hong Kong leader Lam on her birthday
World
May 13, 2020
Ignoring social distancing, protesters mock Hong Kong leader Lam on her birthday
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on Wednesday, flouting coronavirus-related social distancing…
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
Technology
May 13, 2020
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online.…
Virus could ‘smolder’ in Africa, cause many deaths, says WHO
World
May 8, 2020
Virus could ‘smolder’ in Africa, cause many deaths, says WHO
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coronavirus could “smolder” in Africa for years and take a high death toll across the continent,…
Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan
RABAT (Reuters) — The holy Muslim month of Ramadan is proving particularly lonely and challenging for 30 Moroccan doctors and…
Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public
World
May 1, 2020
Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City reopened to the public Friday after being closed…
Pope Tawadros II sets new limits on attendance for wedding wreath ceremonies
Egypt
April 30, 2020
Pope Tawadros II sets new limits on attendance for wedding wreath ceremonies
Pope Tawadros II of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday instituted new rules limiting attendance during wedding wreaths ceremonies, whether the…
Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
World
April 30, 2020
Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
TOKYO (AP) — Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some…