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World Cup 2022
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News
6/23/2022 6:29:15 PM
FIFA has approved bigger 26-man squads for the World Cup in Qatar, deciding Thursday to extend soccer's relaxation of rules that help coaches and players during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
6/23/2022 11:48:40 AM
Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on bargain buying after the previous day's battering, though oil extended losses after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell admitted the economy could tip into recession as the bank hikes interest rates to fight runaway inflation.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
6/22/2022 9:03:23 PM
In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
6/21/2022 10:02:06 PM
The world is suffering from soaring prices across the board in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing Ukraine war.
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World
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Region
6/21/2022 3:48:07 PM
Consumers must be prepared to endure up to five years of turbulent oil markets, the head of ExxonMobil said Tuesday, citing under-investment and the coronavirus pandemic.
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World
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Region
6/21/2022 10:55:22 AM
The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) held its 42nd annual convention in Washington DC on Friday from 17 to 18 June after a two-year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
6/20/2022 10:48:14 PM
Russia on Monday blamed the "destructive" stance of the West for soaring grain prices that have sparked fears of a global food crisis following Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Politics
6/20/2022 6:42:38 PM
The coronavirus pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian War cost Egypt EGP 440 billion in losses over the past two years, said Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait on Monday while delivering his conclusive speech at the House of Representatives.
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World
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Africa
6/20/2022 6:15:54 PM
The number of Africans with access to electricity fell during the Covid pandemic, but $25 billion in annual investments could bring full coverage by 2030, the International Energy Agency said Monday.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/17/2022 6:30:29 PM
The World Health Organization on Friday called on all nations to invest more in mental health, saying "the suffering is enormous" and has been made worse by the COVID pandemic.
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World
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International
6/16/2022 10:55:24 PM
President Joe Biden told The Associated Press on Thursday that the American people are 'really, really down' after a tumultuous two years with the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices that are hitting family budgets.
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World
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International
6/16/2022 10:05:13 AM
North Korea on Thursday reported the eruption of another infectious disease in addition to its ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, saying leader Kim Jong Un has donated his private medicines to those stricken with the new disease.
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World
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International
6/15/2022 10:30:44 PM
Top scientist Anthony Fauci, the face of America's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, tested positive Wednesday for the virus on a rapid antigen test but is continuing to work from home while he recovers, the National Institutes of Health said.
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World
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International
6/14/2022 9:12:04 PM
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency.
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World
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International
6/13/2022 6:38:54 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and just days after he met in person with US President Joe Biden.
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World
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Region
6/13/2022 6:10:07 PM
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the lifting of precautionary measures against COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/10/2022 12:36:49 PM
Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending that a deeper probe is required into whether a lab accident may be to blame.
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World
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International
6/9/2022 9:45:12 AM
Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million people on Saturday to conduct mass coronavirus testing, city authorities said, as the Chinese metropolis struggles to fully emerge from punishing curbs.
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Life & Style
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Food
6/7/2022 1:05:18 PM
U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings about multiple, looming food crises , driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring.
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World
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International
6/6/2022 10:45:19 PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived a vote of no confidence from his own Conservative MPs, after a string of scandals that have left the party's standing in tatters.
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