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World
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International
12/25/2022 5:04:07 PM
Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?
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World
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Region
12/25/2022 12:26:04 PM
The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.
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World
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International
12/21/2022 8:23:37 PM
The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is ``very concerned'' about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its "zero COVID'' policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of vulnerable people getting infected.
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World
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Region
12/15/2022 7:46:09 PM
Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday.
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World
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International
12/14/2022 1:09:33 PM
China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policy.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/11/2022 6:30:38 PM
Egypt targets tourism investments of about EGP 7.4 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023, compared to EGP 6.2 billion in 2021/22, a growth of 19.4 percent, according to Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said.
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World
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International
12/2/2022 6:12:24 PM
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. agency was ``pleased'' to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying ``it's really important that governments listen to their people when the people are in pain.''
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Life & Style
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Health
11/23/2022 8:43:01 PM
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.
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Business
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Economy
11/21/2022 9:39:49 PM
Oil prices plunged to lows unseen since January and global stocks mostly fell on Monday as renewed concerns about harsh coronavirus curbs in China rattled investor sentiment.
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World
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Region
11/14/2022 9:53:40 PM
The European Union signed off Monday on a 100-million-euro ($103 million) grant to cash-strapped Tunisia, whose economy has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic and political turmoil.
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Business
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Economy
11/14/2022 11:33:01 AM
Asian shares were mixed in Monday trading as momentum faded from last week's rally on Wall Street amid varied sentiments about coronavirus restrictions easing in China and global interest rate increases.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
11/10/2022 3:07:21 PM
The Marrakech International Film Festival returns to the Moroccan tourist hub this month, with organisers hoping to woo star-struck fans after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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World
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International
11/7/2022 2:18:42 PM
Britain announced Monday that a trade minister was heading to Taiwan for the first in-person talks since the coronavirus in a bid to strengthen ties with the island, a trip that sparked a rebuke from Beijing.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/2/2022 3:19:46 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held on Wednesday separate talks with a number of Arab leaders on the sidelines of the Arab League summit in Algeria, the first since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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World
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International
10/30/2022 3:55:29 PM
Regional powers poured record amounts of cash into the Pacific Islands during the coronavirus pandemic to help them weather the economic fallout as competition for influence heats up between China and the West.
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Egypt
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Health
10/23/2022 1:30:06 PM
The XXB variant of COVID-19 has not been detected in Egypt so far, said Ashraf Hatem, Head of Parliament Health Committee and member of the Supreme Council for Respiratory Disease, in remarks to El-Watan daily newspaper published Sunday.
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Business
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Economy
10/11/2022 7:50:00 PM
Global growth is expected to slow further next year, the IMF said Tuesday, downgrading its forecasts as countries grapple with the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, spiraling cost-of-living and economic downturns.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
10/10/2022 11:52:10 PM
Over 18,000 workers in Sharm El-Sheikh, including hotel staffers and taxi drivers, received booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine in preparation for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference COP27, slated for November in Egypt’s coastal city.
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World
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International
10/3/2022 9:49:37 PM
It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous among animals and avian species, the first coronavirus to infect and cause disease in humans was only isolated and identified in the 1960s.
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Sports
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World
9/29/2022 3:42:00 PM
Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday.
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