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Landmark global pandemic agreement talks end without a deal

25 May 2024

Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended on Friday without a deal — though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord. Scarred...

Egypt lifts all COVID-related entry restrictions

16 Jun 2022

The Egyptian Supreme Committee for the Management of the Epidemiology and Health Pandemic Crisis has announced lifting all COVID-related entry restrictions that had been imposed on Egyptians and foreign...

Coronavirus cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere: WHO

09 Jun 2022

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In...

Coronavirus claimed 15 million lives globally in two years: WHO

05 May 2022

Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, the most comprehensive...

India extends ban on public events in election states as virus cases rise

15 Jan 2022

Ashraf Padanna, Correspondent / Reuters India's election commission extended its ban on political rallies and roadshows in five states on Saturday due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country....

Omicron variant threatens to wreak havoc across global sports

17 Dec 2021

Just as global sports had rediscovered its brio and the welcome return to full stadia the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens to once again plunge it into chaos. AFP Sports...

Britain reports nearly 90,000 daily coronavirus cases

16 Dec 2021

The British government on Thursday reported 88,376 new coronavirus cases, a second consecutive record daily tally, as the Omicron variant fuels a worrying surge in infections across the country....

Global shortage of nurses set to grow as pandemic enters third year, says ICN

10 Dec 2021

The numbers of nurses around the world are falling further just as the Omicron coronavirus spreads, and there is a also an imbalance as Western countries step up recruitment...

WHO fears 700,000 more COVID-19 deaths in Europe by March 2022

24 Nov 2021

Europe remains "in the firm grip" of COVID-19 and the death toll on the continent could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organisation...

Company pays out $128 million in bonuses to employees worldwide

29 Oct 2021

Ikea will pay a total of 110 million euros ($128m, Dhs470m) in bonuses to employees worldwide as reward for their work during the pandemic, Ingka Group, the company that...

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