Mass gatherings have taken place in Jerusalem as Israelis celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim in violation of coronavirus restrictions ByThe Associated Press February 28, 2021, 10:30 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article JERUSALEM — Mass gatherings took place in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israelis celebrated the Jewish holiday […] More
VATICAN CITY — Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile health care system and the unavoidable likelihood that Iraqis will crowd to see him. No one wants to tell Francis to call it off, and the Iraqi government has […] More
Ukraine has recorded a 50% increase in the number of daily new COVID-19 infections, a day after authorities launched the country’s vaccination campaign By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press February 25, 2021, 6:47 PM • 3 min read KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine recorded a 50% increase Thursday in daily new COVID-19 infections, a day after authorities […] More
Bahrain has become the first nation to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine for emergency use ByThe Associated Press February 25, 2021, 5:18 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain became the first nation to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s new single-dose coronavirus vaccine for […] More
Cyprus will reopen high schools, gyms, pools, dance academies and art galleries on March 1 in a further, incremental easing of the country’s second nationwide COVID-19 lockdown ByThe Associated Press February 25, 2021, 2:17 PM • 2 min read NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus will reopen high schools, gyms, pools, dance academies and art galleries on […] More
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged sharing coronavirus vaccines with a number of friendly countries that have given favors to Israel in the past ByThe Associated Press February 24, 2021, 6:21 PM • 2 min read JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday acknowledged sharing coronavirus vaccines with a number of friendly countries […] More
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery Wednesday of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press February 24, 2021, 10:50 AM • 3 min read Share […] More
JERUSALEM — After jumping out to a quick start in its vaccination campaign, Israel announced Tuesday that it has decided to share a small surplus of its coronavirus vaccines with several friendly countries. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to share the vaccines with his diplomatic partners comes at a time when Israel has come under […] More
Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the disease had been defeated by prayer By Associated Press February 21, 2021, 4:51 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has […] More
Israel has started lifting its coronavirus restrictions and reopening its economy after a nearly two-month long lockdown ByThe Associated Press February 21, 2021, 8:33 AM • 2 min read JERUSALEM — Israel lifted many of its coronavirus restrictions and started reopening its economy Sunday as the country’s vaccination drive and third nationwide lockdown have started […] More
Pope Francis and Italy’s president have marked the nation’s first annual day to honor doctors, nurses and other health care workers, exactly a year after the nation’s first known native case of COVID-19 emerged By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press February 20, 2021, 9:30 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article […] More
Nicaragua has created a new National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which is drawing amused reactions on social media in a nation that has been struggling since anti-government protests in 2018 ByThe Associated Press February 18, 2021, 10:42 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this […] More
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