S&P affirms Egypt’s ‘B/B’ ratings, but says coronavirus to cause plunge…
Rating agency S&P Global affirmed on Friday its 'B/B' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign…
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Global coronavirus deaths pass 150,000
The global death tally due to the coronavirus pandemic have passed 150,000, data compiled by Johns Hopkins…
U.S. stocks surge after Gilead’s promising coronavirus vaccine results, Dow ends highest…
U.S. stocks jumped on Friday after a report on a Gilead Sciences drug that showed some effectiveness in treating…
Moderna receives $483 million in U.S. federal funding to speed up coronavirus vaccine…
Drug developer Moderna announced on Friday that it received as much as $483 million in U.S. federal funding to…
Total coronavirus cases in Spain pass 188,000
The total coronavirus cases in Spain had jumped to more than 188,068 on Friday, up from 182,816 on Thursday, the…
Russia reports record daily jump in coronavirus cases
Russia reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases, confirming 4,069 new infections in the last 24 hours,…
UK extends furlough plan for workers by a month to end of June
The United Kingdom has on Friday extended by a month until the end of June the furlough plan for workers at…
China’s Wuhan coronavirus death toll climbs by 50% after revision
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, has updated the number of confirmed cases…
European coronavirus app platform is gaining support from governments
A European technology platform to support smartphone apps that can help trace people at risk of infection by the…
COVID-19 measures take toll on Cairo’s traditional Ramadan lantern market
In her 20 years selling traditional lanterns, Yousra has never seen a season like this one. “This is the worst year…