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A There’s something increasingly ritualistic about the geopolitical standoff between the West and China. The Americans and Europeans wag their fingers at the Chinese for violating human rights in Xinjiang, democracy in Hong Kong, peace in the Taiwan Strait and so forth. The Chinese tell the Westerners to mind their own business and stop being hypocritical. On it goes, tit for tat. Whenever Chinese diplomats feel slighted, they behave like the “wolf warriors” they think their president, Xi Jinping, wants them to be. That term comes from two action movies about Chinese hunks kicking ...

Sunday, 4 April, 2021 - 08:00 Doctors in Kabaw treat an infant infected with the coronavirus. (Kabaw municipal council) Cairo - Jamal Gawhar Libyan authorities have warned on Saturday of a surge in COVID-19 infections as new cases were confirmed among children and infants. In the meantime, citizens are still awaiting the arrival of vaccines that have not been delivered on time according to the pledges of the outgoing Government of National Accord (GNA). The Medical Advisory Committee to Combat the Coronavirus in al-Wahat, southw...

Sunday, 4 April, 2021 - 07:00 A ward for COVID-19 patients in Ariana city, Tunisia. (AFP) Tunis - Mongi Saidani Tunisian Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi has warned of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic over a new surge in infections and deaths. He said the country has witnessed a spike in hospitalizations with COVID-19, in addition to recording 144 cases of the UK strain in 16 states. Mehdi noted a 19 percent increase in the positive test ratios, prompting stricter measures, such as lockdowns in certain areas and shutting...

Sunday, 4 April, 2021 - 07:45 A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Cairo. (AP) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat Egypt’s Health Ministry announced the opening of more COVID-19 vaccination centers across the country to avoid the overcrowding witnessed in recent days. Health Ministry Spokesman Khalid Mujahid said authorities have opened 40 more centers, taking the total to 139 throughout the country. He said that with the addition of these centers, more messages encouraging people to get vaccinated will be sent out. In televised comment...

A $68,750: That’s how much my husband and I will be paying in rent over the course of our two-year lease in New York City. It was startling to see the total amount on our agreement — this could buy a home (albeit a fixer upper) in some places in the US or constitute a hefty down payment in others. I had to confront the reality that this money wouldn’t go toward building equity. It wouldn’t be used as an investment with the ability to compound. Instead, it would subsidize the mortgage payment, property taxes and co-op fee that our landlord has to pay.