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Egyptian youths plunge into the Nile during Sham El Nassim - in pictures Sham El Nessim is a national secular holiday celebrated by all Egyptians on the Orthodox Easter Monday Egyptian youths dive into the water at the entrance of a canal near the Nile river delta barrages in Qanater al-Khayreya, north of Cairo, during the holiday of Sham al-Nessim. AFP Young men swimming and diving near the Nile river delta barrages in Qanater al-Khayreya during Sham al-Nessim, a Pharaonic feast that marks the start of spring. This year the holiday coincides with the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP ....
Coronavirus latest: Abu Dhabi updates home quarantine rules for arriving passengers and residents Arrivals from destinations not on the green list will quarantine for five days - not 10 days as previously mandated Government supporters, reflected in a storefront window, protest against US sanctions as they celebrate May Day in Caracas, Venezuela, amid the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo Police stand in front of a fire during the annual leftist protest march on May Day amid the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images Police forces use a water cannon to disperse protesters on the Place de la Nation during May Day march on Saturday in Paris. AP Photo ....
SHARE The World Bank on Thursday approved a new four-year strategy for Palestine that puts emphasis on protecting lives and creating new job opportunities for its people amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Due to the persisting fragile context, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, resilience strengthening is needed immediately,” Kanthan Shankar, World Bank country director for West Bank and Gaza said. “The new World Bank strategy will act to protect lives and livelihoods and put the jobs agenda at the forefront of its strategy.” Palestine’s economy had one of the sharpest contractions on record in 2020 and only a modest recovery is expected this year as its overwhelmed healthcare sector struggles to control the spread of the virus. ....