Amidst celebrations on the anniversary for the 6th of October victory, the Transport Ministry has installed the first monorail at the East Nile track in front of of the Al-Massa Hotel at the Arts City station at the New Administrative Capital. The ministry said that this project is a modern green form of transportation, with two out of 40 total trains that will be supplied to the East Nile monorail project having arrived so far. The first of 30 trains to be supplied for the West Nile monorail project (6th of October) has also arrived. The monorail train consists of four coaches, with plans to increase the number to eight to accommodate rising population density in the new urban areas. The monorail will help facilitate the movement of employees and visitors from Cairo and Giza to New Cairo and the Administrative Capital, in order to integrate it with the third metro line at the stadium station in Nasr City and with the electric train at the Arts City station in the New Administrative Capital.

The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) revealed the astronomical date of the Prophet’s birthday (Mawlid) as falling on Monday 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal corresponding to October 18. The first of the month of Rabi` al-Awwal for the year 1443 AH will be on Thursday, October 7. The date of the Prophet’s birthday is linked to the Hijri calendar system, a system that depends on the lunar month – the length of time that the moon takes in a complete orbit around the Earth. Celebrations of the Prophet’s birthday differ from one Islamic country to another, according to customs and traditions, all Muslims consider a day of peace and love as it is the day of the Prophet’s birth. Dessert is an important part in holding the many celebrations, which begin with the establishment of marques and the display of sweets a month before the date of the birthday.

Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 929 new deaths on Wednesday, the fourth time this month that daily COVID-19 deaths have reached record highs. Russia already has Europe’s highest death toll in the pandemic at over 212,000 people, but some official data suggests that is an undercount. In some regions, Russia’s vast yet severely underfunded health care system has started to show signs of being overwhelmed by the outbreak. However, reports by Russia’s state statistical service Rosstat that tally coronavirus-linked deaths retroactively reveal much higher mortality numbers. ___Follow all AP stories on the coronavirus pandemic at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic.

She was speaking on a phone kept hidden from guards, after Tajik authorities took the Afghans’ identification documents and phones away. BIGGEST TARGETSU.S.-trained, English-speaking Afghan pilots were among the Taliban’s biggest targets during the war. Earlier in September, a U.S.-brokered deal allowed a larger group of Afghan pilots and other military personnel to be flown out of Uzbekistan. Luckily, the pregnant Afghan pilot’s husband – who worked at the U.S.-backed government in Kabul – evacuated with her. She said she feared medical personnel at the sanatorium, located outside Dushanbe, were not qualified to deal with pregnancies.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday reported 778 new coronavirus cases, 39 deaths, and 893 recoveries. A total of 308,347 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 17,508 deaths and 260,540 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. While Egypt’s Supreme Committee for the Management of Coronavirus Crisis lifted some COVID-19 restrictions back in June, there is talk of reinstating some measures. The Ministry of Health reiterated warning against a fourth wave of the coronavirus in Egypt, stressing that everyone should adhere to precautionary measures.

Egypt has received 64 refrigerators for storing the Pfizer vaccine from UNICEF, which can accommodate thousands of doses according to an announcement by Health Minister Hala Zayed. The Pfizer vaccine can be stored in traditional fridges for up to 28 days, she said, adding that according to producers should be stored at -70C. During a press conference with the US ambassador to announce solidarity in the provision of vaccines, Zayed explained that the Pfizer vaccine can be used to vaccinate school students under the age of 18. “There is no entry to the university campus without obtaining coronavirus vaccines,” she warned. According to Zayed, only 35 percent of university students have received the vaccine so far.

read more“I have come to get a passport but, as you can see here, there are lots of problems, the system is not working,” one applicant, Mahir Rasooli, told Reuters outside the office. People are confused.”A spokesman for the Taliban officials running the passport department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Poverty and hunger have worsened since the Islamist movement took over Afghanistan, which already suffered from drought and the COVID-19 pandemic. read moreThe hundreds who descended on the passport office came despite advice that distribution of passports would only begin on Saturday, and initially only for those who had already applied. “I am here to receive a passport, but unfortunately I couldn’t,” said a man in the crowd, Ahmad Shakib Sidiqi.

On the lower end, the daily Asahi put Kishida’s approval rating at 45 percent while Mainichi put it at 49 percent. “I’m aware of the polling results, but also believe that there is quite a gap depending on the company that conducted the survey,” said Kishida to reporters on Wednesday morning. Oohamazaki said that with Kishida’s cabinet likely to be exposed to criticism from the opposition during parliamentary questioning starting Monday, approval ratings may continue to drop ahead of the elections. “I don’t think that drop will impact the election results too much, but we may be looking at the ruling coalition losing about 25 to 30 seats,” he said. The Yomiuri put support for Kishida’s LDP at 43 percent, up 7 percentage points from the previous poll.

HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the city was at a new starting point for development under a national security law imposed last year and her priority is to focus on tackling a long-standing housing shortage in the Chinese-ruled city. Authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing have long blamed unaffordable housing in the former British colony for deep-rooted social problems that they say helped fuel anti-government protests in 2019. Hong Kong is now ready again for a new start for economic development,” Lam said. “(It) will be the most important area in Hong Kong that facilitates our development integration with Shenzhen and connection with the GBA,” she said, referring to what is known as the Greater Bay Area. read moreThe average waiting time for public housing in Hong Kong has climbed steadily and now stands at more than 5.5 years.

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing. “I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. Taiwan says it is an independent country and will defend its freedoms and democracy, blaming China for the tensions. The United States urged China on Sunday to stop its military activities near Taiwan.

It was based on a review of nearly 11.9 million records obtained from 14 firms that provide services in setting up offshore firms and shell companies. Setting up an offshore company is not illegal, but reinforces the perception that the wealthy and powerful play by different rules — a particularly upsetting notion for many Lebanese. Yet two years later the same politicians still run the country in the same way, protected by the sectarian-based system. Offshore companies, though not illegal, can be used to elude taxes or hide illicitly gained money. Prime Minister Mikati, a businessman who formed a new government last month, has owned a Panama-based offshore company since the 1990s.

CAIRO - 6 October 2021: The Health Ministry said Tuesday night that 778 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed infections since the outbreak in the country began to 308,347. In a statement, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Megahed said 39 patients have died from the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 17,508. As many as 893 patients were discharged from isolation hospitals after receiving necessary medical care, taking the number of recovered cases to 260,540 so far, the spokesman said. Egypt has announced it has entered the fourth wave of Coronavirus as infection rates climbed up. The Ministry of Health also announced that five different vaccines are now available in nearly 539 vaccine centers across the country against coronavirus.

BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices. The air-to-water systems work like air conditioners by using coils to chill air, then collect water drops in a basin. “Our motto is, water from air isn’t magic, it’s science, and that’s really what we’re doing with these machines,” said Ted Bowman, design engineer at Washington state-based Tsunami Products. Bowman said his company’s machines — made for use at homes, offices, ranches and elsewhere — dehumidify the air and in doing so create water that’s filtered to make it drinkable. Still, in California, where residents have been asked to conserve water because one of the worst droughts in recent history has depleted reservoirs, some homeowners are buying them to meet their water needs.

The Houston-based company took another three hours to notify the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center for oil spills, investigators said, further slowing the response to an accident for which Amplify workers spent years preparing. That’s a fair question,” said Richard Kuprewicz, a pipeline consultant and private accident investigator from Redmond, Washington. Company representatives did not respond to emailed questions about the delay between the alarm and the shutdown. Problems with faulty leak detection procedures have plagued the industry for years, including during a massive 2010 oil spill that polluted 40 miles (64 kilometers) of Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. The change came after oil industry lobbying groups including the American Petroleum Institute said retrofitting lines with valves would cost up to $1.5 million per device.

CAIRO – 5 October 2021: Egypt received up to 60 million doses so far of different covid-19 vaccines according to spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Khaled Mgahed, Tuesday. He added that all these different doses have been distributed in 1100 vaccination centers all over the country. The Health Ministry said that 771 new coronavirus cases were detected in Egypt over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 307,569. Egypt has announced it has entered the fourth wave of Coronavirus as infection rates climbed up. The Ministry of Health also announced that five different vaccines are now available in nearly 539 vaccine centers across the country against coronavirus.