Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Sunday reported 768 new coronavirus cases, 37 deaths, and 695 recoveries. A total of 306,798 cases have been disclosed in Egypt, alongside 17,436 deaths and 258,947 recoveries. Moreover, the Health Ministry has stated that official figures likely only represent 10 percent of actual cases. A total of 16,223,309 vaccine doses have been administrated in Egypt as of September 27, according to World Health Organization data. The Ministry of Health reiterated warning against a fourth wave of the coronavirus in Egypt, stressing that everyone should adhere to precautionary measures.

The director of the Department of Forecasting and Analysis at the Egyptian Meteorological Authority Mahmoud Shaheen said that Egypt will not be impacted by Cyclone Shaheen on Monday, which will more greatly impact the Sultanate of Oman and parts of the Emirates. In a phone-in with the Sada al-Balad channel, he added that Saudi Arabia will not be greatly affected and Egypt is not linked to the air mass in the Gulf and will not be impacted whatsoever. He said that Egypt will see good weather with no rains for the next five days. However climatic changes are more likely to affect Egypt in the second half of the autumn season, he stated, especially in the second half of October which will see heavy rains. The Sultanate of Oman had previously been hit by a number of cyclones due to its presence in the Indian Ocean, but this year a cyclone came in October and reached the Sea of Oman, which will affect the UAE.

Still, one official close to the presidency said the rate cut was worth it despite the risks and inevitable criticism. “There may be negative effects, but it had to be taken … to achieve these benefits.”The president’s office did not immediately comment on whether it pushed for the rate cut and why. Erdogan, a self-described enemy of interest rates, said on Friday that inflation will drop to single digits, but he did not address the interest rate cut. Nevertheless, money market prices show traders expect more cuts before the policy rate returns to 18%-18.5% in a year. He turned up the heat in June when he said he spoke to Sahap Kavcioglu, the current chief, about the need for a rate cut after August.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The first of the 2021 Nobel Prizes is announced Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology or medicine. This could boost the chances of those involved in developing vaccines against the coronavirus getting the prize. The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor (over $1.14 million). The prize money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1895. ___Read more stories about Nobel Prizes past and present by The Associated Press at https://www.apnews.com/NobelPrizes

Oct 4 (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd (QAN.AX) and Dubai-based Emirates would extend their partnership for another five years till 2028, they said on Monday, as both airlines battle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international air travel. The alliance was formed in 2013 as part of Qantas’ efforts to shore up its loss making international business, replacing its existing deal with British Airways. Since then, more than 13 million passengers have travelled on the joint network. The deal, which was about to end in 2023 earlier, will have to be re-authorised by Australia’s competition watchdog. Reporting by Arundhati Dutta in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich

Under the previous government, gangs of thieves had driven most people off the streets by dark. The Taliban say they will bring back their previous punishments. He said he supported Taliban punishments like amputations, though not for petty thieves. He had no objection to Taliban-style punishments but argued strenuously against putting Taliban leaders and religious clerics in charge of government departments. Still, he welcomed having his complaint heard without any demand for a bribe from the Taliban police.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government acknowledged Monday what most other countries did long ago: It can no longer completely get rid of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a cautious plan to ease lockdown restrictions in Auckland, despite an outbreak there that continues to simmer. Until recently, that elimination strategy had worked remarkably well for the country of five million, which has reported just 27 virus deaths. Ardern said that seven weeks of lockdown restrictions in Auckland had helped keep the outbreak under control. “For this outbreak, it’s clear that long periods of heavy restrictions has not got us to zero cases,” Ardern said.

And only by staying unified does their no-votes-to-spare majority have any hope of pushing his rebuilding agenda into law. At stake is not only the scaled-back $3.5 trillion plan, but also the slimmer $1 trillion public works bill that is now stalled, intractably linked to the bigger bill. As Democrats in Congress regroup, having blown Pelosi’s self-imposed Friday deadline for passing legislation in the House amid bitter finger-pointing, they now face a new one, Oct. 31, to make gains on Biden’s big plans. The $3.5 trillion package is being chiseled back to around $2 trillion and final approval of the Senate-passed $1 trillion public works bill is on hold, for now. Can Biden’s effort to tackle climate change be extended beyond the money already approved for electric vehicles and weather-resilient buildings in the public works bill?

Many of the accounts were designed to evade taxes and conceal assets for other shady reasons, according to the report. “The new data leak must be a wake-up call,” said Sven Giegold, a Green party lawmaker in the European Parliament. The latest investigation dug into accounts registered in familiar offshore havens, including the British Virgin Islands, Seychelles, Hong Kong and Belize. The advisers were identified as an English accountant in Switzerland and lawyers in the British Virgin Islands. Khan, the Pakistani prime minister, is not accused of any wrongdoing.

RENNES, France, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at Stade Rennais on Sunday to drop their first Ligue 1 points of the season. "We played 25-30 minutes of very good quality," said PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino. When we started the second half we were down 2-0 right away, it was a different game after that. Without underestimating what Rennes did, we are frustrated and disappointed that we did not convert our chances and to concede these goals. The game was interrupted for a few minutes in the closing stages when fans threw flares onto the pitch.

BERGAMO, Italy (Reuters) -AC Milan continued their impressive start to the Serie A season on Sunday, surviving a late Atalanta comeback to earn a 3-2 victory in Bergamo. Milan raced into an early lead, with captain Davide Calabria poking home the ball at the second attempt after just 28 seconds. Milan did not let up as Rafael Leao seemingly put the victory beyond all doubt with a third goal with 12 minutes to go. Duvan Zapata got Atalanta back into the contest from the penalty spot with four minutes left, before Mario Pasalic ensured a nervy finish for Milan in stoppage time with a second goal for the hosts but it proved too little, too late. A sixth victory from seven league games this season for second-placed Milan helped them to close the gap with leaders Napoli to two points, while Atalanta, who finished third behind Milan last term, are eighth after their first defeat in six matches in all competitions.

FIFA welcomes the UK government's decision to allow fully vaccinated players the opportunity to represent their countries in the upcoming qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup™️ and return from a red-list country to bespoke quarantine conditions. We have worked closely with the UK government, Football Association and Premier League to find a reasonable solution, in the interests of everyone, and we believe this is a much more desirable solution to the situation that players faced in September. FIFA believes this is a positive step in the right direction and appreciates the support and cooperation from all stakeholders in the game during a challenging period. We encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and endorse the World Health Organization’s position: safe, fair, and equitable access is critical in all countries. Players should not receive priority access to vaccines.

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter at Anfield on Sunday. All four goals came in a second half packed with the high-quality, high-tempo, end-to-end football that makes the Premier League so popular globally. Pep Guardiola's City are in third spot on 14 points, level with Manchester United, Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion. That's the reason (over) the last years Man City and Liverpool are always there because we try to play in this way. "Second half was completely different.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday received Ambassador Jean Léon Ngandu Ilunga, the Special Envoy of the President of Congo and Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the African Union. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Chargé d’Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Embassy in Cairo attended the meeting. The Egyptian presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady said that Sisi praised the tireless efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during its current presidency of the African Union. The meeting discussed several topics on issues of common interest within Africa, which the African Union is currently prioritizing on its agenda. Congo is the current president of the African Union, and coordinates negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

A woman and two children were killed on Sunday in a microbus crash on the Eastern Desert Road in Minya, Upper Egypt while eight others, including six children, were left injured, all traveling from the Assiut Governorate. Ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident and transported the victims and injured to Minya General Hospital. The agency added that the number of car accident deaths rose to 3,484 in 2019 – an increase of 12.9 percent. The rate of car accidents increased to 27.4 accidents per day in 2019, it said. CAPMAS attributed the main cause of car accidents to human error at 79.7 percent of the total road accident causes in 2019, followed by technical vehicle defects at 13.5 percent.