In this Feb.25, 2021 file photo a man walks by a sign in the window of a Coronavirus testing center in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file) German authorities are investigating allegations of fraud involving the massive rollout of free coronavirus tests, which are being carried out now in converted cellphone stores, beauticians and art

Egyptian currency [Flickr/Emi Moriya] Egypt’s net foreign direct investments (FDI) are expected to rise to $7 billion during the next financial year, the Minister of Planning, Hala El-Said, announced yesterday. The Egyptian financial year begins in July and lasts until the end of June of the following year. “FDI is expected to reach $6.8 billion

A China-made Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is seen ahead of the Guangzhou auto show in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/File Photo The price of Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles is increasing due to supply chain pressures across the auto industry, particularly for raw materials, Elon Musk said on Monday in response to

Photo: Credit Twitter Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo. Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has threatened to take a new step by suspending all flights to Somalia, which are now open to UN and humanitarian agencies following the closure of civilians. Kenya has sent a letter informing all diplomatic missions, UN agencies and international

A man wearing a facial mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stands in front of an electric board showing Nikkei (top in C) and other countries stock index outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo By Saikat Chatterjee World equities were firmly on track to

A man and child visit Tiananmen Gate near a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP By Vincent Ni Move follows data showing sharp decline in number of births in world’s most populous country China has announced that couples will be permitted to have up to three children in a major policy

Two soldiers from the Queen’s Royal Lancers and an interpreter question an Afghan motorcyclist in northern Helmand. This photo won an Army Photographic Competition award in 2013 for images by amateur and professional soldier photographers. Photograph: Tpr Chris Wade/REX/Shutterstock By The Guardian Government will step up scheme saving interpreters and others from reprisals as international

Photo/Somali Times The Somali National Army (SNA) said Sunday its forces have killed about 100 al-Shabab militants in recent operations in the Middle Shabelle region of southern Somalia. Somali army chief Odowaa Yusuf Rage said the operations, which were carried out in the region to flush out al-Shabab terrorists from the area, have seen insurgents

Sisters Asma Dahir, left, and Anisa Dahir take photos before their graduation ceremony at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, May 7, 2021. The graduation of the twin sisters from a refugee family marked a key milestone in a journey that is a testament to their hard work, their parents’ insistence that

The medical histories of more than 55 million patients would be put into a database available to academic and commercial third parties. Photograph: Alamy By Sarah Marsh Doctors say NHS Digital’s proposals could erode the relationship between them and their patients Doctors have warned that plans to pool medical records on to a database and