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Scaled-down hajj ritual begins in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has begun hosting the annual hajj festivities. With the threat of coronavirus looming, the religious pilgrimage is this year limited to 10,000 people, who must be residents of the kingdom, instead of the...

A brief history of masks through the ages

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim victims around the world, many countries have made face masks compulsory in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But throughout the history of...