TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan reported 333 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Monday, in the island’s largest outbreak since the start of the pandemic. Local governments ordered the closure of all schools in the capital for two weeks starting Tuesday. It has counted 2,017 confirmed cases and 12 deaths throughout the pandemic. The health ministry said around 280,000 cases and 4,106 deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours. China has reported 90,872 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 4,636 deaths since the virus was detected in Wuhan in late 2019.

REUTERS: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has not lost faith in his players in the wake of Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup final loss to Leicester City and said they will regroup for their battle to secure a Premier League top-four finish and win the Champions League. After last week's shock defeat by Arsenal, Chelsea are fourth on 64 points, just one point above Liverpool with two games left. "There is no reason to doubt these players, who have done so well to get into the top four from 10th place, to reach the FA Cup final and to be in the final of the Champions League. Chelsea host third-placed Leicester on Tuesday before travelling to Aston Villa on Sunday to wrap up the league campaign. They face Manchester City in the Champions League final on May 29 in Porto.

In the fifth minute of stoppage time with Liverpool and West Brom locked at 1-1, Alisson left his goal and ran forward to offer his assistance in the opposite penalty area. It was the first time in Liverpool’s history that a goalkeeper had scored a competitive goal and what a crucial one it could prove to be for Juergen Klopp’s side. It was an emotional moment for Alisson who dedicated his unlikely goal to his father who drowned in February. “I have to take responsibly for this but I hope the players do too.”Tottenham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 with Harry Kane scoring his 22nd Premier League goal of the season as his side moved above West Ham on goal difference. In the day’s other game Crystal Palace twice came from a goal behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 -- Tyrick Mitchell scoring the winner late on with his first career goal.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Barcelona put on a brilliant display to beat Chelsea 4-0 to win the Women's Champions League final for the first time in the club's history on Sunday. Coming into the game full of confidence after winning the Women's Super League title last week, Chelsea were on the back foot from the very beginning as Barca's rapid passing and possession-based game proved too much for the Londoners. Barcelona got off to the best possible start when Lieke Martens hit the crossbar and Fran Kirby's attempted clearance bounced off Chelsea midfielder Melanie Leupolz before spinning into the net in the opening minute. Chelsea did their best to get forward, but they found their path blocked by a defence that has conceded only five goals in 26 Primera Division games this season. That discussion failed to resolve their defensive woes as Lieke Martens skipped past Niamh Charles on the left wing and centred for Norwegian winger Caroline Graham Hansen to steer home a fourth in the 36th minute.

BILBAO: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down reports linking him with an exit from the club following his side's 1-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Some local media reports earlier in the week suggested he has already told the players he is leaving the club at the end of the season - something he denied. "People outside the club can say whatever they like, but I would never, ever say that to my players." Zidane is in his second spell at Real, having won three consecutive Champions League titles in his first between 2016 and 2018. "At the end of the season then we'll see what happens, but right now we're focused on our final game," Zidane said.

We are talking about what we can do to bring tourism to Israel,” said Ksenia Kobiakov, director of new markets development at the Israeli Tourism Ministry. The presence of Israel at the travel and tourism event in Dubai highlights the United Arab Emirates’ business-first approach and demonstrates how rapidly ties with Israel have developed since the UAE and Israel signed an accord to formalize ties in September. Israeli tourism officials say the minister’s visit was never approved by the prime minister and the cancellation had nothing to do with the current fighting. There was no discussion of the current flare-up in violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Violence around the Al-Aqsa mosque in east Jerusalem drew rare rebuke of Israel by both countries, which signed accords recognizing Israel last year.

After Kane's late first-half strike, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg grabbed Tottenham's second just past the hour to seal a victory which lifted Ryan Mason's team to sixth in the standings. Wolves rarely threatened and Spurs comfortably held on to move to 59 points, within five points of fourth-placed Chelsea with two matches to play. After Kane's late first-half strike, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg grabbed Tottenham's second just past the hour to seal a victory which lifted Ryan Mason's team to sixth in the standings. Wolves rarely threatened and Spurs comfortably held on to move to 59 points, within five points of fourth-placed Chelsea with two matches to play. Wolves remained 12th.

The late famed actress performed a number of roles in popular movies and TV series. Born in 1963 as Faten Fathy in Iraq. In Iraq she took part in many TV series and plays there. El-Iraqia worked with a number of directors in Egypt, including Youssif Shahin. Among her memorized participations in Egyptian movies are Africano (2001), Ghawy Hob, Abo Ali, Al-Bahethat 'An Al-Gorreya (2005), The Yacoubian Building (2006), Keda Reda, Heya Fawda (2007), Waraqet Shafra, Nems Bond, El-Dada Dody (2008), Dokkan Shehata(2009), and Kalemny Shokran (2010), to name a few.

FILE - Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes against Gaza Strip on May 13, 2021. Speaking of Gaza Strip alone, casualties recorded 188 deaths, including 55 children and 33 women, and 1,238 injuries whereas dozens are in critical conditions. On Saturday, the Israeli forces struck a number of towers in Gaza Strip. In Jaffa, a group of Israeli settlers protected by a police escort opened gunfire at a mosque while several worshipers were inside. In Haifa, Israeli police detained 30 Palestinian protesters, including a 10-year-old child, while demonstrating in support of Jerusalem and Gaza.

Meteorologists predict hot weather on Monday during the daytime on Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, and northern Upper Egypt, moderately hot on the northern coasts, and very hot on South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. The weather will be mild by nightfall on Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt and northern coasts and moderate on South Sinai and southern Upper Egypt. Maximum temperatures:Alexandria: 26CCairo: 32CSharm el-Sheikh: 38CHurghada: 37CQena: 40CLuxor: 41CAswan: 42CActive winds are expected on parts of Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt. Waves in the Mediterranean Sea will be low to moderate, ranging between one and 1.5 meters in height with northwestern surface winds, while waves in the Red Sea will be rough, ranging between two and four meters in height with northwestern surface winds.

Hotels and tourist resorts in Hurghada saw full occupancy rates during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as thousands of Egyptians and their families spent their Eid vacation amid precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Hotels operated with a maximum capacity of 50 percent. Meanwhile, the Marsa Alam International Airport received 15 international tourist flights – including 10 from Polish airports – part of a total 48 international flights received this week, according to the flight operating schedule at Marsa Alam International Airport. Flights on Saturday began with the arrival of three planes from Prague and the Czech Republic, followed by 10 flights from Poland, then a flight from Moldova and another from Ukraine. Precautionary measures are being taken to confront the emerging coronavirus and not allow any tourist to enter until after confirming negative for the coronavirus by analyzing PCR test results.

CAIRO – 16 May 2021: In solidarity with the Palestinian people against the ongoing Israeli aggression, Egypt opened on Sunday the Egyptian-Palestinian Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, exceptionally, to receive the injured Palestinians from the strip. The Egyptian Red Crescent office in North Sinai stated on Sunday that they are ready at the crossing to receive the injured at any time, assuring that they are working around the clock. Omar Mohamed, director of the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai, told Youm7 that the office provides vehicles for doctors to facilitate their movement to the hospitals. Three days ago, Egypt declared the state of readiness in three hospitals in a number of hospitals to treat the injured Palestinians who were wounded by the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. Shelling and airstrikes by the Israeli army against Gaza Strip since May 10 incurred 145 deaths, and 1,100 injuries, including 38 serious ones.

The National Council for Women (NCW) announced Sunday that it has not received any reports of sexual harassment during Eid al-Fitr holiday, which started on Wednesday and continues throughout Sunday. The council on Wednesday allocated an operations room and hotline 15115 to receive and monitor any complaints of harassment that women may be exposed to during Eid al-Fitr. National holidays in Egypt have seen spikes in harassment for years. In 2014, sexual harassment was finally criminalized in Egypt after approving a law punishes harassers with imprisonment of no less than six months, and/or fines of LE3,000 to LE5,000. The Director General of the NCW’s Women’s Complaints Office Amal Abdel Moneim explained that the operations room did not receive any complaints of harassment incidents, but received inquiries regarding personal status issues, domestic violence, and inheritance issues.

LONDON: Crystal Palace struck twice in the second half through forward Wilfried Zaha and left back Tyrick Mitchell to secure a 3-2 win over Aston Villa in an entertaining Premier League match at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Villa forward Anwar El-Ghazi had made it 2-1 to the visitors in the first half after skipper John McGinn's side-footed opener was cancelled out by Christian Benteke's header. The result denied Villa a first league double over Palace since the 1980-81 season, when the Birmingham-based side won the top-flight title. Roy Hodgson's Palace sit 13th with 44 points, two places behind Villa who have 49. Palace host Arsenal on Wednesday, while Villa travel to Tottenham Hotspur.

FILE - Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes against Gaza Strip on May 13, 2021. On Saturday, the Israeli forces struck a number of towers in Gaza Strip. Hundreds of families from the northern Gaza Strip were seen fleeing their homes towards the south as a result of the heavy Israeli bombardment. In Jaffa, a group of Israeli settlers protected by a police escort opened gunfire at a mosque while several worshipers were inside. In Haifa, Israeli police detained 30 Palestinian protesters, including a 10-year-old child, while demonstrating in support of Jerusalem and Gaza.