The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $100 million to help Mongolia battle the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Friday.
In Wisconsin And Georgia, Models For Lockdown Skeptics, COVID-19 Cases Rise
Skeptics use misrepresented data to show that both states could safely reopen. After both states did, their COVID-19 cases increased.
Georgia becomes first state to seek suspension of standardized tests in 2020-21 because of coronavirus
The announcement is the first made by any U.S. governor to seek a 2020-21 testing waiver from the U.S. Education Department, but is probably not the last, given the potential for continued disruptions …
Georgia mayor’s post that ‘privilege is wearing $200 sneakers’ is slammed as racist
“Privilege is the ability to … protest against anything that triggers you, without worrying about … the consequences that accompany such behavior,” wrote Benjamin Rozier, the mayor of Bloomingdale …
Mayor of tiny coastal Georgia town under fire for ‘privilege’ post
The mayor of a tiny coastal Georgia town is under fire for a now-deleted Facebook post about what constitutes “privilege.” …
Georgia police union official: Atlanta call outs ‘totally understandable’ after murder charges in Brooks case
A top Georgia police union official told “The Story” Thursday that it is “totally understandable” that a “higher than usual” number of Atlanta officers called out of work after the local district …
State requesting Georgia Milestones test be suspended for upcoming school year due to COVID-19
The state of Georgia will submit a waiver to the U.S. Department of Education for the suspension of the 2020-21 Georgia Milestones assessment …
Northwest’s emergency room on Georgia took part in a very special delivery
In that area of town, I-27 and Georgia Street, we knew that was going to be a busy place with the interstate right there. Having an ER in that area is very important. Actually, if we wouldn’t have had …
Singapore opens gyms, dining out as China outbreak steadies
Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and socialize with no more than five people at a time as of Friday, when the city-state removed most of its pandemic lockdown …
Asia Today: South Korean cases rise, Singapore reopening
South Korea has reported 49 cases of COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread in the densely populated capital area where half of the country’s 51 million …