Bahrain will slash state spending by nearly a third to help it weather the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. 20 Apr 2020 15:31 GMT Bahrain’s budget cuts come as other states in the Gulf …
Georgia’s reopening is a high-stakes public health bet — and will likely please Trump
Trump governor’s early breakout from a coronavirus shutdown is stirring fears of a deadly new wave of infections and warnings that he is derelict in his duty and acting on political motives.
In Georgia and elsewhere in South, governors begin lifting coronavirus restrictions
Some governors in the South have begun loosening restrictions put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday granted businesses across the state permission to …
Gov. Brian Kemp sets Georgia on aggressive course to reopen, putting his state at center of deepening national debate
The Republican governor said he would allow gyms, barber shops, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys, among other businesses, to reopen on Friday.
COVID-19: Kuwait announces 2 more deaths, 80 cases
Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Basil Al Sabah, meanwhile, said that 62 more patients have recovered from COVID-19, raising to 367 the overall recoveries in the country. Image Credit: File photo Cairo: …
Bahrain Follows Saudi Arabia, Oman With Budget Cuts Amid Crisis
Bahrain became the latest nation in the oil-rich Gulf to announce drastic spending cuts, an effort to stretch the budget at a time the crash in oil prices and measures to combat the global pandemic …
Singapore challenged by coronavirus, but has system to handle it: WHO
Singapore is facing a very challenging situation to tackle a sharp increase in infections, but has the healthcare system and risk management capacity to handle it, the World Health Organization’s …
Holocaust survivor who came to Israel on IFCJ aliyah flight reflects on life
“My life is one big miracle”, says Leonid Cherniakov, an 88-year-old man from Ukraine now living in Israel. “I’m one of the few who survived the Holocaust. Nearly all the Jews of the village I grew up …
Netanyahu’s Power Is Extended as Rival Accepts Israel Unity Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an embattled political survivor, persuaded Benny Gantz to join forces with him to combat the coronavirus.
Israel publishes plan to protect elderly; death toll rises to 178
Roni Ozeri, chairman of the Association of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living in Israel, welcomed publication of the plan but said any assistance “must address the state’s criminal neglect in recent …