Legislators from across the political spectrum demand help for the jobless, as well as elderly and freelance workers Finance Committee yet to green-light government’s massive relief package Lawmakers …
Taiwan plays baseball — and broadcasts live games to the world
Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium echoed with the thwack of bats hitting balls on Thursday, as the Rakuten Monkeys clobbered the Uni Lions 15 to 3. Taiwan is still playing ball. “That is because …
Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? Latest coronavirus travel advice from FCO as Covid-19 outbreak continues
With no real end in sight to the c urrent coronavirus crisis, it’s understandable. Having been cooped up for months, and with a handful of other countries slowly relaxing their own virus-tackling …
Armenia banning single-use plastic bags from 2022
PanARMENIAN.Net – The National Assembly on Friday, April 17 approved a bill banning the sale of plastic bags beginning from January 1, 2022. In February 2019, the Ministry of Nature Protection …
OPINION: Why Georgia Supreme Court rule on juvenile shackling doesn’t go far enough
My experience with the practice of unshackling kids in court coupled with my nearly 21 years of serving as a juvenile court judge informs me with extreme confidence that there …
Kemp devising plan to reopen Georgia for business
Gov. Brian Kemp has quietly begun planning to reopen Georgia for business, weeks before the expected peak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Small US towns are neglected from coronavirus relief and it’s a ‘slap in the face’: Georgia mayor
Just as the $349 billion set aside to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus shutdown exhausted its funds Thursday, more questions were being raised about how the federal government intends to …
Georgia postpones primaries again because of coronavirus
Georgia on Thursday postponed primary elections for the second time this year because of the coronavirus, pushing back primaries scheduled for May to June. The move came a day after New Jersey and Vir …
Oman reported 50 new coronavirus cases
Dubai: Oman’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday 50 new confirmed cases with Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients in the Sultanate to 1069. The new cases include …
Coronavirus: Oman records fifth death amid 1,169 confirmed cases
Oman announced the death of a 66-year-old resident with coronavirus on Friday, raising the country’s death toll to five, according to the health ministry. Read the latest updates in our dedicated …