Walking into a classroom, you might expect to find a class hamster or some fish. A South Georgia school has something quite different: a pet pig. Piggy Pablo joined Whigham Elementary School last year ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Kuwait to launch COVID-19 vaccination campaign; Turkey’s tally exceeds 2.08 mln
A staff member of Kuwait's Ministry of Health walks inside the COVID-19 vaccination center in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, Dec. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Asad) -- Kuwait to launch COVID-19 vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Launches Digital Verification Of COVID-19 Testing And Vaccination
New COVID-19 vaccines reaching the market are shaping the way in which travelers will soon take to the skies. This week, Singapore Airlines announced that it would be the first major carrier to start ... ( read original story ...)
Israel set to enter 3rd national lockdown on Sunday as infections surge
Netanyahu, Health Ministry approve new restrictions that will movement, commerce, gatherings for at least 2 weeks; education system to remain partially open ... ( read original story ...)
UK COVID-19 variant detected in Israel, health ministry says
Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, the Israeli health ministry said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Why Israel Faces a Fourth Election in Just Two Years
With Israel heading to its fourth election in two years after the collapse of its government, many Israelis are wondering whether it’s a case of too much democracy ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s 2020 year in review
From a Mars mission to splitting the atom to helping develop a Covid-19 vaccine, 2020 was a big year for the United Arab Emirates. ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Afrin Yazidis Are Fearful Following Recent Attacks
Yazidi community members in northwest Syria say they are in a state of fear after Turkey-backed Islamist rebels in control of the area launched a weeklong blockade and arrest campaign against the ... ( read original story ...)
How Operation Christmas, leaflets in North Korea and CIA pop put a creative twist on propaganda
It's been a decade since Jose Miguel Sokoloff launched an audacious advertising campaign in the heart of the Colombian jungle. But his is not the only propaganda mission with a little creative flair — ... ( read original story ...)
Travel ban lifted in Malaysia, but some staying put at home
Mr Euphraim Yuvaraj travels to visit his grandmother and other relatives in Taiping, Perak, some 250km north of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)