Initial early vote data is good news for Democrats. But there are a number of reasons that might not translate to overall more voters for Democrats. ( read original story ...)
Could Asian Americans be crucial to swinging Georgia’s Senate races?
The demographics of the south are changing and both Democrats and Republicans are taking note of a growing, diverse constituency ... ( read original story ...)
Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia has to quarantine days before the all-important runoff race for his seat
The balance of power in the Senate is at stake in the Georgia election on Tuesday, January 5. Perdue faces Democrat Jon Ossoff. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait to resume commercial flights Saturday with ban on high risk countries – Aviation
Commercial flights at Kuwait International Airport will resume from Saturday after a brief suspension sparked by fears over importing a new strain of the coronavirus, the civil aviation authority said ... ( read original story ...)
Oman Plans 2021 Borrowing as Oil Price, Virus Batter Economy
Oman’s government will finance most of its budget shortfall in 2021 by borrowing to plug a fiscal gap battered by a decline in oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Why Is The World Allowing Turkmenistan To Deny It Has The Coronavirus?
Turkmenistan is sticking to its fictional tale that there is no coronavirus in the country, but the widow of a Turkish diplomat who exhibited all the symptoms of the virus and died in a Turkmen ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan adds 122 new COVID-19 cases
Kyrgyzstan added on Friday 122 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total caseload to 81,156, reports citing . The Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 s ... ( read original story ...)
Israel will RUN OUT of Pfizer vaccine doses
Israel is set to run out of Pfizer /BioNTech doses amid fears that the slow pace of the vaccination programme and supply shortages will sabotage the global recovery. ( read original story ...)
Israel becomes the first country to vaccinate 10% of its population
Israel’s Channel 12 News added that a million doses of the Moderna vaccine, which have not yet been used, have already arrived, far ahead of the March target date. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms
In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking people’s cellphones in hopes of stopping the spread ... ( read original story ...)