Police in the Armenian capital detained dozens of people on Thursday during protests against the country's prime minister, who is being pressured to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh ... ( read original story ...)
Second Wave of Coronavirus Subsiding in Armenia
The second wave of coronavirus is subsiding in Armenia, Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said during a government meeting on ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens detained in protests against Armenia’s prime minister
Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but was under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left Nagorno-Karabakh itself and ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia’s central bank buys 22 tons of precious metals in 2020
Mongolia's central bank said on Thursday that it has purchased a total of 22 tons of precious metals, most of them gold, since the beginning of this year from legal entities and individuals. This ... ( read original story ...)
$2,000 Stimulus Check Becomes Georgia Democrat Cudgel Against Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue
"Even Donald Trump agrees that a $600 relief check is totally inadequate. But @KLoeffler still won't step up to deliver real relief to Georgia families," Raphael Warnock tweeted. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 2.1 million have voted early in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia
Nearly 2.1 million people have cast ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that will determine whether Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the fate of President-elect Joe ... ( read original story ...)
Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs
Increased turnout nationwide among voters under 30 helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to victory over Trump in the November election ... ( read original story ...)
USPS and civil rights groups reach deal to fast-track ballots in Georgia runoff elections
The Postal Service agrees to treat ballots as express mail and take other steps to expedite delivery ahead of the Jan. 5 vote, avoiding a court fight. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait criticised for ‘exclusively’ appointing men to its parliamentary women’s committee
The recently selected, all-male parliamentary Women's Committee of Kuwait has been met with ridicule and disbelief online since its formation on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine decries new US policy on settlements imports
Palestine on Thursday decried a new US policy of labeling products of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as made in Israel. "The decision represents a legal and moral degradation in the ... ( read original story ...)