Turnout has remained high as states have raced to allow voting by mail. But getting a full count on Election Day looks increasingly difficult. ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s election might be the biggest failure yet this year
The state postponed its spring primary by more than two months, and it seemed to be preparing for an election in the coronavirus era. Yet the vote might have been the biggest electoral failure this ... ( read original story ...)
In Georgia Primary, Trump Gets Over 140,000 More Votes Than Biden
The president also received more votes than the combined total for all of the Democrats in the primary, including candidates who dropped out of the race months ago. ( read original story ...)
Another election, another mess: ‘Complete meltdown’ in Georgia is latest chapter in America’s electoral problems
Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign called it “completely unacceptable.” Georgia Republicans deflected responsibility to metro Atlanta’s heavily minority and Democratic-controlled counties, ... ( read original story ...)
Construction sector faces severe contraction in Lebanon
Beirut’s Corniche after Lebanon declared a medical state of emergency as part of preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2020. Short Url BEIRUT: A ... ( read original story ...)
Stop Israel’s annexation of the West Bank
MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and Caroline Lucas, and peers including Tessa Blackstone and Peter Hain, along with union leaders, campaigners and cultural figures, call for the UK government and all poli ... ( read original story ...)
Germany warns Israel over West Bank annexation plans
Germany’s foreign minister warned Israel that its looming annexation of occupied Palestinian land would be a violation of international law, but stopped short of threatening sanctions if Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Israel spy agency must stop virus phone tracking: committee
Israel's government must stop using its domestic security agency to tackle the novel coronavirus by tracking mobile phone data, the head of a parliamentary committee said Wednesday. The government had ... ( read original story ...)
Israel and the US: Is the relationship still special? – opinion
What would a change in the US administration in January 2021 bode for Israel? Does the symbiosis in the relationship between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attest to a ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan Criminalizes Spreading Coronavirus, Fines Anyone Not Wearing A Mask
Tajikistan’s parliament has voted to criminalize anyone found negligently infecting others with the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)