Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has resigned from an honorary fellowship at a Cambridge university college after it raised concerns over her commitment to human rights and freedom of expression ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong Garrison Fires Torpedoes In Military Drill
The Chinese army has released footage of its Hong Kong garrison firing cannons and torpedoes in a drill in the South China Sea amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over the status of ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Youngsters cleans up Muara beach as country reports no virus cases
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 16 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Sixty-nine volunteers rolled their sleeves up for a clean up activity at Muara Beach yesterday, collecting 24 bags of trash (135kg of waste) from a ... ( read original story ...)
Armed pro-Confederacy groups faced off with antifa protesters at Georgia’s Stone Mountain. Alt-right Proud Boys in clashes after church vigil in Michigan.
Fighting broke out between white nationalists and far-right groups with counter-protesters, including antifa, in several locations across the US. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait mulls scrapping flight ban
The ban includes India, Pakistan, Egypt, and the Philippines that have large communities of expatriates in Kuwait. Al Rai, quoting well-informed sources, cited a government study to stop the ban on ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait utility Shamal Az-Zour makes market debut
The company supplies about 10% of Kuwait's installed power capacity and 20% of water desalination capacity in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait JV opens large-scale indoor vertical farm
Ever Middle East, a joint venture between Kuwait’s NOX Management and German company &ever, in partnership with German engineering companies SAP and Viessmann, has opened the first commercial indoor ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 508 new Covid-19 cases, 616 recoveries
The Kuwait health ministry on Sunday reported 508 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 616 recoveries. Three new deaths were also reported. This takes the total number of cases in the ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait reports 508 new COVID-19 cases, 76,205 in total
Kuwait on Sunday reported 508 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 76,205 and the death toll to 501, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Currently, 7,569 ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait position towards Israel unchanged: Report
Kuwait's position towards Israel is unchanged after its accord with the United Arab Emirates and it will be the last country to normalise ... ( read original story ...)