Numbers are critical to Georgia’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. A key element along the path toward besting COVID-19 should be the quantitative data that public health officials, state ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Plans to Survive World’s Impending Food Crisis
The country has ranked top in an index of food security for two years running and is now deepening its focus as the Covid-19 crisis exposes the fragility of global food supply chains. It’s an ... ( read original story ...)
UK pop star comes to the rescue in Singapore quiz row
A Singapore quiz contestant has been handed a cash prize following a row with a radio station over his pronunciation of Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley's name -- after the singer intervened. Railway ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Contract Trace App is Opt-In ‘as Long as Possible’
Singapore’s contact-tracing phone app, “Trace Together,” will remain voluntary for “as long as possible,” Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in an interview with Sky News Australia. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan backs int’l solidarity to combat COVID-19
Turkmenistan on Friday organized Friday an international meeting on the coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world. The foreign ministry building in Ashgabat hosted ... ( read original story ...)
Barbara Jordan Media Award Winners In Texas Revealed
Established in 1982, the Barbara Jordan Media Awards recognize the respectful, accurate portrayal of people with disabilities by media profe ... ( read original story ...)
Two ISIS ‘regional’ leaders killed during raid in Syria, coalition says
Two regional Islamic State (ISIS) leaders were killed earlier this week during a joint operation between Syrian and coalition forces in northeast Syria, coalition forces said Friday. ( read original story ...)
North Korea sends a message with launch of short-range projectiles
The U.S. and South Korea are analyzing North Korea's launch of several projectiles overnight. The South Korean military says they were launched from North Korea's east coast and flew several miles ... ( read original story ...)
Trade from Afghanistan to India via Wagah border resumes after Eid?
The trade between India and Afghanistan through Attari-Wagah border is expected to be resumed after Eid-ul-Fitr holidays (from May 25 to 27) in Pakistan, Indian media claimed.“We have already got a ... ( read original story ...)
Virus Lockdown Forces Iran Into Its First Virtual Quds Day
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly acknowledged, apparently for the first time, Iran’s support for armed Palestinian groups fighting Israel. ( read original story ...)