The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. As of Noon, there are 15,260 confirmed cases of the virus and 576 deaths reported. Scroll to read more. At 11Alive News, ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait gives expats 3 months free extension for expired residencies
Kuwait has reported 1,405 people infected with coronavirus, three fatalities and 206 recovered patients. (File/AFP) Short Url DUBAI: Expats whose visas have expired will be given a three-month free ... ( read original story ...)
Oman isolates tourist textile market amid coronavirus fears
DUBAI - Oman locked down a textile market in a town popular with tourists over coronavirus fears as the Gulf Arab state reported more than 100 new infections on Thursday, mostly among foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s migrant coronavirus cases mount
As Singapore earns global praise for mitigating its spread of the coronavirus -- migrant workers there are facing a different reality. Infections are mounting among them, and it may expose a weak link ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Virus Latest: South Korea Election Win; Singapore Cases Surge
Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: South Korea's left-leaning ruling party won a landslide election victory, results showed, after the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Live Updates: Singapore Sees Record Number of New Cases
The city-state has seen a sharp increase in infections among migrant laborers. In South Korea curbing the pandemic came with a trade-off: Big Brother. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s factions fail again to form government, raising possibility of fourth election
JERUSALEM — Israel ran into another wall — actually, the same wall — in its quest to break a year-long political impasse early Thursday when another deadline passed without the country's warring ... ( read original story ...)
Israel MPs tasked with ending deadlock over unity govt
Israel's parliament was tasked with forming a government on Thursday after speaker Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin missed a deadline to seal an alliance, but both sides said negotiations would ... ( read original story ...)
Israel heading for fresh elections as coalition talks collapse
Israel’s opposition leader ran out of time to form a new government today after talks with his rival Binyamin Netanyahu failed to reach an agreement.Reuven Rivlin, the president, refused to extend ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s ‘Happiness and Positivity Council’ debuts new high-tech police helmet for coronavirus combat
Saif bin Zayed, said the bulbous helmet with a large mirrored visor will be used by specialized police teams. It has night vision and facial recognition cameras and can process car license plates, but ... ( read original story ...)