Former Bhutan Prime Minister and People Democratic Party President Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday expressed profound gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus vaccines sent by India reach Bhutan and Maldives
Bhutan and Maldives on Wednesday became the first two countries to receive COVID-19 vaccines sent by India in sync with its ... ( read original story ...)
Court OKs BBQLoumi Trademark in Blow to Cyprus Cheese Makers
After scoring a court win last year in their fight to protect the name of their cheese, a European court on Wednesday handed Cypriot halloumi cheese makers a setback by approving a Bulgarian ... ( read original story ...)
Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties, Cairo says
Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday, making Cairo the first to officially do so under an Arab deal to end a long-running dispute ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia NOC President meets head of state to discuss Olympic preparations
Mongolian National Olympic Committee President Naidan Tuvshinbayar provided an update on the country’s planning for upcoming Olympic Games to ... ( read original story ...)
Harris swears in Senate replacement, newly elected Georgia Democrats
In her first act as vice president, Kamala Harris returned to the Senate to swear in her replacement, Alex Padilla, and Georgia Democrats John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. ( read original story ...)
Georgia voters enraged after Democrats promise of ‘$2,000 checks’ becomes $1,400
Georgia Democrats have reportedly already begun fuming over their two new senators, the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, who were scheduled to be sworn in Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris ... ( read original story ...)
New Georgia senators Warnock and Ossoff point the way to a new Southern strategy
Runoff elections were designed under Jim Crow laws to blunt the Black voting power. This time, historic Black turnout made Warnock and Ossoff winners. ( read original story ...)
Georgia judges: Pandemic could backlog jury trials for years
Georgia's court system could take years to dig out of piled-up cases with jury trials delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, judges told state lawmakers Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
16,000 new jobs created in first half of Georgia’s fiscal year
Nearly $6 billion in new investments created more than 16,000 new jobs in Georgia during the first half of fiscal year 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp said. ( read original story ...)