Katrina Kaif is in the Maldives due to her work commitments. She announced her arrival in the country with a postcard-worthy photo on Instagram on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus locks down southwest over surge in coronavirus cases
Cyprus put its entire southwest under a strict 19-day lockdown Wednesday, banning any non-essential movement of people and shuttering bars and restaurants after a string ... ( read original story ...)
How traditional seeds and crops are bringing food independence to Timor-Leste
Raebia works to ensure agricultural self-sufficiency through the promotion of crop diversity and seeds in three Timorese villages, with plans to expand to others. At a time when local food sovereignty ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain’s security hawk Prime Minister Khalifa dies, succeeded by crown prince
Bahrain's Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world's longest serving prime minister who repeatedly put down opposition unrest during a half century in power, has died, with the country's crown ... ( read original story ...)
UN expert calls for immediate lifting of sanctions against Qatar
Report says Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE and Bahrain in violation of human rights due to punitive measures against Doha. ( read original story ...)
Siege nations asked to lift anti-Qatar steps including ban on freedom of speech
A UN Special Rapporteur has urged the Saudi-led bloc to withdraw unjust measures, particularly those that violate human rights, it imposed on Qatar in June 2017. ( read original story ...)
Webcast: Mining in Mongolia ‘Doesn’t Come Without Environmental or Social Risks’
How has the boom in mining transformed Mongolian society? What answers do regulators and actors have to the toll mining has taken on the land, air, and the environment as a whole? ( read original story ...)
Republicans, with an eye to keeping Trump’s support in Georgia, let his election dispute play out.
The two have begun feeding on each other, with congressional Republicans, fearful of President Trump torpedoing their Georgia Senate candidates in a fit of pique if they back away from his election ... ( read original story ...)
Stacey Abrams Hits Back at GOP’s ‘Sad’ Georgia Recount Ploy on ‘The View’
We know that Joe Biden is going to be not only the president of the United States but the first president in 30 years from the Democratic Party to carry Georgia,” Abrams declared. ( read original story ...)
Stacey Abrams on Georgia recount: ‘I wish them well’ but we know Biden won
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said on Thursday expressed certainty that Georgia’s recount of the 2020 election results will uphold that President-elect Joe Biden won the state. ( read original story ...)