In a recent article, The Economist said a few emerging markets will still grow this year, including Vietnam. It noted that this year could be a good one for what economists call convergence. This norm ... ( read original story ...)
9 Mistakes to Avoid in the Maldives
Planning a future trip to the Maldives? Avoid these nine mistakes in the Maldives if you want to have the perfect island vacation. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 pandemic pushes cost of Indian rupee at Indo-Bhutan border: Report
The open international border between India and Bhutan allows for free cross-border travel for citizens of these countries without a Passport ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus motorcyclists hold protest ride over police curbs
Thousands of motorcyclists are holding simultaneous rides through Cyprus' major cities and towns to protest a police decree they say infringes on their constitutional right to unfettered mobility ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia officer fired after using stun gun on Black woman
A white police officer in Georgia has been fired after an arrest captured on video showed him a using a stun gun on a Black woman ... ( read original story ...)
Emails Show Georgia School District Asked Students to Disinfect Classrooms for Volunteer Hours
In the three weeks since school started in Cherokee County, Georgia, three of the district’s six high schools have temporarily shuttered due to coronavirus outbreaks. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait: Three officers indicted as money laundering crackdown continues
Investigations are ongoing in Kuwait to continue the crackdown to find and prosecute all those involved in the money laundering network. Image Credit: Shutterstock Abu Dhabi: Three Kuwaiti officers ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait: Port containers checked for safety after inflammable substances reported
All containers were opened and there is no danger, says official Cairo: Kuwaiti officials have inspected containers at a major port after receiving a report claiming that inflammable substances were ... ( read original story ...)
IUCN talks Turkmenistan sites’ potential to become part of World Heritage
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22 Such Turkmen sites as Badhyz region along with the Kopetdag Mountains and the Repetek Biosphere reserve in Turkmenistan, as well as the Southern Ustyurt Plateau (a ... ( read original story ...)
Undeterred by tragedy, Lebanon’s youth continue to fight for change
The explosion is a symbolic manifestation of all the corruption and incompetence that’s happening," one protester said. ( read original story ...)