Dozens of military contractors have been imprisoned in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges, and many after torture. Why has the government failed to help them? ( read original story ...)
Landmark Singapore IPO Turns Professor Into a Multimillionaire
Shi Xu once said that financial stability and job security were the two dreams he and his wife had when they moved to Singapore from China in the early 1990s. After almost three decades, they have ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia-Azerbaijan war: Military death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh rises to 1,119
Meanwhile, both Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region in an escalation of a month-long conflict over the mountain ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’m still in shock’: Why rugby is keeping Jordan Petaia afloat after dad’s sudden death
Wallabies young gun Jordan Petaia lost his father and hero Tielu to a heart attack in August. The still-grieving rookie says pulling on his rugby boots is helping him stay out of 'dark places'. ( read original story ...)
Sooners can’t help but notice Jordan Kelley now
Jordan Kelley saw it all happening right in front of him, and he wasn’t sure he could do anything about it. But he did. Last Saturday in Fort Worth, Kelley made a defensive stop in the second quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan Mailata Could be Headed to Bench to be Eagles’ Swing Tackle
Mailata was solid for four games at LT, but with the return of Jason Peters imminent, and Lane Johnson still playing on an ailing ankle, he looks like the odd man out for now ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign tourists to Cambodia down 74% in 9 months due to Covid-19
Cambodia had received 1.24 million foreign visitors during the first nine months of 2020, down 74 per cent from 4.81 million over the same period of last year, said the latest report released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Russia delegation calls for conference on refugees in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad has met with a high-level Russian delegation advocating for jointly hosting an international conference on refugees in the capital Damascus next month ... ( read original story ...)
Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace?
It's the weekly news quiz - how closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Try last week's ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea: Shooting death of South Korean man was self-dense amid coronavirus fears
North Korea said the shooting death of a South Korean man in its waters last month was a self-defensive measure amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, state media reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)