Sanctions would cut off Iran from global economy and thwart US from re-entering nuke deal if Biden wins-sources. ( read original story ...)
Iran tries to deescalate conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan
Iran has called for calm following the increase in tension between its northwestern neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan. ( read original story ...)
Rare flawless 102.39 carat diamond to be auctioned in Hong Kong
Sotheby's displays a rare flawless diamond weighing 102.39 carats ahead of its auction on October 5 in Hong Kong. The oval cut gem is in "D colour", the highest grade for a white diamond, and ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei plans to sell 60 percent of electric vehicles by 2035
Brunei is planning to raise the share of electric vehicles to 60 percent of the total yearly vehicle sales as one of the key strategies under the Brunei National Climate Change Policy (BNCCP), ... ( read original story ...)
GCC bond market pipeline promising; Bahrain, Oman likely next to issue debt
The pipeline for bond issuances by GCC governments looks strong as Oman and Kuwait are expected to be the next countries to issue the debt instrument. James Swanston, economist for the Mena region at ... ( read original story ...)
Southern Mongolia: While Protests to Save Native Continue Continues, Crackdown Intensifies
Chinese authorities are intensifying their crackdown in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on ethnic Mongolians who are staging protests against measures to reduce education in their native language ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia officer who called inmate on suicide watch a ‘crazy N-word’ to be fired
It will be the third time that Gregory Hubert Brown has been fired from a correctional facility in the last 10 years, records show. ( read original story ...)
Presidential race tightening in Georgia and North Carolina
With more than 1 million votes cast in the 2020 general election so far, the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows the presidential race tightening in the battleground states of Georgia and ... ( read original story ...)
Corrections officer called suicidal inmate a ‘crazy n-word,’ Georgia sheriff says
Fresno Bee Staff Photo A Georgia corrections officer will soon be out of work after allegedly using an anti-Black slur against an inmate. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said Sunday he intends to ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 accelerates Singapore’s digital push
Midway through this year, sales assistants at Singaporean digital payments start-up MatchMove stopped making cold calls to potential customers. The number of inquiries from companies wanting to ... ( read original story ...)