30 to 35 percent of healthcare sector is comprised of public sector while around 10-15 percent healthcare needs of the people are being met by the charity hospitals. ( read original story ...)
Families of Hong Kong Activists Arrested at Sea Plead for Access to Lawyers
A dozen activists are being held after trying to flee to Taiwan, detentions that echo fears of judicial tactics by mainland China that set off last year’s mass protests in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Historic Afghanistan peace talks begin in Qatar
One of the first items on the agenda will be a permanent cease-fire. Protection of rights, particularly women's, will also be high on the agenda. ( read original story ...)
Armenia: 2 Covid-19 Deaths
Armenia tested positive for the coronavirus during the past day and two died from Covid-19 related illnesses. 911 people in the country have so far died from Covid-19 according to the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Alcohol poisoning death toll rises to 21 in Armenia
The death toll from poisoning linked to toxic vodka in Armenia rose to 21 as another victim died on Saturday. From August 31 to September 12, a total of 46 cases of alcohol poisoning were recorded in ... ( read original story ...)
The Democrat challenger to a Trump and QAnon supporter suddenly dropped out of race for Georgia House seat
Kevin Van Ausdal, the Democrat candidate in the race for Georgia's 14th congressional district, announced he is dropping out and leaving the state. ( read original story ...)
More than a dozen Georgia families buy land to create safe city for people of color
A group of 19 Black families in Georgia has purchased nearly 97 acres of land to create a "safe haven for people of color," CNN reported Saturday. The land, which was purchased by the families in ... ( read original story ...)
90 acres in rural Georgia purchased as a safe space for Black people
Nineteen Black families came together to purchase more than 90 acres of land in Wilkinson County, Georgia, after the recent deaths of Black Americans, including George Floyd in Minneapolis and ... ( read original story ...)
Pinoy serving life sentence in Kuwait pardoned
A Filipino serving a life sentence for killing his Filipina partner in 2007 recently returned to the Philippines following his pardon from the head of the Kuwaiti government. Bienvenido Espino was ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Infections on the rise as Kuwait records 736 new cases
Kuwait confirmed today 736 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, an increase of 83 cases compared to the tally reported the day before, taking the country’s overall infections to 94,211 ... ( read original story ...)