When Cathay Pacific and its two largest shareholders suspended trading in their shares this week, Hong Kong’s business community held its breath. Speculation was rife that Beijing-backed Air China was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong crackdown on protests
A group of Hong Kong protesters who occupied parliament during last year’s demonstrations are facing ten years in jail after charges were upgraded from trespass to rioting.The decision came as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong OKs $5 billion bailout for Cathay Pacific Airways
Financially battered Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways has become the latest airline to resort to government support to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The Hong Kong government on Tuesday app ... ( read original story ...)
The Maldives welcomes all tourists in July with risky open-border approach
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen countries all around the world implement a dizzying array of policies when it comes to reopening borders. And, even within each country, entry requirements continue ... ( read original story ...)
Coral reef islands like the Maldives could survive sea level rise caused by global warming because ‘they have a natural ability to adapt’, study claims
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Plymouth, found coral reef islands, such as the Maldives, could naturally adapt to survive surging water levels. ( read original story ...)
FM: Armenia is mono-ethnic country that has expelled minorities
(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Akbar Mammadov Armenia is a mono-ethnic country that has expelled all non-Armenians, including Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on June 10. ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump Jr’s hunting trip to Mongolia cost more than $75,000 in taxpayer money
Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting trip in Mongolia last August cost taxpayers more than $75,000 in Secret Service protection, according to documents obtained by the government watchdog group Citizens for ... ( read original story ...)
Oman accounts 712 novel Coronavirus cases
On Tuesday June 9 the Omani Ministry of Health declared on 712 novel recorded cases of Coronavirus, carry out the entire figure of cases in the country to 18,198.The ministry stated that all new cases ... ( read original story ...)
South Lebanon Township man dies after motorcycle crash
A South Lebanon Township motorcyclist died after a crash on Thursday, June 4 at the intersection of North 9th and Guilford streets. James Miller, 36, was riding north on North 9th Street when he ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Real Relationship with the Gulf States
While the Gulf states are happy to flirt with Jerusalem in private—far away from the public limelight—no one wants to be formally involved. Without progress on the Palestinian track, this relationship ... ( read original story ...)