With more than 3,000 public university students and employees across Georgia testing positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 1, some schools are taking action to slow the spread of the respiratory illness. ( read original story ...)
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says
The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Outbreak Concerns; Singapore’s New Clusters: Virus Update
India’s daily new coronavirus cases topped 80,000 for the second time, evidence the outbreak in the nation of 1.3 billion people is nowhere near abating. Sanofi administered the first patients with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retains top spot as Asia-Pacific’s most innovative nation
SINGAPORE - For the seventh consecutive year, Singapore has retained the top spot as Asia-Pacific's most innovative nation in the latest Global Innovation Index. The annual index - released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan review implementation of TAPI gas pipeline project
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan reviewed the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Volume of cargo movement from Turkmenistan via Turkish ports disclosed
Azerbaijani president: Without any hesitation, we support Turkey and will support it in any circumstances Politics 2 September 20:33 President Aliyev: We are concerned about format of trilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s new prime minister vows reforms, but Lebanese people aren’t convinced
Lebanon's political leaders named former ambassador to Germany Mustafa Adib as its new prime minister on Monday, starting the formation of a new government tasked with implementing urgent reforms ... ( read original story ...)
Arab Artists Boycott UAE After Israel Deal
The UAE agreed last month to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel in a US-brokered deal, making it the first Gulf state and only the third Arab country to do so. The agreement was denounced by ... ( read original story ...)
Texas man pleads guilty to joining Islamic State in Syria
A Texas man pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Wednesday for traveling to Turkey to join the Islamic State in Syria alongside his brother. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lankan cardinal says religion should not be used as political tool
Nearly two years after a series of bombings in Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people, the country’s top Catholic official has accused government leaders of failing to identify those behind the ... ( read original story ...)