Bert Hewitt, a retiree from Maryland with a passion for hiking, would become the first confirmed coronavirus case in Bhutan, a country of 780,000 people nestled in the world’s highest mountains and ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey sends aid to Gaza, prevents aid to Cyprus
Turkey claimed that medical aid it sent arrived in Gaza on Thursday even as Turkey prevented medical aid from arriving in Cyprus from China. Ankara forced a plane to divert to Moscow for refueling ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia Extends State of Emergency Over Coronavirus Until June 13
Armenia on Thursday extended a state of emergency in the country over the coronavirus outbreak until June 13, the government said, after the number of new daily infections began rising at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Invasive Species of Giant Lizard Has Settled in Georgia, Wildlife Authorities Say
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is seeking to eradicate wild populations of Argentine black and white tegu it says has settled in Toombs and Tattnall counties. ( read original story ...)
Georgia officials are asking the public to help them track 4-foot long, invasive lizards
The lizards are native to South America, the department says on their website, weigh about 10 pounds and live up to 20 years. They are black to gray with white, speckled bands acr ... ( read original story ...)
Under loosening of Georgia’s COVID-19 rules, more parents likely to find child care
With the loosening of Georgia’s stay-at-home rules, more workers are being called back to offices, restaurants and other job sites, but parents of young children cannot go if there is no place that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore enforces social distancing — with a robot dog
Singapore is testing Spot, a four-legged robot, in a public park to assist safe distancing efforts. (Roslan Rahman / AFP/) Leaves crunch underfoot as Spot marches through the park, back straight as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines posts first-ever annual loss on fuel hedges, virus
Singapore Airlines Ltd SIAL.SI on Thursday reported its first-ever annual loss due to poor fuel hedging bets and a collapse in demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic. The airline, a bellwether for ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Offers Peek at New Normal for Air Travel During Pandemic
This is what passengers leaving Israel should expect to encounter, according to a pilot programme launched on Thursday, as air travel slowly returns to normal after weeks of very few flights. The idea ... ( read original story ...)
Israel: The country that keeps you on your toes
One Israeli characteristic that made a big impression on Avital Bayer at age 18 was that here, “people work to live rather than live to work.” ... ( read original story ...)