Racing in Ireland will go ahead behind closed doors on 8 June, with jockeys and stall handlers wearing masks ... ( read original story ...)
Alaska Air National Guardsman Jailed in Singapore for Breaking Quarantine Order
An American cargo pilot who admitted to “poor judgment” in breaking a quarantine order to buy medical supplies became the first foreigner imprisoned in Singapore for breaching its restrictions meant ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore F1 promoters say closed-doors race is not feasible
Singapore Grand Prix promoters have ruled out holding their Formula One race without spectators, casting further uncertainty over the likelihood of the September event going ahead. Formula One plans ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan to pardon 1,402 prisoners
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree about letting off 1,192 Turkmen prisoners and 210 prisoners of foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Chat app “Totok” exposed as UAE spy tool
Totok is marketed as an easy way to share pictures and videos with friends around the world, but a New York Times report reveals that the chat app is being used by the United Arab Emirates as a method ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Macau tycoon Stanley Ho’s family rift comes into open as daughter Deborah mounts legal action against her sister Angela over trusts
Deborah, a daughter of Ho’s deceased first wife Clementina Leitao, says she is ‘ill in Macau and poor’, while seeking family trust papers. But her older sister Angela calls it a ‘fabrication’, saying ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. flies spy planes over North Korea amid Christmas gift threat
Christmas arrived with no apparent gift from North Korea despite that the regime had threatened to deliver something if the U.S. failed to restart stalled denuclearization talks. But the new bluster ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus cases top 50,000: ministry
The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia topped 50,000 on Saturday, the health ministry said. A ministry official reported 2,840 new cases, taking the cumulative total to 51,980. That was up ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata spoke to CBSN about what comes next in the ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq suffers worst political crisis in years
Demonstrators have been flooding Iraqi streets protesting corruption, the failures of Iraq's political system, and Iranian influence. Iraq's government has responded with force. Joshua Keating, a ... ( read original story ...)