A U.S. Navy warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a message on its Facebook page with a picture of the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei ministers to discuss lifting of Covid-19 restrictions
Brunei is deciding on which premises it would re-open first when restrictions imposed following the Covid-19 outbreak are lifted. ( read original story ...)
Lancaster students go the extra mile to help carers organisation
Khairah (left) and Fizah made a difficult decision to remain in the UK. Copyright: other Khairah Pg Zainurin and Fizah Brahim, both from Brunei, took some tough decisions back in February as the UK ... ( read original story ...)
A king, a ventilator, an 8,000-mile journey: One American’s coronavirus rescue from Bhutan
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 ...)