To facilitate the cross border trade without hampering own pandemic control restrictions, Bhutan has developed a 60 acre area dry port at Samtse with one side of it touching Indo-Bhutan border zero ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese, Saudis among buyers of Cyprus’s ‘golden passports’
Among the almost 2,500 names listed, 500 from China and 350 from the Middle East also paid for a Cypriot passport. ( read original story ...)
Australia’s attorney general Christian Porter accused of abusing powers in whistleblower trial
The federal government faces accusations of invoking the National Security Information Act to interfere in case against barrister Bernard Collaery ... ( read original story ...)
Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity?
There is a lot of doom and gloom about the possibility of Timor-Leste becoming a failed state. Caution is understandable, as failed states create regional instability. However, there is a ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain rejects US push to normalise relations with Israel
In talks with US Secretary of State Pompeo, King Hamad says Bahrain is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain sidesteps Pompeo push for deal with Israel
Bahrain said Wednesday it was committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalise ... ( read original story ...)
At Least One Killed, Two Injured By Explosion In Armenia
Armenian authorities say a natural gas leak is the suspected cause of an explosion at a residential building in Yerevan early on August 26 that killed at least one person and hospitalized two others. ( read original story ...)
Billboard informing about Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan placed in Brazil (PHOTO)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 26 According to Polukhov, this is one of the most frequently used roads in the co ... ( read original story ...)
3 more suspected bubonic plague cases in Mongolia
The health minister of Mongolia said on Wednesday that three more suspected bubonic plague cases were reported in Uvurkhangai province of the country.Head of public relations and surveillance ... ( read original story ...)
Fears arise bubonic plague could spread to China after Mongolia declares at risk of the disease
Three new suspected cases of bubonic plague were reported Wednesday in the central Mongolian province of Uvurkhangai by officials. Fears grow that the health crisis could spread into China. ( read original story ...)