The edict from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, R, edict expressly voiding coronavirus mask orders by local governments, capped a week of turmoil in a state once touted as proof that reopening in a pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
MLB All-Star Brian McCann Selling $1.2M Waterfront Retreat in Georgia
Brian McCann is selling a country home he owns in Greensboro, GA. About 70 miles east of Atlanta, the waterfront retreat is on the market for $1.2 million. ( read original story ...)
Judge grants new trial in 1985 murder of Georgia couple
A judge decided Friday to grant a Georgia man’s request for a new trial in the 1985 shooting deaths of a husband and wife. ( read original story ...)
Over 327K Georgia voters automatically sent absentee ballots
How to vote absentee in Georgia's Aug. 11 primary runoff election: Voters have to request absentee ballots again, unless they're older or disabled. Hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots are ... ( read original story ...)
Israel reimposes sweeping restrictions after surge in coronavirus cases
Israel reimposed sweeping restrictions Friday on daily life in response to a surge in coronavirus cases and amid growing public anger over the government’s handling of the crisis. The government said ... ( read original story ...)
Gary Fields: Militarizing of police in U.S. was inspired by Israel
In 2019, seven high-ranking law enforcement officials from five San Diego County agencies participated in a police training seminar in Israel. ( read original story ...)
ADB says Cambodia to lose 390,000 jobs due to COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicts Cambodia will suffer 390,000 job losses this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But it congratulated the government for its response to the crisis and its ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal Minister directs officials to start preparing for flood talks with India
Nepal’s Water Minister Barshaman Pun has directed his officials to start preparing for talks with India over inundation problems faced by the Himalayan nation, especially the country’s Terai region in ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal youth tonsured in Varanasi, 1 held
India and Nepal may have waded into another controversy after a video purportedly showing a Nepali youth being forcibly tonsured and “Ram” being etched on his head in Uttar Pradesh began doing the ... ( read original story ...)
US-China tensions: why is Malaysia so quiet about the South China Sea?
Malaysia's South China Sea policy has come under the spotlight after a public rebuke of its foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein by one of his predecessors Anifah Aman, and as Washington hardens its ... ( read original story ...)