The public debt of Laos may increase to as much as 65 to 68 percent of GDP in 2020 following a sharp fall in national revenue collection alongside an increase in loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Principal Drops Penalty for Georgia Teen Over School Photos
A Georgia teenager who got a five-day suspension after raising an alarm about crowded conditions at her high school says her principal called to apologize on Friday, and completely removed her ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia high school student suspended for viral picture of crowded hallway
The widely circulated photo from North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, showed students crowded into a packed hallway on their first day back to classes since the coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia DA who charged officers faces tough primary runoff
Amid misconduct allegations and police brutality protests, the top prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous country is fighting to keep his job ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait records 682 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 70,727
There are 124 patients receiving intensive care treatment for the coronavirus in Kuwait. Image Credit: File photo Cairo: Kuwait has recorded 682 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Extrajudicial Executions from the United States to Palestine
Israel’s “shoot-to-kill policy,” based on racialization and dehumanization of Palestinians, and the militarized U.S. response to Black uprisings, are the manifestations of militarized regimes of ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry’s Oman charity trek to follow in Thesiger’s Empty Quarter footsteps
The 400km journey across the Omani desert will mark the 10th anniversary of the Walking with the Wounded veterans' charity ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Police Bring First Charges Linked to Wirecard
Singapore police brought their first criminal charges against an individual linked to the suspected fraud at Wirecard AG, the one-time German technology star that collapsed at the end of June after ... ( read original story ...)
Despite Green Rhetoric, Europe Pushes Gas Projects
In the midst of sun-drenched olive orchards and farmers' fields in southern Italy, there's the incongruous sight of workers in hard hats, armed security guards, high-wire fences and heavy machinery. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon president: Beirut explosion either due to negligence or missile, bomb
Lebanese President Michel Aoun says there are two possibilities behind Tuesday’s blast – either negligence or “external intervention” by a missile or a bomb. ( read original story ...)