Funeral rituals (pictured) for the entrepreneur, who died aged 98, on May 26 at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, are being held over the course of three days, and started on Wednesday. Mr Stanley Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for India to Play the Taiwan Card Grow Louder
As tensions simmer between New Delhi and Beijing, some have called for India to focus on developing stronger relations with Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Georgia sees dramatic rise in COVID-19 patients in hospitals
With 82% of Georgia's critical care beds now in use, health systems across the state say they're quickly nearing capacity as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. In the Albany area, one of the state's ... ( read original story ...)
Racial slur in CAPTCHA code on state’s site prompts Georgia, Microsoft to investigate | Charlotte Observer
The issue was made public Wednesday after an Atlanta-area woman shared screenshots of a CAPTCHA code generated after pre-registering on the state’s scheduling site. The CAPTCHA, a computer-generated ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia nears 3,000 coronavirus deaths
Georgia is nearing 3,000 coronavirus deaths, according to statistics provided by the state’s Department of Public Health. ( read original story ...)
Racial slur in CAPTCHA code on state website prompts Georgia, Microsoft to investigate
An “offensive” security code that appeared on a state website used to schedule COVID-19 tests was an error, the Georgia Department of Public Health says. The issue was made public Wednesday after an ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 833 new Covid-19 cases
The Kuwait health ministry on Thursday reported 833 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 578 recoveries. Three new deaths were also reported. With this, a total of 52,840 cases have been ... ( read original story ...)
Oman nabs 4 Asians over drug smuggling
Omani police had arrested four Asians attempting to smuggle drugs into the country on the sea, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said. The four were arrested by police of the Al Batinah North Governorate ... ( read original story ...)
Oman: Rare Arabian Cobra spotted near Salalah
Arabian Cobra like any of its Cobra family members is venomous, and produces a hood when threatened. For Haitham Al Shanfari, noted Omani photographer who has been contracted many times by National ... ( read original story ...)
Feud among Singapore’s first family adds colour to election campaign
The estranged brother of Singapore’s prime minister has taken aim at the family’s dominance of the city-state’s politics on the last day of campaigning ahead of general elec ... ( read original story ...)