The people of Brunei applauded the government’s move on Saturday (May 16) to lift Covid-19 (coronavirus) restrictions in stages for driving schools, gyms and fitness centres, sports facilities (indoor ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Coronavirus Infections Top 30,000: Reuters Tally
The health ministry reported 1,547 new cases on Saturday, according to the state-run Qatar News Agency. That took the cumulative total to 30,972, according to the Reuters count. ( read original story ...)
Caravan of Georgia activists to hold rally for slain black jogger
A caravan of cars packed with protesters will trek from Atlanta to the small coastal community of Brunswick on Saturday to rally for a young black jogger killed by two white men who chased him down ... ( read original story ...)
Federal judge upholds Georgia’s voter purge
A federal judge in Georgia has upheld the removal of nearly 100,000 names from the state's list of registered voters. The judge said the state's move to cancel the voter registration status of ... ( read original story ...)
Pepper Rodgers, ex-Georgia Tech great and coaching mentor to Steve Spurrier, dies
Rodgers led the Yellow Jackets to an unbeaten season as a player and later came back as a coach. “I owe my coaching career to ... Pepper Rodgers,” Steve Spurrier says. ( read original story ...)
Georgia candidates embrace group with extremist ties
Tiger, with Chester Doles, a Georgia man with longstanding ties to numerous white supremacist organizations, including the National Alliance and Hammerskins, a racist skinhead gang. It was taken ... ( read original story ...)
Caravan calling for justice in Ahmaud Arbery case to hold rally in Georgia today
That’s what a local group says is taking off this morning from Atlanta to Brunswick to protest the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. The caravan, led by the group Just Georgia will leave from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 465 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 27,356
Singapore registered 465 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Saturday, taking the city-state's total to 27,356 cases. The vast majority of the newly infected people are migrant ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon arrests central bank official over currency manipulation
The financial prosecutor's order marks the first arrest of an official at the central bank during Lebanon's crisis. ( read original story ...)
UAE leader Mohammed Bin Zayed rises in the Middle East
With hostility between the United States and Iran threatening chaos across the Middle East, the leader of the United Arab Emirates could soon emerge as a key player in de-escalating tensions. A new ... ( read original story ...)