The credibility of the review was dealt a blow in December when a panel of five foreign experts quit from advisory roles to the watchdog because of doubts about its "independent investigative ... ( read original story ...)
Self-distancing A Pipe Dream In Hong Kong’s Cramped ‘Cubicle Flats’
Wong Mei-ying knows social-distancing is almost impossible in the Hong Kong flat she shares with 12 other people Photo: AFP / Anthony WALLACE. The 70-year-old Hong Konger lives in ... ( read original story ...)
The Precarious Triangle: China, Taiwan, and United States
On May 20, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen will be sworn in for her second term, while strains in the tripartite relationship between China, Taiwan, and United States reach unprecedented levels. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s TSMC to build Arizona chip plant
Business Taiwan's TSMC to build Arizona chip plant. Posted . Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd , the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a $12 billion facto ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan beat covid-19 and won friends. At the WHO, it’s still fighting for a seat at the table.
Taipei is winning new influence due to its pandemic response and diplomatic outreach, but its full participation in world health affairs remains stymied by politics. ( read original story ...)
Defense attorneys: Don’t rush to judgment in Arbery shooting
Attorneys for two white men accused in the shooting death of a black man they pursued through a subdivision in coastal Georgia city are asking for people not to rush to judgment ... ( read original story ...)
‘I Should Have Stopped Them’ – Note Left at Slain Georgia Man’s Memorial
Hopes of finding a new witness in the case of an unarmed black jogger whose fatal shooting in Georgia triggered a national outcry were dashed Thursday afternoon. The note found at the memorial of ... ( read original story ...)
Invasive tegu lizards ‘should be shot on sight’ if seen in Georgia, wildlife group says
Wildlife officials in Georgia recently issued a warning about Argentine black and white tegus, 4-foot-long omnivorous reptiles that have been spotted in at least two counties. ( read original story ...)
‘I’m almost a little defeated’: Georgia doctor fought COVID-19 in NY
Dr. Josh Mugele, an emergency room physician who practices in Gainesville at Northeast Georgia Health System, volunteered to go to New York City to help with its surge of coronavirus patients. ( read original story ...)
Oman announces 284 new coronavirus cases
Oman’s Ministry of Health reported an additional 284 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the total number of infections in the Sultanate to 4,625. One more death from the virus has also been ... ( read original story ...)