Georgia lawmakers came closer Thursday to tighter oversight of tax breaks for television and film production, even as they proposed other new incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia lawmakers give final OK to fewer standardized tests | Charlotte Observer
AP Public school students in Georgia are likely to see fewer state standardized tests in coming years. The Senate voted 45-0 to agree to changes in Senate Bill 367 on Thursday, sending it to Gov. ( read original story ...)
Georgia state budget includes cuts, but not furloughs
State agencies were asked to cut 14 percent from their budgets after the economy tanked amid the COVID pandemic. That was revised to 10 percent. ( read original story ...)
Georgia House, Senate agree to school cuts but no employee furloughs
Whether there are still furloughs in the university system next year will be up to the Board of Regents. Budget writers also said most school systems have reserves and federal money to make up for ... ( read original story ...)
Man died years ago in Minneapolis in similar manner as George Floyd, Georgia family says
The man, who had a mental illness, had committed no crime. But video from the incident shows officers handcuffed him and knelt on his back for about four minutes. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Kuwait to ease curfew from June 30; malls, other facilities to reopen
Kuwait on Thursday decided to start the second phase to return to normal life by easing curfew hours to between 8pm to 5am starting from June 30. Public and private sectors will resume work with less ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait Airways flies all-student flight
A group of students from Kerala in Kuwait chartered a flight exclusively for themselves to return home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuwait Airways operated its Boeing 777-300 flight to carry more ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait- Hlt minister: Success of back to normalcy plan in people’s hand
The success of the second stage of the plan to go back to normalcy in Kuwait will be in the hands of citizens and residents, said Health Minister Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah on Thursday.In a press ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine- Ahmad Erekat: Soon to be groom, executed on his sister’s wedding day
(MENAFN - Palestine News Network) PNN/ Bethlehem/27-year-old Ahmad Erakat was on his way from Abu Dis town, Jerusalem, to pick up his sister and his mother from a hair salon in Bethlehem, on his ... ( read original story ...)
54 new COVID-19 cases registered in Palestine
Palestine on Thursday announced 54 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally of coronavirus infections to 1,588. Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila said in a press statement that 41 coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)