Brunei Darussalam chaired and hosted the 49th Asean Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) and the Ad-Hoc Asean STOM and China Meeting via video conference. ( read original story ...)
China-backed AIIB approves $100 mln loan for Mongolia’s virus fight
The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $100 million to help Mongolia battle the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
In Wisconsin And Georgia, Models For Lockdown Skeptics, COVID-19 Cases Rise
Skeptics use misrepresented data to show that both states could safely reopen. After both states did, their COVID-19 cases increased. ( read original story ...)
Georgia becomes first state to seek suspension of standardized tests in 2020-21 because of coronavirus
The announcement is the first made by any U.S. governor to seek a 2020-21 testing waiver from the U.S. Education Department, but is probably not the last, given the potential for continued disruptions ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia mayor’s post that ‘privilege is wearing $200 sneakers’ is slammed as racist
"Privilege is the ability to ... protest against anything that triggers you, without worrying about ... the consequences that accompany such behavior," wrote Benjamin Rozier, the mayor of Bloomingdale ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor of tiny coastal Georgia town under fire for ‘privilege’ post
The mayor of a tiny coastal Georgia town is under fire for a now-deleted Facebook post about what constitutes “privilege.” ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia police union official: Atlanta call outs ‘totally understandable’ after murder charges in Brooks case
A top Georgia police union official told "The Story" Thursday that it is "totally understandable" that a “higher than usual” number of Atlanta officers called out of work after the local district ... ( read original story ...)
State requesting Georgia Milestones test be suspended for upcoming school year due to COVID-19
The state of Georgia will submit a waiver to the U.S. Department of Education for the suspension of the 2020-21 Georgia Milestones assessment ... ( read original story ...)
Northwest’s emergency room on Georgia took part in a very special delivery
In that area of town, I-27 and Georgia Street, we knew that was going to be a busy place with the interstate right there. Having an ER in that area is very important. Actually, if we wouldn’t have had ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens gyms, dining out as China outbreak steadies
Singaporeans can wine and dine at restaurants, work out at the gym and socialize with no more than five people at a time as of Friday, when the city-state removed most of its pandemic lockdown ... ( read original story ...)