Students from North Forsyth and Denmark high schools are among 295 graduating seniors honored as 2020 Georgia Scholars. ( read original story ...)
Georgia AG seeks probe of prosecutors in Arbery killing case
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal authorities to probe how local prosecutors handled the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. ( read original story ...)
Roswell Graduating Senior Tapped As Georgia Scholar
One graduating senior from Centennial High School has been recognized as a 2020 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education. Sophia Woodrow, of Centennial High School, was among 295 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan: More lean times looming
The coronavirus story in Turkmenistan continues to trudge on as a lugubrious farce, with representatives of the UN and WHO again allowing themselves to be used as public relations cover ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Lebanon imposes ‘total’ shutdown as cases increase
Lebanon has imposed a "total" shutdown after experiencing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases. The curfew will start on the evening of 13 May and stay in place until the morning of 18 May. The ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon, fearing second virus wave, to shut down again for four days
Lebanon's government has ordered most of the country to shut down again for four days, starting on Wednesday night, as it seeks to ward off a coronavirus resurgence after easing some restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon orders 4-day lockdown as infections spike
Lebanon on Tuesday ordered a four-day-long lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus after recording an uptick in infections in recent days amid eased restrictions. The "total lockdown" -- which ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon to Go Into Four-Day Closure to Prevent Virus Spread
The closure starts on Wednesday night. Authorities have warned of a resurgence in recent days as the number of cases jumped to its highest point in more than a month after the government eased some ... ( read original story ...)
Triassurus sixtelae fossil found in Kyrgyzstan is the oldest salamander ever found
Three researchers from Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Naturhistorisches Museum Schloss Bertholdsburg and Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP/Burg Lichtenberg, all in Germany, have found the oldest ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan adds 21 more COVID-19 infections
(MENAFN) The combined tally of the positive COVID-19 cases in Kyrgyzstan has risen to 1,037, after 21 more patients tested positive for the virus over the last 24 hours as of Tuesday.Among the ... ( read original story ...)