Stanley Ho, a onetime kerosene trader who built a casino empire in Macau that propelled the Chinese island past Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling hub, has died at age 98, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)
China vows to ‘smash’ any Taiwan independence move as Trump weighs sanctions
The democratic island has offered support to the people of Hong Kong as Beijing prepares a national security law that would dismantle the financial hub’s autonomy. ( read original story ...)
Month after lockdown end, Georgia’s economy still reopening slowly
Georgia's economic recovery rests on still-fearful consumers. More businesses are open. More people are circulating. But not like before coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Georgia man charged for $317M sale of virus masks that didn’t exist
A Georgia man was charged in federal court Thursday with trying to swindle a foreign government out of $317 million by promising to sell it face masks to protect against the coronavirus with a huge ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan takes part in UN-led discussion on financial problems caused by COVID-19
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 29 By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend: Turkmenistan participated in the UN-led discussion over financial problems caused by COVID-19, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
6-Year-Old Boy In Israel Discovers 3,500-Year-Old Artifact At Archaeological Site
A six-year-old boy discovered a 3,500-year-old artifact while he was out with his parents in Israel. The rare find symbolically depicted the power struggles in the region at the t ... ( read original story ...)
Israel sees sharp spike in coronavirus cases in 24 hours – 79 new patients
The Health Ministry has called on the public to uphold three rules: good hygiene, wearing masks and social distance, after the country saw an “unusual increase” in the number of coronavirus patients ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Coronavirus panic puts sufferers of other illnesses in grave danger
Many specialized treatments are hard to find in Tajikistan, so those who need the drugs are engaged in an endless treasure hunt. Coronavirus has now cut delicate supply chains ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea still operating, improving major nuclear fuel plant, experts say
Joseph Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha say images from March show activity at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant, believed to produce yellowcake uranium. ( read original story ...)