Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is lobbying for the Republican National Convention to be moved to his state, a day after President Donald Trump demanded assurances from North Carolina’s Democratic governor ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: 685 coronavirus recoveries in Kuwait, 7 deaths
Mask-clad residents walk in a neighbourhood of Kuwait City on May 12, 2020, as authorities allowed people to exercise for two hours under a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuwait has ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Oman’s tally rises to 8,118 with 348 new cases
Oman's Health Ministry Tuesday confirmed 348 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising to 8,118 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported. The newly diagnosed cases ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PIL Seeks Temasek Investment for Survival
Pacific International Lines is in talks with an arm of Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings over a potential investment aimed at keeping the debt-ridden container ship operator from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore puts $288M focus on digital transformation to help firms cope with pandemic fallout
Country's government is setting aside more than SG$500 million ($288.26 million) to facilitate local businesses in their digital transformation efforts, specifically, the adoption of e-payments, ... ( read original story ...)
Commercial flights to Israel will not resume until at least mid-July
Commercial flights will not resume to Israel until mid-July at the earliest, according to the head of Ben Gurion Airport. Shmuel Zakaim, the airport’s managing director, told the Israeli news website ... ( read original story ...)
Amid U.S. Pressure, Israel Rejects Chinese Bid for Major Infrastructure Project
Israel awarded the contract for what is slated to be the world’s largest desalination plant to a local company, a move that prevents the country from getting entangled in the escalating tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Malka Leifer, facing 74 counts of child sexual abuse, fit to be extradited from Israel
Leifer has been living in the country since 2008, when allegations of abuse against her surfaced in Australia. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Floods Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF n° MDRTJ029
English Situation Report on Tajikistan about Food and Nutrition, Health, Aged Persons, Children, Epidemic, Flood and more; published on 26 May 2020 by IFRC ... ( read original story ...)
Migrant Stranded In Tajikistan Missed The Birth Of His Son. And Then Watched His Wife’s Funeral On Video.
A Tajik migrant was given special permission to return to Russia -- despite the strict lockdown -- after his wife died in the hospital and left four children behind, including a newborn. The man had ... ( read original story ...)