A nerve-wracking road test no longer stands in the way of new Georgia drivers and their license. Under Gov. Brian Kemp’s latest executive order, behind-the-wheel tests are temporarily suspended due to ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia teens can skip road test, still get drivers license during coronavirus pandemic
Parallel parking isn’t a required skill in Georgia anymore, at least while coronavirus is still around. Gov. Brian Kemp’s latest executive order waives the “comprehensive on-the-road driving test" for ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia letting new drivers, teens get driver license without road test due to pandemic
New drivers in Georgia, including teenagers getting their license for the first time, are not having to take a road test. Governor Brian Kemp's executive order signed on April 23, 2020, waives the ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia House panels can begin in-person meetings May 19
We plan to permit the resumption of in-person committee meetings at the Capitol on Tuesday, May 19,” Ralston said in a letter sent to House members Thursday. “Those meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing: Remembering Palestine’s 1838 plague
The outbreak of 1838 reminds us of the long struggle of Palestinian people to remain on their land, no matter what the challenge ... ( read original story ...)
ICC Prosecutor doubles down that Palestine is a state
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Thursday doubled down on her position that "Palestine" is a state in a climax bringing closer a grand all-out alleged war crimes legal battle ... ( read original story ...)
Government Will Ensure Singapore Airlines Survives Virus Crisis: PM
Singapore's prime minister said on Thursday the government would ensure that national carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) survives the COVID-19 crisis, but warned that the economy would have to open up ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM Says Cases Must Ease Before Economy Restarts
Singapore can only relax its partial lockdown measures and progressively restart its economy after the city-state brings down the number of new coronavirus cases, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)
Violent protests erupt in Lebanon as pandemic makes financial crisis worse
Lebanon's long-running financial crisis, which led to the resignation of its prime minister in October, has only gotten worse because of the coronavirus pandemic. And anti-government protests resumed ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis-hit Lebanon To Seek IMF Funding After Approving Reform Plan
Demonstrators in northern Lebanon have attacked banks and clashed with security forces for three consecutive nights, re-energising a protest movement launched in October against a political class ... ( read original story ...)