Lengthy delays in Hong Kong's railway projects are holding back the revival of the city's battered economy and chalking up foregone losses worth hundreds of billions of dollars, rail experts have ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Black Lives Matter protest gets indigenous twist
Hundreds packed into a park in central Taipei on Saturday for a Black Lives Matter protest, with a group of indigenous Taiwanese given prominent billing to draw attention to discrimination against the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Bahrain’s F1 ‘oval’ plan could really happen
When F1 chief Ross Brawn revealed that Bahrain might hold a second race later this year on an 'almost oval', it was all too easy to think that this was was just an extreme fantasy. ( read original story ...)
How Amanda Staveley took on Barclays over its 2008 Qatar rescue
The £1.5bn case of the high-flying businesswoman began its high court hearing this week ... ( read original story ...)
Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems
Democrats cast close to a million votes in the Senate primary, more than triple the number in the 2016 primary. ( read original story ...)
Georgia secretary of state showed ‘deliberate indifference’ to voters: Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams, Georgia's 2018 gubernatorial candidate, joined "The View" Thursday to discuss Tuesday's primary election problems and her new book, "Our Time is Now." ... ( read original story ...)
Oman’s pride: 300-year-old Hamra Sablah restored
Traditional town hall in Sultanate provides an elegant setting for village ceremonies Abu Dhabi: Oman’s traditions, history and culture are so enticing that visitors feel swept by their charm. Even as ... ( read original story ...)
Oman on course for best-ever year for deals
News of the global slump in mergers in acquisitions hasn’t reached the farthest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, where a string of potential $1 billion-plus energy deals is helping Oman defy the gloom ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Oman records 1,006 new cases; tally at 22,077
Oman has confirmed 1,006 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 22,077 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported Saturday. The newly diagnosed cases include 435 ... ( read original story ...)
Opec Fund backs Oman infrastructure development projects
Oman - The Opec Fund for International Development has signed a strategic partnership with Oman to help drive development in line with the country's ambitions to become a major regional logistics hub. ( read original story ...)