A Bahrain Defence Force medical personnel wearing a protective face mask works at a makeshift ICU "Field Intensive Care Unit 2 (Sitra)" set up by Bahrain authorities to treat the coronavirus disease ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia Rejects Russian Funding For Nuclear Plant Upgrade
The Armenian government has announced it has decided to use only 60 percent of a $270 million Russian loan designed to finance the ongoing modernization of its Soviet-era nuclear power plant at ... ( read original story ...)
‘Overwhelming’: Georgia poll worker describes voting chaos
ATLANTA (AP) — First-time poll worker Kirubel Behailu thought he'd become more familiar with Georgia's new voting machines at a quiet election site during Tuesday's primary. Instead, he ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested after Confederate statue outside Georgia Capitol defaced
Authorities arrested one woman Thursday after a statue of a former governor and Confederate leader outside the Georgia Capitol was vandalized. Demonstrators have gathered daily this week to call for ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Rep. David Scott wins primary, avoiding runoff after final tally
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) clinched the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 13th District, avoiding a runoff after a final tally of votes. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 jumps in coastal Georgia as summer begins, safety precautions decline
According to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, there have been 2,023,347 COVID-19 cases and 113,820 reported deaths due to the virus in the U.S. as Friday morning. »MOR ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia man accused of falsely claiming air purifier kills COVID-19
Georgia man is accused of falsely claiming that an air purifier he was selling would kill the coronavirus, federal prosecutors said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
268 prisoners test positive for COVID-19 in Kuwait
Kuwaiti police officers man a checkpoint at the entrance leading to the Hawally district of Kuwait City on May 29, 2020, after the district was put on lockdown to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan Further Tightens Food Rationing Amid Price Hikes, Shortages
Turkmenistan has further tightened the rationing of basic foodstuffs at subsidized prices, introducing special registration books to track purchases at state stores. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon currency crash: How to restore confidence?
The Lebanese pound tumbled to more than 6,000 to the dollar on Thursday, prompting a night of protests and renewing calls for the prime minister's resignation. ( read original story ...)