The country’s deputy minister for tourism, Savvas Perdios, said Cyprus will initially look to bring tourists from nearby countries that have managed to contain the virus — Gre ... ( read original story ...)
Joint Statement: Syrian Refugees in Cyprus pushed back to Turkey
On 15 May 2020, the administration of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) forcibly sent 100 Syrian refugees, including unaccompanied children, to Mersin, Turkey. They have ... ( read original story ...)
RING sends humanitarian aid to the Bahamas and Timor-Leste
The Rhode Island National Guard partnered with the University of Rhode Island to send critical medical equipment to the South-Pacific island nation of Timor-Leste and the Commonwealth of The ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways cabin crew to wear hazmat suits
All cabin crew for Qatar Airways will wear hazmat suits over their uniforms from now on, while passengers will be required to wear face masks or coverings from May 25. ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s COVID-19 hospitalizations drop by a third, state’s data shows
Experts agree that Georgia’s April lockdown slowed the spread of the virus successfully. They also expect cases and deaths to rise in the coming weeks now that the state’s she ... ( read original story ...)
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms: Georgia reopening ‘not as bad as I thought’
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Monday that Gov. Brian Kemp’s aggressive approach to reopening the state’s economy has not been “as bad” as she predicted. ( read original story ...)
2017 video shows Georgia officer tried to stun Ahmaud Arbery
More than two years before he was fatally shot in a Georgia subdivision, Ahmaud Arbery had a tense confrontation in a public park with police officers ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Department of Health under fire for errors in coronavirus data
The state department of public health has made several errors that show larger declines in cases. ( read original story ...)
Nothing more bizarre than Georgia winning ‘Tornado Tourney’ of ’08
At a time when sports are shut down, we take a look (in no particular order) at some of the bizarre moments from Georgia sports history. Nobody knew how bad it was until hardware started falling from ... ( read original story ...)
A 2017 video shows a Georgia police officer trying to use stun gun on Ahmaud Arbery after he refused a search of his parked car
A video released Monday shows police in Georgia attempting to search Ahmaud Arbery’s parked car in 2017 and when he refuses to let them and begins to walk back to the vehicle an officer tries to use a ... ( read original story ...)