Britons are refraining from booking holidays this summer because it is "too risky", instead saving their money for a 2021 getaway. ( read original story ...)
UAE sends 72 tonnes of aid to Maldives
As part of its leading humanitarian role in the fight against COVID-19, the UAE today dispatched 72 tonnes of medical supplies to the Maldives to support efforts to curb the pandemic’s spread. The aid ... ( read original story ...)
677 Bangladeshi workers return from Kuwait, UAE, Maldives
A total of 677 Bangladeshi citizens, most of whom are migrant workers, have returned from Kuwait, UAE and Maldives by three separate special flights since Monday. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Cyprus ends COVID-19 commercial flight ban
An Israeli plane with 22 passengers aboard has become the first commercial flight to touch down at Cyprus’ main Larnaca airport after the east Mediterranean country re-opened its airports ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank Cuts 2020 GDP Forecasts for Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
The World Bank has cut its 2020 economic growth forecasts for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it expects the three South Caucasus nations to recover next year. ( read original story ...)
Don Jr. cost taxpayers at least $75,000 with hunting trip to Mongolia
Donald Trump Jr. cost taxpayers more than $75,000 to take a father-and-son trip to Mongolia last August and kill an endangered argali sheep. ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump Jr’s secretive Mongolia hunting trip cost $60K more than first disclosed
Taxpayers deserve to know how much they are paying to facilitate his trophy hunting and interactions with major political donors and foreign leaders,' watchdog group says ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump Jr.’s Mongolia Trip to Kill an Endangered Sheep Costs Taxpayers Nearly $77,000
I don’t know where Donald Trump Jr. lands on the asshole scale but I have to assume it’s pretty high. Like, I don’t know what level of asshole you have to be to fly to Mongolia to kill a sheep—an ... ( read original story ...)
Long lines, machine failures mar primary election in Georgia
Machines were reported down at multiple locations by voters, including at First Baptist Church in downtown Powder Springs in Cobb County. Voter Monica Hickman told CNN she was in line starting at ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia primary: Voting problems, shortage of poll workers lead to long lines
Long lines snaked around polling places Tuesday, and some voters faced hourlong waits as Georgia held its twice-delayed primary election amid a shortage of poll workers and social-distancing ... ( read original story ...)