Oman's Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 157 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 5,186 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported. Another death case registered ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 682 more coronavirus cases, taking total to 28,038
Singapore registered 682 more infections of the new coronavirus, its health ministry said on Sunday, taking the city-state's total to 28,038 cases. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan develops plan to counter COVID-19
By Trend Turkmenistan has developed a plan that ensures readiness to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and to take rapid response measures, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan's State News Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan Pardons 1,402 Prisoners
Turkmenistan’s authoritarian president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, has pardoned 1,402 prisoners. State media reported following a government cabinet meeting on May 15 that 1,192 citizens and 210 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ambassador Is Found Dead at Home in Israel
An embassy worker found the body of Du Wei, 57, in his bed in a coastal suburb north of Tel Aviv, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Israel Finally Set to Swear in Government After 3 Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finally swearing in his new government after three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Netanyahu presents new unity government to legislature
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented his new unity government to parliament on Sunday, ending more than a year of political deadlock as he prepares to go on trial in a week for alleged ... ( read original story ...)
NBA: LeBron James Beats Michael Jordan In ‘Every Single Stat,’ Former Laker Says
A former Los Angeles Lakers forward explained why he thinks LeBron James is the GOAT and not Michael Jordan. Aside from reliving the iconic moments in Jordan’s glorified basketb ... ( read original story ...)
Sports doc or Michael Jordan vanity project? ‘The Last Dance’ threads a tough needle.
The star's control over the project gives some — notably Ken Burns — pause. But the series reflects a shift in sports documentaries, and they can still be no less enlightening. ( read original story ...)
Famous birthdays for May 17: Jordan Knight, Bob Saget
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- English physician Edward Jenner, developer of the smallpox vaccine, in 1749 -- Schuyler Wheeler, inventor of the electric fan, in ... ( read original story ...)