Balkan leaders have praised China and Russia for sending medical supplies to help the COVID-19 pandemic, but EU leaders are also providing funds and encouraging closer ties. ( read original story ...)
What back-to-school looks like for students in China’s coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan
Seniors file back into class, wearing masks and having their temperatures checked, for the first time in months to prep for exams. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Beijing warns Hong Kong protesters it will not ‘sit idly by’
China brands anti-government demonstrators as ‘political viruses’, increasing the rhetoric as the territory eases social distancing restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 16 straight days
Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with the national tally of cases standing at 138, marking the sixteenth day in a row without new cases since April 19. According to Brunei's ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Gov. tours medical facility amid outbreak
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp visited Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital's temporary medical pod at Phoebe North in Albany on Tuesday amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (May 5) ... ( read original story ...)
Israel plans to annex Palestine under COVID-19 cover
And what fiendish steps has this entity, under the cover of coronavirus, taken in order to advance its interests in the occupied Palestinian territories — at a time when people in the Arab World, ... ( read original story ...)
Prisons Are Coronavirus Hot Spots. Palestine’s Got Five of Them.
A COVID-19 outbreak in a maximum-security unit has created rifts between the local government and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. ( read original story ...)
Palestine Monetary Authority: Starting to Provide Electronic Payment Services in Palestine
Ramallah/PNN/Palestine Monetary Authority issued today instructions to operate and provide electronic payment services, which include both e-wallet and prepaid cards.The instructions are aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
IBM pulls in Singapore industry partners to trial 5G use cases for manufacturing
IBM will work with M1, Samsung, and Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority to showcase 5G use cases for the manufacturing sector, focusing on the use of artificial intelligence for image ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is not yet halfway through its coronavirus outbreak, says minister
Migrant workers living dormitories have accounted for around 87.6% of Singapore's total 19,410 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, according to the health ministry. ( read original story ...)