A Hong Kong bookshop that was closed down by the Chinese authorities more than four years ago and became a symbol of the city’s disappearing freedoms has reopened in Taiwan.Lam Wing-kee was one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar sovereign wealth fund seeks health and tech deals
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will remain “very active” through the coronavirus pandemic as the oil-rich Gulf investor searches for deals in the health and technology industries. Ali Sharif al-Emadi, ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s sound financial system ‘supportive’ of its outlook, says EIU
Country’s currency regime should be able to “weather the short-term shocks” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to EIU ... ( read original story ...)
Teshaun Hightower charged with murder in Georgia, dismissed from Tulane Green Wave basketball team
Tulane dismissed guard Teshaun Hightower from the team after he was arrested in Georgia on Saturday and charged with murder. ( read original story ...)
Georgia launches new test sites in rural areas as grim milestones near
Brian Kemp’s office on Sunday announced new drive-through coronavirus testing sites to serve rural stretches of Georgia, as the state and nation approach grim new milestones in the battle against ... ( read original story ...)
Many Georgia churches stay shut despite governor’s measure that allows in-person services
On the first Sunday since Gov. Brian Kemp said houses of worship could hold in-person services, many religious leaders kept the doors shut. ( read original story ...)
Tulane guard Teshaun Hightower charged with Georgia murder
Tulane guard Teshaun Hightower has been booked and charged with murder in connection to an April 8 killing in Stockbridge, Georgia. ( read original story ...)
Georgia ‘jumping the gun’ by easing restrictions, ex-FDA head says
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on "Face the Nation" that Georgia's reopening increases the risk of infection and said the state is "certainly not out of the woods." ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Tech in running for high-scoring transfer from Gardner-Webb
Webb wing player Jose Perez, who entered the transfer portal April 18. Perez, who has two years of eligibility remaining, released his list Sunday. BYU, DePaul, Illinois, Iowa State, Marquette, ... ( read original story ...)
Fear and mistrust in rural Georgia as Gov. Kemp urges the state to re-open
Sheryl Means already has lost so much to the invisible virus burning through her hometown. Her mother and her aunt died within days of each other. Her sister has been on a ventilator for weeks in a ... ( read original story ...)