China’s economy has just experienced its worst three-month period in decades as the coronavirus pandemic forced much of the country to shut down for weeks on end.
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow mount legal challenge over warrants obtained by police to search phones and Facebook office
Court document names three magistrates who signed off on the warrants as defendants along with the commissioner of police Pair, who say privacy was violated, also argue that because of warrants’ vague …
Professional baseball in Taiwan has begun in empty stadiums
Former Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda describes the surreal experience of playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A couple who got stuck on their Maldives honeymoon for 3 weeks said being the only guests at the resort was both ‘lonely and fun’
Due to the coronavirus, Raul and Olivia De Freitas had the whole fleet of hotel staff doting on them like royalty.
Islamic State claims first attack in island nation of Maldives
The Islamic State’s claim in Maldives as seen in today’s Al Naba newsletter. Earlier today, the Islamic State claimed its first-ever attack in the small island nation of Maldives. While the reported …
Qatar reports three new virus cases at World Cup sites
Qatar has detected three more coronavirus cases among workers on World Cup stadiums, organisers said Thursday, bringing the number of infections among those involved in 2022 tournament construction to …
A View From Qatar: How We’re Responding to the Coronavirus
Virus Worsens Suffering of Gulf’s Migrant Labor” (news article, April 14) doesn’t convey the unequivocal differences in Qatar’s response to coronavirus compared with that of some of its neighbors.
Tourism workers hit hard as virus hikes Georgia unemployment
In a city where tourism fuels a bustling nightlife, bartender Jacques Primo never imagined he’d find himself out of work. But the seafood restaurant where Primo tended the bar on Savannah’s historic …
Coronavirus in Georgia: Confirmed cases surpass 16,000 with 617 deaths
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. As of 7 p.m., there are now more than 16,000 confirmed cases of the virus with more than 600 deaths reported.
Alleged white supremacists from North Georgia denied bond
Three North Georgia men accused of belonging to a white supremacist group and of plotting the murder of a Bartow County couple were denied bond Thursday after citing concerns about the coronavirus …