Alexander H. Stephens was the vice president of the Confederacy, a Georgia governor, and a slave owner. Over the Juneteenth weekend his heirs – Black and white – gathered at Liberty Hall, his Georgia …
18 cats euthanized after stray tests positive for rabies in north Georgia county
Habersham County officials euthanized more than a dozen cats after one of the animals tested positive for rabies. On June 18, Habersham County Animal Care and Control was contacted by a concerned …
US Warns Israel that Escalation in West Bank Will Compromise Normalization Efforts
The US has warned Israel that escalations in the occupied West Bank will compromise ormalization deals between Israel and Arab countries.
Cambodia sees sharp rise in approved construction projects in 1st 5 months: official
Lao Tipseiha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, said the Southeast Asian nation had provided licenses to 1,463 construction projects during the …
Palmdale man found guilty of smuggling a 2,000-year-old ancient Roman mosaic from Syria
A federal court convicted Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi of illegally importing an ancient Roman mosaic on Wednesday.
Hoteliers urge travellers to look towards Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s economic unrest has tapered down in recent months and the destination is safe for travellers to visit despite more conservative global perceptions, stated several hoteliers in attendance …
Some 400 Afghan refugees told to leave hotels
more than 24,000 people had arrived in the UK from Afghanistan as of December 2022, including British nationals. In Chelmsford, Afghans staying in a hotel received letters in May saying they were …
India Is Not Modi, We Once Said. I Wish I Still Believed It.
Modi’s complicity in the violence against India’s Muslims is the easy part of this story. The hard part is what has happened to our community.
Evergrande’s former CEO puts Hong Kong home on market for $27.6 million
Hui Ka Yan stepped down as CEO last year after a probe found he was involved in diverting loans worth US$2 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Evergrande’s former CEO puts Hong Kong home on market for US$20.4m
China Evergrande Group’s former CEO Xia Haijun is selling his home in Hong Kong for HK$160 million (RM95.6million), Hong Kong Economic Times …