Author: News Desk

Germany: At least 170 people died in Germany’s natural disaster in more than half a century, and thousands went missing. The damage caused by devastating floods in Germany last week is likely to cost the insurance industry up to five billion euros ($5.9 billion), the GDV insurance industry association said, “We are currently expecting insured losses of four to five billion euros,” Joerg Asmussen, chief executive of the GDV, said in a statement, calling the disaster “one of the most devastating storms in recent history”.

New York: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, and world’s wealthiest man, said after flying to the edge of space,  he planned to award $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef  Jose Andres. Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do “what they want” with the money. “They can give it all to their own charity,” Bezos said at a press conference after his trip to space. “Or they can share the wealth. It is up to them.” The money, Bezos said, was tied to a “surprise” philanthropic initiative he wanted to announce called the Courage and Civility Award. The award…

Tokyo: The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of COVID-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials Wednesday as events began in Japan. How infections are handled is what matters most, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a speech to an International Olympic Committee meeting. “The mark of success is making sure that any cases are identified, isolated, traced and cared for as quickly as possible and onward transmission is interrupted,” he said. The number of Games-linked COVID-19 cases in Japan this month was 79…

Bahrain: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister,  today congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on the successful organization of the Hajj pilgrimage, which was held amid exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. His Royal Highness commended Saudi Arabia’s tremendous efforts, led by King Salman, the Crown Prince and the government, to hold the Hajj pilgrimage all whilst implementing adequate precautionary measures to ensure the highest levels of safety and health for pilgrims. His Royal Highness expressed best wishes to the Hajj…

Manama, : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the successful organisation of the Hajj pilgrimage, which was held amid exceptional circumstances due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. His Majesty the King commended the tremendous efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the government to hold the Hajj pilgrimage all whilst implementing adequate precautionary measures to ensure the highest levels of safety and health for pilgrims. His Majesty the King expressed best wishes to the Hajj pilgrims,…

Bahrain: Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Bulgaria, residing in Berlin, Abdullah Abdullatif Abdullah, met with the Head of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate, Dr. Angel Angelov, at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the Ambassador stressed the importance of existing relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Bulgaria, reviewing ways to promote those relations and further develop them to serve the common interests of the two friendly countries. Dr. Angelov praised bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, stressing the importance of promoting cooperation between Bahrain and…

Bahrain: The Ministry of works UPDA completed 56% of the main rainwater drainage line construction, which connect to housing projects in Al Aker area. Eng. Saleh Tradah mentioned that the project aims to mitigate rainwater accumulated in that area which is also a joint effort between the Ministry of Works and Capital to develop the infrastructure in the Capital Governorate and rehabilitate the most affected areas during the rainy season.

UAE:  Air India has clarified that it is still mandatory for all passengers from UAE to India, including fully vaccinated passengers to carry a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report for entry.

A young Bahraini lost his life in a collision with a car on Eid day. The Interior Ministry said that a 26-year-old Bahraini cyclist died in an accident on Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway towards Zallaq.

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president A V Subramanian on Wednesday slammed the BJP government at the Centre for snooping and spying on the mobile phones of constitutional functionaries, Union cabinet ministers, present and former heads of India’s security forces, senior leaders of opposition parties, journalists, lawyers and activists through Israeli surveillance software Pegasus. In a statement, Subramanian said the ‘shocking and sensational news reports’ on spying reveal treasonous dismantling of national security by the BJP government. The BJP Govt had murdered “Rule of Law”  the fundamental rights of privacy and constitutional rights in broad light. The Congress leader said the spyware…