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Bogota: Colombia reached 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 this week, becoming just the tenth country in the world to hit the grim milestone. The South American nation of 50 million has been registering a growing number of daily cases since April and over the past seven days it had the world’s third-highest per capita death rate from COVID-19, according to data published by Oxford University, the Associated Press (AP) reported. On Monday night, President Iván Duque blamed anti-government protests that began at the end of April for many of the fatalities, saying that “more than 10,000 deaths could have been avoided”…

Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs has announced that an update of the entry procedures via Bahrain International Airport will take effect on June 25th, 2021. According to the new regulations, all passengers, vaccinated or unvaccinated, arriving in Bahrain, aged 6 or above, have to present an approved (PCR) test certificate with a (QR Code) before boarding the plane. The test has to be undergone 48 hours before departure for passengers authorized to enter the kingdom and who are coming from countries on the red list. Passengers coming from countries that are not on the red list have to undergo the PCR…

Some 41 million people worldwide are at at imminent risk of famine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, saying soaring prices for basic foods were compounding existing pressures on food security. Another half a million are already experiencing famine-like conditions, said the WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley. “We now have four countries where famine-like conditions are present. Meanwhile 41 million people are literally knocking on famine’s door,” he said. The WFP, which is funded entirely by voluntary donations, said it needs to raise $6 billion immediately to reach those at risk, in 43 countries. “We need…

The National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus has announced the decision to further extend the previously imposed restrictions until Friday, 2nd July, to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Under current orders, the following activities remain restricted to all in-person activities: •Shopping malls and commercial shop – with services limited to online sales and delivery •Restaurants and cafes – services limited to delivery and takeaway •Gyms and sport halls, swimming pools, and recreational centres •Cinemas •Events and conferences •Attendance of sporting events •Salons, barber shops, spas and beauty parlours •Social gatherings in homes •Schools and higher educational institutions, kindergartens,…

Concerning wrong allegations against the Kingdom of Bahrain and its people in a show aired by Qatari Al Jazeera channel. The show revealed the unprofessionalism of the channel and its interference in the internal affairs of countries and nations; the Interior Ministry clarifies the following: First: The show of the Qatari Al Jazeera channel lacks physical and legal evidence, as convicts at the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre in Jau are serving their sentences in criminal and terrorism and aren’t political cases. They had fair trials and finished all judiciary phases attended by NGO representatives from inside and outside Bahrain to…

The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated the 7th International Yoga Day with children demonstrating Yoga online. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, students stayed indoors and practised various Yoga postures which are helpful in healing the body and mind. The participants were introduced to Yogasanas, Pranayama, and Meditation. The theme of the International Yoga Day event this year is ‘Yoga for wellness’, a motto aligned to the current preoccupations. On International Yoga Day on Monday, ISB Hon. Chairman Prince S Natarajan said yoga has become a source of inner strength for people and a medium to transform negativity to creativity amid…

LATE, LATE DRAMA!: Max Verstappen wins intense French Grand Prix battle with Hamilton Red Bull took their third consecutive win of the season at a cracking French Grand Prix courtesy of Max Verstappen, who passed Lewis Hamilton with two laps to go to claim the thirteenth victory of his career, Hamilton finishing second as the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez completed the podium. In a mirror of the Spanish Grand Prix – when Mercedes out-strategised Red Bull to claim the victory – Verstappen stopped twice to Hamilton’s one-stop, with the Dutchman then using his fresher tyres to close up to…

Air Arabia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah and Baku starting 11th July, 2021. Customers can now book their direct flights between Sharjah and Baku by visiting Air Arabia’s website, by calling the call centre or through travel agencies, Emirates News Agency (WAM) said. Air Arabia has also introduced free COVID-19 insurance coverage, which is automatically included as part of the booking and no additional documents are required from passengers.

China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive. A total of 1,010,489,000 doses have been given as of Saturday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement. Those doses are almost 40% of the 2.5 billion shots administered globally. China relaxes family policy to allow up to 3 children The NHC said 100 million doses were given in the five days up to and including Saturday, according to state media outlet Xinhua. The 1 billion number is all the more remarkable given that China’s rollout had…

Red Bull took their third consecutive win of the season at a cracking French Grand Prix courtesy of Max Verstappen, who passed Lewis Hamilton with two laps to go to claim the thirteenth victory of his career, Hamilton finishing second as the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez completed the podium. In a mirror of the Spanish Grand Prix – when Mercedes out-strategised Red Bull to claim the victory – Verstappen stopped twice to Hamilton’s one-stop, with the Dutchman then using his fresher tyres to close up to the Mercedes, passing on Lap 52 of 53 to check out for…