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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…

Bahrain’s Education Minister, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi, received Education Ministry Undersecretary for Policies and Strategie, Nawal Ibrahim Al Khater, and Bahrain Training Institute (BTI) Director General, Diana Faisal Sarhan, on the occasion of the issuance of a Royal Decree appointing them to their posts within the framework of the new organigram of the Education Ministry. Bahrain records 88,440 face mask violations in public places The Education Minister stressed that the new structure of the Education Ministry will bring about a quality leap in the ministry’s performance. He lauded the efforts of the Education Ministry Undersecretary for Policies and Strategies…

Bahrain has recorded 88,440 violations of not wearing masks in public places, and 12056 awareness campaigns have been conducted until June 16. A total of 10,360 procedures have been taken to ensure social distancing. The General Directorate of Civil Defence carried out 330,510 disinfection operations of government buildings and roads and conducted training for 2238 individuals in the private sector and the public sector. The Police Directorates highlighted the importance of following the procedures and instructions of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19) by changing some social practices, especially with the rapid increase in infected cases. They also affirmed the importance…

The Director-General of Traffic, Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, said that minor traffic accidents could be processed in one step through insurance companies on Saturday. The processing should be done if both sides reached an agreement and could repair their vehicles without the interference of the General Directorate of Traffic. The move is in line with an order by Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to assign the insurance agreement terms in agreed-upon damages to insurance companies representatives from July 21. He said that the General Directorate would supervise the process to protect the rights…

Not Friends, Negotiators: Biden-Putin summit makes small gains U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to hold arms control and cyber-security talks, recording small gains and big differences at a first summit they both described as pragmatic rather than friendly. The discussions at the lakeside Villa La Grange in Geneva lasted three hours – less than Biden’s advisers had said they expected – but the U.S. president said they had been intense and detailed, and that “we didn’t need to spend more time talking”. Putin called Biden a constructive, experienced partner, and said they spoke the…

Bahrain has approved “REGN-COV2” for emergency use, a new drug by Regeneron in collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases. REGN-COV2 contains a combination of Casirivimab and Imdevimab, which are drugs called “monoclonal antibodies”, that are designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells to neutralise the virus. REGN-COV2 also received emergency use approval from the US FDA to treat mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised adults and adolescents of 12 years of age and older, who weigh at least 88 pounds (40 kg), and for those who are…

India’s technology minister said on Tuesday that Twitter had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May. The new rules or the so-called Intermediary Guidelines, announced in February, are aimed at regulating content on social media firms such as Facebook, its WhatsApp messenger and Twitter, making them more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages. The rules also require big social media companies to set up grievance redressal mechanisms and appoint new executives to coordinate with law enforcement. India’s technology ministry wrote to Twitter…