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French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the southeast of France. In a video circulating on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l’Hermitage outside the city of Valence. A man slaps Mr Macron in the face before officers quickly move in. The president, meanwhile, is rushed away. Two men have been arrested in the wake of the incident, according to French media. https://youtu.be/Uy51IOsMtbE As the president is slapped, the words “Down with Macron-ism” are shouted. Politicians have swiftly denounced the incident. Far-left leader…

Multiple major websites went offline briefly on Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were still reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later. Dozens of sites including the New York Times, CNN, Twitch, Reddit, the Guardian, and the U.K. government’s home page, could not be reached, AP reported. San Francisco-based Fastly acknowledged a problem just before 1000 GMT. It said in repeated updates on its website that it was “continuing to investigate the issue.” About an hour later, the company said: “The issue has been identified and…

The National Medical Taskforce for Combating COVID-19), headed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, HE Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, has extended COVID-19 precautionary measures until June 25, 2021. The decision was made following thorough analysis of data analytic trends as well as obtaining the Government Executive Committee’s approval. Precautionary measures are beginning to have an impact and reduce COVID-19 daily case numbers but the downward trend of case numbers needed to be maintained and therefore: Under current orders, the following activities remain restricted to all in-person activities: • Shopping malls and commercial shops…

India to give adults free COVID shots after bungled vaccine rollout India will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all adults, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in an effort to rein in a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and led to the world’s second-highest tally of infections. Modi’s announcement on national television came after weeks of criticism of a bungled vaccine rollout that has covered fewer than 5% of India’s estimated adult population of 950 million. Health experts have warned that vaccination is the only way to protect lives from a third wave of infections after a…

The General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security announced on Sunday the arrest of an Asian woman, 41, with International Red Notice issued against her by the Interpol Organisation over human trafficking charges, including illegal profit in cooperation with outside Bahrain partners. The International Affairs and the Interpol Directorate and the Investigation Directorate have cooperated for the woman’s arrest as part of the fight against organized and cross-border crimes. A team was formed to investigate received information, take legal proceedings and refer the suspect to the judiciary authority to be handed over to the concerned country.

Ghotki: A collision between two passenger express trains in southern Pakistan killed at least 30 people on Monday, and the death toll was likely to rise as rescuers were still trying to access several mangled coaches, a police official told media. The accident in the Ghotki district of the southern Sindh province occurred after the coaches of one train, the Millat Express, derailed and fell across the opposite track, where they were hit by another train, the Sir Syed Express, a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways said in a statement, according to Reuters. At least 30 dead had been transported to surrounding hospitals,…

Manama: A specialized COVID-19 medical center was opened today at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC). Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President, Head of the National Medical Taskforce For Combating COVID-19, Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, inaugurated the hub which will follow up on light and medium coronavirus cases.  He paid tribute to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his support, extending thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister for his constant follow-up on the Team Bahrain’s national efforts. The center includes 8 stations…

Manama: Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC) and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, received here today the Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, Piyush Srivastava. Dr. Shaikha Rana lauded the distinguished long-standing solid Bahraini-Indian relations of friendship, and their steady progress, particularly at the political, economic, educational and cultural levels. She underlined the Higher Education Council’s keenness to develop educational and research cooperation with friendly India in order to support the educational process and serve efforts to achieve sustainable development in the two countries. The two sides also discussed higher education topics of…

Manama: HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs has received Team Bahrain Victorious’ cyclist Damiano Caruso on the occasion of his visit to Bahrain. During the meeting, HH Shaikh Nasser hailed the unique results achieved by Damiano Caruso, who finished second in the Giro d’Italia tour. Moreover, HH Shaikh Nasser stressed that Damiano is among the pillars of Team Bahrain Victorious thanks to his enormous capabilities and performances. Furthermore, HH Shaikh Nasser expressed appreciation for the prominent efforts exerted by the team’s cyclists and technical staff, thanks to which it achieved great…

G7 agrees to tax big firms and squeeze havens The US, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens. Hundreds of billions of dollars could flow into the coffers of governments left cash-strapped by the pandemic after the G7 advanced economies agreed to back a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15%. Facebook said it expected it would have to pay more tax, in more countries, as a result of the deal, which comes after…