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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that next phase requires continuing with determination to redeploy the national efforts to preserve the health and safety of all. President of the Supreme Council of Health reported on update on precautionary measures. The decision issued by the Government executive committee based on the national medical tasks force it has been decided that from August 6 onwards gym, swimming pools and outdoor playgrounds will be reopened.

The founders of Berlin music-streaming app Soundcloud are launching an e-bike subscription startup, betting their experience in building a community of enthusiasts will ensure the venture is more sustainable than bike sharing. The idea for the venture, called DANCE, predates the coronavirus but the spread of the pandemic around the world has hastened a shift to getting around cities on two wheels instead of by car or public transport. “We were all excited about transforming cities, the climate impact and the health impact of having more people go to work by bike,” said Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss, co-founder and CEO of DANCE,…

Nokia rolled out on Tuesday new 5G stand-alone wireless networks for industrial clients and unveiled an order to build one for mining technology firm Sandvik at its site in Tampere, Finland. “We’re paving the way to accelerate digitalization in the most demanding of use cases such as automotive manufacturing, where cloud, robotics and autonomous machine operations create mission-critical demands for reliable low latency and high data rates,” said Raghav Sahgal, head of Nokia’s Enterprise unit. Mobile technologies’ role in manufacturing industries is growing fast and, with stand-alone networks, industrial clients are becoming independent in their onsite connection needs.

Ebay has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norwegian group Adevinta in a cash share deal worth $9.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday. Ebay will receive $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta, making it the largest shareholder with a 44% stake of the pro forma company, they said. The transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2021.

Self-driving startup Aurora is expanding testing and development of its vehicles to Dallas-Fort Worth Area in Texas, the company said on Monday. The company, which is already testing its vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pittsburgh, said it will test its fleet of Pacificas and Class 8 trucks in Texas. Last June, Aurora raised more than $600 million in Series B funding which included investment from Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp. The company is among dozens of startups, automakers and large technology companies working on self-driving car systems, eager to capitalize on a sea change in…

BRAVE Combat Federation returned this evening for its first event following the COVID-19 pandemic. With severe health protocols in place, BRAVE CF 35 took place in Bucharest, Romania, in partnership with RXF, and the show produced an instant KO of the year contender in only its second bout. Mihai Laurentiu Iorga took on Ioan Vranceanu in Catchweight action and after a great first round, where he was able to use low kicks to keep his opponent at bay, the second round came and with it one of the nastiest KO’s in 2020. Iorga finally went high with his kick and…

His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, National Security Adviser and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, congratulated the President of the United Arab Emirates HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the successful launch of the UAE Hope Probe rocket. The Emirates Mars Mission blasted off from Japan’s Tanegashima Island early on Monday morning, making history as the first Arab and Islamic space mission to explore Mars. HH Shaikh Nasser also sent cables of congratulations to HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al…

The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS), in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, conducted a remote workshop on “How to create media reports on press, TV and social media.” The purpose was to build volunteers’ capacities and develop their skills in highlighting human stories, relief projects, and humanitarian relief programs. The workshop aimed at inspiring volunteers to produce informative media reports that emphasize the role and status of the humanitarian purpose of Red Crescent in the community as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and its efforts to extend aid…

The Tender Board, the independent regulator of Bahrain Government procurement activities, today opened 45 bids related to six tenders for four purchasing authorities. The Committee opened one tender for the Ministry of Health, for the supply of drugs. 17 bids were received. During the opening session, one tender in the aviation sector for the Bahrain Airport Company for the airfield maintenance – term contract at Bahrain international airport was opened, with nine bids received for it. For the oil and gas sector, three tenders were opened for the Tatweer Petroleum. Five bids were received for the first tender for the special…

Crowning 18 years of accomplishments in modern medicine, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) unveiled its new brand identity – KIMSHEALTH – unifying all its units in the country and abroad under a single brand and logo. KIMSHEALTH was launched through a virtual event that was beamed on a dedicated platform and was viewed by a wide audience globally. The new KIMSHEALTH’s logo is a representation of its core values that include – Compassion, Affordability, Ethics, Quality, Excellence, Transparency, Innovation and Trust. https://youtu.be/I1OV5Piby_s The 8 arrows pointed towards the center represent the patient being at the center of all that…