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Bahrain has registered 535 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, among 297 expatriate workers and 238 of the new cases are contacts of active cases. The new cases were detected after conducting over 9,200 COVID-19 tests. 1 death was registered in the kingdom, the deceased is a 57-year-old female citizen. ♦ Bahrain adds $470 million in coronavirus impact spending to 2020 budget ♦ Incoming passengers must shoulder the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testing ♦ What are the side effects of post COVID-19?, explains Dr. Jameela Al Salman Meanwhile, 674 new recoveries have been recorded, bringing the total recoveries to 29,099. The total cases have driven…

The number of coronavirus infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by a million in just five days. The pandemic has now killed more than half a million people in six-and-a-half months, and World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there would be no return to the “old normal” for the foreseeable future, especially if preventive measures were neglected. “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, the virus remains public enemy number one,” he told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva. “If…

UAE records 344 cases, and one fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 55,198. The new death takes the total fatalities to 334. The new cases were found after conducting more than 34,000 coronavirus tests across the country. Meanwhile, 373 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 45,513. This means that over 82 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. Dubai has announced a new package to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, worth 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million),…

The students of the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) have performed exceptionally well in class XII CBSE examination 2020. In keeping with the tradition of academic excellence, the ISB has achieved an overall pass percentage of 98.7 in the CBSE exam the results of which were declared on Monday July 13, 2020. Out of 675 students, 65.9% students got distinction and 92.7% students got first class which is a landmark achievement. SCHOOL TOPPERS Reelu Reji who secured 98 percent (490 / 500) is the ISB topper. Keyur Ganesh Chaudhari who scored 97.8% (489 /500) achieved second place in the school. Arjun…

Police searching for missing Glee star Naya Rivera say a body has been found in a lake in California. The 33-year-old went missing on Thursday after going boating with her young son at Lake Piru, north-west of Los Angeles. ♦ Photo helps in search for missing ‘Glee’ actor Divers and teams using sonar equipment resumed the search on Monday. Police have not given details, and a news conference will be held later. Rivera is best known for playing cheerleader Santana Lopez in Glee. (Developing)

Students of Al Noor International School (CBSE Curriculum) have achieved 100 percent success in their All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE). The tenth batch of Grade XII students appeared for the examination in March 2020. In the Science stream Shamila Salik scored 95.4% and is the school topper, followed by Tanvi Shailendra Rai with 95% and Taha Mulla with 94.6%. In the Commerce Stream, Fahad Paivalike Hussain topped with 90.2%. School Chairman Mr. Ali Hassan congratulated all the students, parents and teachers for their sincere efforts and wished them success in their future endeavors. The School Director Dr. Muhammad…

India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of a former royal dynasty to run the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the world’s richest places of worship, after the state government tried to take it over when the family patriarch died. When one of the vaults of the towering centuries-old Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala state was opened in 2011, it was found to hold diamonds by the sackful along with tonnes of gold coins and jewellery – a hoard estimated at over $20 billion. The Kerala High Court had ruled that year, after public interest petitions, that the Travancore family…

Concerning audio on social media of a woman, accusing police personnel of violating the legal procedures while arresting her son, the Director-General of Northern Governorate Police said on Monday that the department carried its legal arrest procedures, after obtaining an arrest warrant from the Public Prosecution. He said that the warrant was for a 17 years old individual who is wanted in two theft cases and was before held at the Juveniles Care Centre over robbery cases. The Director-General said that during the arrest, his mother, 53, who had verbal abuse and fight cases filed against her and his brother,…

Bahrain will add around 177 million dinars ($470 million) to its 2020 state budget in emergency spending on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, BNA said today, reporting a royal decree issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. To this end, $450 million will be taken as a one-time deduction from the Future Generations Fund (FGF), a fund set up in 2006 to reinvest hydrocarbon revenues, and allocated to this year’s state budget. The decrees also announced a temporary halt to the allocation of oil revenues to the FGF until the end of 2020. The kingdom has registered over…

A member of a team searching a Southern California lake for a missing TV star said Sunday that he’s confident his crew is getting a clearer idea of where in the lake to find her, a magazine reported. Robert Inglis of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Team told Us Weekly that Naya Rivera sent to a family member a picture of her 4-year-old son, Josey, in front of a cove before she disappeared July 8 after diving into Lake Piru. “There was a picture sent to a family member that showed the boy on the boat by a cove,”…