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Abu Dhabi’s first drive-in movie theatre will be open at Yas Marina Circuit on July 9, in partnership with Reel Cinemas. The drive-in cinema will feature a huge screen, which movie-goers can park in front of to enjoy a movie under the open air while following the social distancing rules. The movies’ soundtracks will be played through a dedicated radio channel for visitors’ car stereos. On the opening night, viewers can watch “Mad Max Fury Road,” followed by “Joker” and “Crazy Rich Asians” on July 10 and 11 respectively. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and films will begin from…

Oman has registered 9 deaths and 1,124 new cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 862 and the rest 262 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 41,194. The death toll reached 185 after reporting the new deaths. Most of the dead are elderly people. Meanwhile, 737 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 24,162. 3,533 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1278252649012498432?s=20

Bahrain has announced three deaths from coronavirus, a female citizen aged 88, a male citizen aged 88 and a male expatriate aged 60. So far the total has reached up to 90. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 26,758 of which 21,331 have recovered, which means that over 79 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are…

Bahrain has reported 519 new cases of coronavirus, among 293 expatriate workers, 221 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 5 are travel-related, after conducting over 9,100 additional COVID-19 tests on Tuesday. The death toll stands at 87, as 3 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 403 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 26,758 of which 21,331 have recovered, which means that over…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 60-year-old male expatriate from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 87. It’s the third death recorded today. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 26,239 of which 20,928 have recovered, which means that over 79 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,224 active cases. Also, there are…

Airbus is set to announce on Tuesday a restructuring involving thousands of job cuts as it deals with the fallout from impact of the coronavirus crisis, union officials said, with some sources predicting some 15,000 jobs are to go. Airbus, which has said it will announce fresh action by the end of July after introducing temporary furloughs, declined to comment. Its shares rose 1%. Industry sources have predicted between 14,000 and 20,000 job cuts, though it remains unclear how much will be achieved through early retirements in Airbus’s 135,000-strong workforce, heavily populated by veterans of its original A320 development. Two…

Prior to manufacturers releasing their products for sale, the goods have to go through a process of quality inspection during which inspectors assiduously make sure the items are in good shape and meet the necessary standards. During the process, the inspectors can detect various defects ranging from cracked screens on phones, scratched logos on TVs or paint that’s off on cars. “Generally, what we hear in the industry is that humans at best are 80% accurate,” Arye Barnehama, a 30 under 30 honoree from this year’s manufacturing and industry list, says. “There’s a lot of tasks that are very human-driven, someone has…

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will see their economies shrink by 7.6% this year, an International Monetary Fund official said on Tuesday, revising downwards April forecasts of nearly 3%. The six GCC nations are, with varying degrees, facing steep economic declines as the slowdown in business activity due to the coronavirus pandemic is amplified by a price drop in hydrocarbons, which are their main source of revenue. The IMF last week said Saudi Arabia’s economy – the largest in the Arab world – faces a 6.8% contraction this year, sharper than the 2.3% the Washington-based lender had forecast in April.…

Facebook said on Monday it would submit itself to an audit of how it controls hate speech in a bid to appease a growing advertising boycott of the platform, as it prepared to address a group of advertisers on Tuesday. The move comes as major advertisers such as Unilever and Starbucks have signed on to the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign started by U.S. civil rights groups, which urges brands to pause their Facebook ads in July to pressure the social media giant to do more to take down hate speech. Media Rating Council, a media measurement firm, will conduct the…

A study of coronavirus infections that covered almost everyone in the quarantined north Italian town of Vò found that 40% of cases showed no symptoms – suggesting that asymptomatic cases are important in the spread of the pandemic. The study, led by a scientist at Italy’s Padua University and Imperial College London, also produced evidence that mass testing combined with case isolation and community lockdowns can stop local outbreaks swiftly. “Despite ‘silent’ and widespread transmission, the disease can be controlled,” said Andrea Crisanti, a professor at Padua and Imperial who co-led the work. “Testing of all citizens, whether or not…