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PepsiCo Inc will stop advertising on Facebook Inc, Fox Business News reported on Sunday, citing sources. The halt on advertising will run through July and August, the report said. Sources described the move as a “global boycott” on placing Facebook ads, the report said. ♦ Starbucks to pause advertising across social media ♦ Unilever to stop U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter for rest of year ♦ L’Oreal to drop words such as ‘whitening’ from skin products PepsiCo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The food and beverage company joins a growing number of companies pulling ad dollars from Facebook, including ice-cream maker Ben…

Starbucks Corp will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it explores the best ways to help stop the spread of hate speech, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The company will “have discussions internally and with media partners and civil rights organizations to stop the spread of hate speech,” the statement said. A CNBC report on Sunday added that this social media pause by Starbucks will not include YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google. It will continue to post on social media without paid promotion. ♦ Unilever to stop U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter for rest of…

We often hear many different stories about how certain athletes began their journey and paved their way to stardom. And only a handful of them, such as Neymar, Andre Agassi, or Yao Ming are shaped since the early days to achieve success in a certain field; and so is the same with BRAVE Combat Federation’s Jose “Shorty” Torres. “One of the first memories I have in life is when I was playing fighting with my father and brother in bed”, “Shorty” recalled. “At age 4, I then joined Shotokan karate classes and never stopped since then”. From his time as…

The UK’s top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill has confirmed he plans to stand down from the role in September. In a letter to Boris Johnson, he said it was the right time to go as the government moved to the next phase of its coronavirus recovery plan. His other role as national security adviser will be taken by Mr. Johnson’s chief Brexit adviser David Frost. His exit follows reports of tensions between him and senior members of Boris Johnson’s team. Dominic Cummings, regarded as the Prime Minister’s most influential political adviser, has long called for an overhaul of the…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 48-year-old male expatriate from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 83. It’s the fifth 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 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,403 active cases. Also,…

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting “white power”. The supporter was among a group of senior citizens taking part in a pro-Trump rally at a retirement complex in Florida. The footage showed the Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators hurling abuse and swearing at one another. President Trump has repeatedly been accused of inflaming racial tensions – accusations he denies. In his tweet, the president thanked “the great people of The Villages” – referring to the retirement community north-west of Orlando where the rally took place. “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats…

His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today held a virtual meeting with high-achieving students from public and private schools. HH Shaikh Nasser welcomed the outstanding students, and valued highly their efforts and perseverance for the sake of continuing their academic achievements and excellence during the exceptional circumstances the kingdom has gone through as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). https://youtu.be/VZGeQ9MCN2c “We are fully aware that the students in Bahrain have…

Bahrain has announced four deaths from coronavirus, one male citizen aged 44, and three male expatriates aged 37, 44, and 58. So far the total has reached up to 82. 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 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,404…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,989 new cases and 40 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 182,493. The death toll raised to 1,551 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 2,627 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 124,755. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in Al Hofuf (487), followed by Riyadh (389) and Dammam (320). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1277221772446912519?s=20

Education Minister Dr. Majid Ali Al Nuaimi has endorsed the academic results of the intermediate and secondary schools (all sections) students. The success rate for students in the final year of secondary school was 97.9% with 783 students, including 551 females, and 232 males, achieving a score of at least 95%. The success rate in technical and vocational education was 96.5% with 15 students achieving a score of 95% or more. The success rate among intermediate school students was 97.8%. Al Nuaimi expressed his deep gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for supporting education, which has…