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British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president’s use of their song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” at campaign rallies. The band has appointed performing rights organisation BMI to try to stop him using the song, according to a statement given to US website, Deadline, overnight Saturday. “The BMI have notified the Trump campaign on behalf of the Stones that the unauthorised use of their songs will constitute a breach of its licensing agreement,” read the statement, which was retweeted by the Rolling Stones official Twitter account. “If Donald…

Portugal backs the candidacy of Spanish Economy minister Nadia Calvino to head the Eurogroup, the country’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa said in an interview on Sunday. “It would be very important for that position to remain in the socialist family. We have to agree among all, but of course Nadia Calviño meets all the conditions,” Costa told the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia Calviño, 51, who is also vice-president of the Spanish left-wing coalition government, is seen as a frontrunner to succeed Portugal’s outgoing finance minister, Mario Centeno, at the Eurogroup’s helm. She will stand against Irish centre-right minister Pascal Donohoe…

Kuwait has reported 551 new coronavirus cases, of which 341 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 44,942, according to the Ministry of Health. 4 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 348. 908 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 35,494. Kuwait has done 3,814 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry. So far, the country has conducted…

Bahrain has recorded 6,128 violations of not wearing the face mask in public places and commercial stores since the implementation of the decision, as the Northern Governorate Police Directorate recorded 2000 violations, and the Police Directorate registered the Capital Governorate 1265 violations, while the Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate recorded 1201 violations, and 979 violations were registered by the Southern Governorate Police Directorate. The Operations Department headed by General Security recorded 611 violations, while the General Administration of Ports Security recorded the least of all, 72 violations. The Assistant Chief of Public Security for Operations and Training Affairs called on all…

A rare surgery was conducted on a 2-year-old child after he had swallowed a battery, according to the Saudi online newspaper Sabq. The battery was stuck in the child’s esophagus for about 16 hours. The infant had been admitted into the hospital suffering from low blood pressure and hemoglobin deficiency The procedure was conducted at the Maternity and Child Hospital in the holy city of Medina in cooperation with a local cardiac centre. A CT-scan showed the presence of a hole between the esophagus and the aortic artery, a rare complication of his swallowing a small round battery that had…

Oman has registered 4 deaths and 1,197 new cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 709 and the rest 488 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 38,150. The death toll reached 163 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 837 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 21,200. 3,292 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1277165319971364864?s=20

France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned of contamination risks, but stoking worry for the local economy. The Fessenheim plant, opened in 1977 and already three years over its projected 40-year life span, became a target for anti-nuclear campaigners after the catastrophic meltdown at Fukushima in Japan in 2011. Despite a pledge by then-president Francois Hollande just months after the Fukushima disaster to close Fessenheim — on the Rhine river near France’s eastern border with Germany and Switzerland — it was not…

An honest car park attendant at Lulu Hypermarket in Dana Mall was commended by Lulu Group International Chairman & MD, Mr. Yusuffali M.A. and rewarded for returning a misplaced bag full of cash and credit cards to a distraught customer. Bangladeshi national Abu Bakar has been an employee at Lulu for over two years. Last week, when he was collecting trolleys from the car park to return to the trolley station, he found a bag with a lot of money lying in a trolley. “The bag was full of money and credit cards so I immediately handed it over to…

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life that could last for a year or more until a vaccine is available. Some countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, leading authorities to partially…

Bahrain has reported 462 new cases of coronavirus, among 233 expatriate workers, 229 new cases are contacts of active cases, after conducting over 8,100 additional COVID-19 tests on Saturday. The death toll stands at 78, as 5 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 644 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 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed…