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Italy’s budget deficit, currently projected to reach 10.4% of domestic output this year, is likely to expand further as the country tries to prop up the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday. Measures to avoid layoffs as well as to help struggling sectors such as tourism could not wait until September, when the government would present a comprehensive plan to relaunch the economy after the coronavirus crisis, he said. “A further increase in the budget deficit is likely,” Conte told a press conference. He said the government was worried about weak consumer spending and…

Bahrain has announced the death of an 88-year-old male citizen expatriate from coronavirus. The total deaths have soared to 62. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 21,331 of which 15,790 have recovered, which means that over 74 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,479 active cases. Also, there are 181 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 31 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 470,409 tests, according to the government statics. “The cases in Bahrain have seen a rise due to…

Bahrain attracted $942 million of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2019, according to the latest World Investment Report (WIR 2020) from the UN Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The annual report charts global investment flows, analyses trade trends and examines Government policies that seek to expand world trade. Globally, WIR 2020 found that FDI flows totalled $1.540 trillion, representing 1.76 per cent of global GDP. Bahrain surpassed the global average performance with FDI accounting for 2.45 per cent of national GDP last year. This is the third consecutive year that Bahrain has attracted in the region of $ 1…

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on Sunday blamed the disappointing crowd at his Tulsa rally on protesters creating a hostile atmosphere and blocking supporters from getting into the arena. The White House had promised the much-hyped event — Trump’s first rally in three months — would be flooded with up to 100,000 people, but television images showed large sections of empty seating in the 19,000-capacity BOK Center. A outdoor event for the overflow crowd was canceled because no one showed up, despite the campaign hyping huge interest ahead of time, with more than a million ticket requests. Senior Trump campaign…

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian high-school pupils armed with masks, gloves and hand sanitizers started their final exams on Sunday, despite objections from some parents worried about spreading the coronavirus. The health ministry was laying on 2,500 ambulances and providing a doctor for each school. Any student with a high temperature is meant to have their exam postponed or sit it in isolation. The students had their temperatures taken in the morning, before being seated at desks spaced apart from one another. Nearly 670,000 pupils from state and private schools, and 128,000 from religious schools, were due to sit the…

Dubai will allow foreigners and citizens to enter from July 7. Meanwhile, foreigners with residency visas will be able to only enter from June 22, Dubai Media Office said on Sunday. The new announcement will allow thousands of people affected by the worldwide restrictions in passenger air traffic since the start of the pandemic to resume their travel plans. Citizens and residents would be permitted to travel abroad from June 23. Return of UAE residents Residents holding Dubai-issued visas are permitted to return to the emirate by pre-booking flights on any airline on the condition that they obtain an approval coordinated between…

Saudi Arabia has blocked 231 websites in a major crackdown on piracy infringements. The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) organized an online inspection campaign of websites and platforms that were suspected of violating intellectual property laws, including sites based outside the Kingdom, to monitor and analyze for possible breaches. The sites listed included streaming service websites, encrypted sports channels, websites that offer to download books in PDF form, and unlicensed websites that offer downloading and music streaming services that violate user rights. SAIP has also detected websites that are selling subscriptions for encrypted TV channels through software or illicit…

The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated the 6th International Yoga Day with great fervour and enthusiasm on Sunday, June 21, 2020 with children demonstrating Yoga online. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, students stayed indoors and posted online their Yoga practice which will be uploaded on the school website. Various yoga postures, which are helpful in healing the body and the mind, were performed. The participants were introduced to Yogasanas, Pranayama, and Meditation. Keeping with the concerns related to COVID-19, the theme for this year’s Yoga Day was ‘Yoga at home; Yoga with your family’. ISB Physical Education Teacher R.…

His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has expressed delight at the success of his two-year-old filly, “Rumaythah”, in winning the 1200-metre race at the UK’s Redcar Racecourse. HH Shaikh Nasser stressed that the victory affirms the distinguished position enjoyed by the equestrian sport in the kingdom thanks to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s unwavering interest and care. HH Shaikh Nasser said that the equestrian sport has attained multiple achievements for the kingdom during HM the King’s prosperous era, adding that the exploit is the fruitful result of the unwavering royal support. HH Shaikh Nasser pointed…

The man held by police on suspicion of killing three people in Reading is Khairi Saadallah. The 25-year-old from Reading was arrested at the scene and police say they are not looking for anyone else over the “terrorist incident”. Security sources told the BBC he is originally from Libya. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “appalled and sickened” by the attack in a park on Saturday evening. Mr Johnson said he had spoken to the chief constable of Thames Valley Police and praised the bravery of the unarmed officers who arrested the suspect. A witness told the BBC that…