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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…

Authorities in Germany’s Goettingen and North Rhine Westphalia regions have called on police to enforce quarantine measures following a rise in local coronavirus infections, which caused the country’s virus reproduction rate to spike. Germany’s reproduction rate of novel coronavirus infections jumped to 1.79, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Saturday, far above the level needed to contain it over the longer term. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 687 to 189,822, data from the RKI showed on Sunday. A riot broke out at a block of flats in Goettingen on Saturday where…

The drastic reduction in pollution during coronavirus lockdowns around the world should lead to greater concern for the environment as restrictions are lifted, Pope Francis said on Sunday. At his Sunday address in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said the pandemic made many people reflect on their relationship with the environment. The square reopened to the public a month ago and Italy’s last travel restrictions were lifted on June 3. “The lockdown has reduced pollution and revealed once more the beauty of so many places free from traffic and noise. Now, with the resumption of activities, we should all be more…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,379 new cases and 37 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 157,612. The death toll raised to 1,267 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 2,213 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 101,130. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in the capital Riyadh (668), followed by Jeddah (342) and Mecca (340). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1274681846656380929?s=20 Also Read: Trump urges slowdown in COVID-19 testing calling it a ‘double-edged sword’ Saudi Arabia to launch $4 billion tourism development fund India gives Hetero Labs approval to make Gilead’s COVID-19 drug

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday told thousands of cheering supporters he had asked U.S. officials to slow down testing for the novel coronavirus, calling it a “double-edged sword” that led to more cases being discovered. Trump said the United States had now tested 25 million people, far more than other countries. “When you do testing to that extent, you’re gonna find more people you’re gonna find more cases. So I said to my people slow the testing down, please,” Trump told a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where many supporters were not wearing face masks. A White House official…

The Integrated Transport Centre, ITC, of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that public parking fees will be resumed starting from Wednesday, 1st July, 2020 at 8 am. That is after the 3-month suspension of the fees in support of the society during this challenging period. ITC is offering m-Mawaqif service for the public convenience that allows users to pay for parking fees using their mobile phones. “In light of the current situation, ITC advises the public to use electronic payment methods through Darb application or by sending an SMS to 3009 from Etisalat or DU…

Kuwait has reported 505 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from foreigners which is 274, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 39,650, according to the Ministry of Health. 7 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 326. 514 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 31,240. Kuwait has done 2,742 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.…

UAE records 392 cases, and 1 fatality from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total cases in the country to 44,925, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). The new death takes the total fatalities to 302. 661 new recoveries were also announced, bringing the total recoveries to 32,415. This means over 70 percent of the confirmed cases have fully recovered from the virus. The new cases were found after conducting more than 48,000 coronavirus tests across the country. Also Read: UK police declare Reading stabbing as ‘terrorism incident’ Oman confirms 905 new cases, as total nears…