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Beijing: Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travelers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing. Authorities have warned the highly contagious Omicron adds to the increased risk of COVID-19 transmission as hundreds of millions of people travel around China for the Lunar New Year on February 1. Cities such as Luoyang in central China and Jieyang in the south said on Sunday travelers need to report to communities, employers or hotels their trips three days ahead…

Sports are and have been for a long time now a powerful diplomatic tool, promoting cultural exchange and universal values, thus strengthening bilateral relations between nations worldwide. On February 4th, boxing will be in the spotlight in the Kingdom of Bahrain with the first edition of “Royal Rumble”. The Charity Boxing Dinner will be held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the General Sports Authority, and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee. The boxing charity gala event is organized by KHK…

Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today issued Edict (3) of 2022. According to the edict, Ezz Ahmed Ali Al-Mannai was appointed as Director of the Directorate of Policies and Strategic Planning, and Adnan Said Mohammed Al-Makhraq as Director of the Directorate of Control and Licensing, both at the Ministry of Oil. The Minister of Oil shall implement the provisions of this edict, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

MUMBAI: India reported 271,202 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest daily count in eight months, taking its total tally to 37.12 million, the federal health ministry said on Sunday. Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 314 to 486,066, Reuters quoted the ministry as saying.

LONDON:  More than 323‭‬ million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,878,745 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

Manama: President of the Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza participated in the opening of the 12th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, which was held virtually. Dr. Mirza noted Bahrain’s announcement in the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) about the adoption of the national goal to reach zero carbon neutrality by 2060, and the Kingdom’s interim and short-term goals to comply with this announcement. He said that Bahrain was able at the end of the year 2021 to achieve the national renewable energy goals set for 2025, which is to…

NEW YORK: Enthusiasm around “meme stocks” has eased for young investors a year on from the GameStop Corp (GME.N) trading frenzy, with Gen Z’s attention shifting to companies in areas like electric vehicles and the “metaverse,” according to a report released on Friday. The top stock holding among the Gen Z cohort – people born after 1996 – in the fourth quarter was Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), according to the quarterly investor outlook from Apex Fintech Solutions, which provides custody and clearing services for brokers like SoFi (SOFI.O), Stash, WeBull, and Goldman Sachs Group’s (GS.N) Marcus. AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) slipped from the No. 1 spot in the top 100 ranking of…

Manama: The BDF General Command announced that the Royal Bahraini Navy Force (RBNF) will implement a live ammunition firing at the “Hair Shtaya” area on Monday and Tuesday between 8 am and 3 pm. The BDF cautioned all people to keep away from the aforesaid firing zone for their safety.

Manama: The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated Vishwa Hindi Divas 2022 in vibrant colors on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Microsoft Teams. ISB Hindi Department conducted the Hindi Divas under the patronage of the Indian Embassy. The program started with the national anthem of Bahrain and India followed by the school prayer song. The Holy Qura’n was recited and by class 10 student Zainab Firoz Khan. Hindi Department HoD Baboo Khan welcomed the gathering. Judges Sadanand Kashinath Bhosly (Professor & Ex. Head of the Department of Hindi, Savitribai Phule University of Pune) and Mohammad Shahul Hameed ( Professor of Hindi, Aligarh…

Washington: US electric car maker Tesla has broken into the Chinese market, according to figures published by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Tuesday. According to the association, Tesla sold 70,847 vehicles in December alone, a record number since Tesla started its production in Shanghai back in 2019.  The numbers have jumped 300 per cent year-over-year and have increased 34 per cent from their tally in November. According to the report, Tesla has sold a total of 473,078 vehicles, which includes cars exported. Globally, the carmaker sold 936,000 units during the same period. The Shanghai factory is capable of producing Model 3 and Model…