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London : Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for August after scoring nine goals in five games in a brilliant start to his career in England. Haaland, 22, bagged a brace on his league debut against West Ham United and scored once at Newcastle United before hitting consecutive hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest as City won four of their opening five games. The Norwegian, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund, beat competition from Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard as well as Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic among others…

Bahrain : Legislation and Legal Opinion Chairman, 2022 Elections Executive Director, Chancellor Nawaf Abdulla Hamza, has announced that more than 124,000 citizens have already verified their names on the voter lists by visiting the official website of the elections (www.vote.bh), or reporting to their local supervisory committees. Hamza asserted that the large number reflects the citizens’ high electoral awareness, and their keenness to review their data on the lists, be informed about their constituencies and submit correction requests, if any. He indicated that the number of eligible voters who verified lists in two days this year, is bigger than that…

Bahrain : Speaker of the Council of Representatives Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal and Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak inspected a number of development projects in Riffa and got informed about the final preparations for the temporary location of Riffa Central Market as the current one will witness a comprehensive revamp soon to meet the needs of citizens. The Speaker of the Council of Representatives asserted the ongoing implementation of vital services projects under the comprehensive development march of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. She stressed keenness on achieving citizens’ aspirations, pointing…

Bahrain : The General Command of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has invited civilians to volunteer to join the Reserve Force, as part of the first phase. Relatives of the military and civilian staff and retirees of the BDF and the National Guard are eligible to register, the BDF General Command said in its statement. Applicants should register on the BDF’s website using the following link: https://www.bdf.bh, provided that: 1- They are Bahrainis. 2- They are aged between 18 and 55. However, technicians and specialists are exempted from the upper age limit requirement. 3- They should have good conduct, and not…

London :  Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant’s latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete. The two therapies – which are designed to work by binding to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 to neutralise the virus’ ability to infect cells – were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic. The virus has since evolved, and mounting evidence from lab tests suggests the two therapies – sotrovimab as well as casirivimab-imdevimab – have limited clinical activity against the latest iterations of the…

Ottawa, The second round of political consultations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Canada was held in Ottawa. It was headed by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and the Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Maghreb at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada, Sandra McCardell. During the meeting, the Undersecretary affirmed Bahrain’s commitment to further develop cooperation with Canada in various fields and exchange experiences to achieve the vital interests of both countries and peoples. The two sides discussed regional…

Dubai : Whenever Her Highness Sheikha Hissa goes to the races in England, her beloved late father Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, a titan of the sport for decades, is never far from her side. In a fitting tribute to his memory, the 26-year-old carries — on the right side of her abaya — a small photograph of Sheikh Hamdan, who founded the global Shadwell horse racing and breeding empire which she inherited upon his death last year. And his image carried on a badge will certainly be on display at Ascot on October 15 when Sheikha Hissa will watch Baaeed in…

Washington : As central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be edging toward a global recession in 2023 and a string of financial crises in emerging market and developing economies that would do them lasting harm, according to a comprehensive new study by the World Bank. Central banks around the world have been raising interest rates this year with a degree of synchronicity not seen over the past five decades—a trend that is likely to continue well into next year, according to the report. Yet the currently expected trajectory of interest-rate…

EDGARTOWN: The chief executive of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services was wrapping up work Wednesday when she looked outside to see 48 strangers nearing her office with red folders that included brochures for her organization. The Venezuelan migrants who were flown to the wealthy Massachusetts island from San Antonio by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said they were told they were going to Boston. DeSantis took from the playbook of a fellow Republican, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, by surprising Democrat-led cities and states with large influxes of migrants. Providing little or no information is part of the plan. Two flights to Martha’s Vineyard stopped…

CANTIANO :  Flash floods swept through several towns Friday in hilly central Italy after hours of exceptionally heavy rain, leaving 10 people dead and at least four missing. Dozens of survivors scrambled onto rooftops or up into trees to await rescue. Floods invaded garages and basements and knocked down doors. In one town, the powerful rush of water pushed a car onto a second-story balcony, while elsewhere parked vehicles were crumpled on top of each other in the streets. Some farm fields near the sea were meters (yards) under water. “It wasn’t a water bomb, it was a tsunami,” Riccardo…