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Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today ratified and promulgated Law (15) of 2022 on amending some provisions of Decree-Law (11) of 1976 with respect to Retirement Pensions and Gratuities for Officers and Servicemen of the Bahrain Defence Force and Public Security, following its approval by the Shura and Representatives Councils. The Prime Minister and ministers, each in their capacity, shall implement the provisions of this law which takes effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa’s east coast has risen to 443, including a rescuer, a regional official said on Sunday, as dozens more are still missing. “The death toll now stands at 443,” Sihle Zikalala, the premier of the KwaZulu-Natal province told a media briefing, adding 63 other people are still unaccounted for. A member of the rescue and recovery team “experienced difficult breathing and was airlifted to… hospital. Unfortunately he passed away”. Rains were starting to let up in the flood-ravaged east, allowing for search and relief aid operations to continue after one of the…

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate led the royal family in celebrating Easter Sunday after Queen Elizabeth II stayed away from a traditional church service. The queen, who turns 96 on Thursday and has suffered what have widely been described as mobility problems, did not make her usual appearance at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, walked to the chapel with their two eldest children Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Behind them were the queen’s youngest son Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, with their children Lady Louise Windsor…

Bahrain : Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) and the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments will hold the closing ceremony of the 26th edition of the Bahrain Quran Grand Prize on Tuesday, April 19. During the online ceremony, some holy Quran verses will be recited and then SCIA President, Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa, will deliver a speech. After that, the winners will be announced and honoured. A total of 3563 contestants participated in the 26th Bahrain Quran Grand Prize, including 1492…

Shanghai :  Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops are likely to face delays if China’s COVID-19 lockdowns persist, analysts said, as curbs force assemblers to shut down and closed-loop arrangements get harder to maintain. China’s race to stop the spread of COVID-19 has jammed highways and ports, stranded workers and left countless factories awaiting government approval to reopen – disruptions that are rippling through global supply chains. Apple Inc supplier Pegatron Corp said this week it would suspend its plants in Shanghai and Kunshan, where according to supply chain experts it produces the iPhone…

Bahrain : Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has praised Córdoba CF’s promotion to the Spanish Primera RFEF (third division). HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed that the club’s two major achievements this season, namely the ascension to the Primera RFEF and winning the Copa Federación (Federation Cup), are the fruitful outcome of the tremendous efforts exerted by the club’s Board of Directors, as well as the administrative and technical staff, who put in place all success requirements for the team, which managed to win the Segunda RFEF title. HH…

Jahangirpuri violence updates: Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening. Several police personnel were injured in the ensuing violence. According to the police, stones were pelted and some vehicles torched in the violence. Security personnel were deployed to the region to get the situation under control. IT

KYIV :  The shattered port city of Mariupol appeared on the brink of falling to the Russians on Sunday in what would give Moscow its biggest victory of the war yet and free up troops to take part in a potentially climactic battle for control of Ukraine’s industrial east. Russia estimated 2,500 Ukrainian fighters were holding out at a hulking steel plant in the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol, much of which has been reduced to a smoking ruin during a merciless seven-week siege. Moscow gave the city’s defenders a surrender-or-die ultimatum with a midday deadline, saying those who…

HAMPTON : Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. It was the third mass shooting in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend. The three shootings in South Carolina and Pittsburgh left two minors dead and at least 31 people injured. South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating, said in an email there were no reported fatalities in the early shooting at the Cara’s Lounge in Hampton County. No information was immediately available on the severity of the injuries. Hampton County…

A bus carrying worshipers travelling to an Easter pilgrimage in mountainous eastern Zimbabwe plunged into a gorge, killing 35 people in the early hours of Friday. The bus was overloaded with 106 passengers and veered off the winding road near Chimanimani and hurtled into a deep ravine, police said. The crash happened near the Chipinge district of Zimbabwe’s eastern Manicaland province. IT