Author: News Desk

LONDON — McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt is stepping down after more than eight years in charge of the supercar company. The British automaker announced his departure Wednesday, without specifying why he is leaving. Flewitt joined McLaren as chief operating officer in June 2012 and was appointed CEO in July 2013. I feel incredibly proud to have led McLaren Automotive through most of its first, highly-successful decade and am privileged to have played a part in the incredible McLaren story, Flwitt said, “This young company’s success is testament to the many passionate and talented people I have had the pleasure of working with…

Geneva : Europe stood out as the only major region worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases and deaths over the last week, with double-digit percentage increases in each, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday. The World Health Organization said new COVID-19 cases in its 53-country European region, which stretches as far east as former Soviet republics in Central Asia, recorded an 18% increase in COVID-19 cases over the last week — a fourth straight weekly increase for the area. In WHO’s weekly epidemiological report on COVID-19, Europe also saw a 14% increase in virus-related deaths. That amounted…

Bahrain : BRAVE Combat Federation, the premier international Mixed Martial Arts promotion founded by His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa in Bahrain, has joined forces with the All-India MMA Federation (AIMMAF), the Karnataka State MMA Association, and the Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) to launch “Road to BRAVE”. The main event, BRAVE CF Fight Night “Road to BRAVE”, will be held on October 31 at the Ezone Lagoon Resort, in Bangalore. The event starts at 7pm (local time). The week also features seminars for referees, judges, and officials, striking combat sports competitions, and an opening ceremony…

Sydney : Australia on Thursday eased its COVID-related travel advice for several countries including the United States, Britain and Canada as it prepares to reopen its borders next week for the first time in over 18 months. Australia will lift its outbound travel ban for fully vaccinated residents from November 1 following a strong uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, as Sydney and Melbourne, its biggest cities, look to welcome overseas travelers without quarantine, Reuters reported “The changes announced today are a vital next step in re-uniting Australian families and safely re-opening Australia to the world,” Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said…

India : Gauri Khan Stops Eating Anticipating Aryan Khan’s Return from Jail, is Crying and Praying The Bombay High Court will continue to hear the bail plea of Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the case related to alleged drugs bust on a cruise ship on Thursday. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will present its arguments before the court today. On Wednesday, Senior Advocate Amit Desai, representing co-accused and Aryan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant, argued before the single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre that the NCB’s arrests in the case were “illegal” because the agency failed to…

Washington : A surge in Microsoft Corp’s shares nearly unseated Apple Inc as the world’s most valuable company on Wednesday, a day before the iPhone maker reports its quarterly results. Fueled by strong quarterly growth in its Azure cloud-computing business, Microsoft’s shares jumped 4.2% to end at a record $323.17, elevating the software maker’s market capitalization to $2.426 trillion, just short of Apple’s $2.461 trillion valuation, Reuters reported. Apple’s shares dipped 0.3% ahead of its report due after the bell on Thursday, with investors focused on how the global supply-chain crisis is challenging the company’s ability to meet demand for its iPhones.…

Bahrain : Deputy Prime Minister and Legal and Legislation Affairs Ministerial Committee Chairman Jawad Salem Al Arrayed received Housing Minister Bassem Yacoub Al Hamer. The meeting reviewed issues on laws and legislation related to the interests of citizens benefiting from the services of the Housing Ministry. The minister thanked the Deputy Premier for cooperation in the areas of laws and legislation.

Riyadh :  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Presidency of State Security, has classified the Lebanon-based ALQARD ALHASAN association as a terrorist entity. It cited the association’s links to activities supporting the terrorist (Hezbollah) organization, since the association works on managing funds for the terrorist organization (Hezbollah) and its financing, including support for military purposes. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue to work to combat the terrorist activities of the terrorist (Hezbollah) organization, and to coordinate with international brothers and friends to target the sources of financial support for the Organization, whether they are individuals or entities, to…

Paris : Europe’s Airbus raised full-year financial targets after a narrower-than-expected dip in third-quarter profits, and stuck to a goal of delivering 600 jetliners this year after driving down costs during the pandemic. The world’s largest commercial plane maker posted a 19% drop in third-quarter operating profit to 666 million euros ($772.7 million) as revenues slipped 6% to 10.518 billion. It said it was looking for full-year operating profit of 4.5 billion euros and free cashflow of 2.5 billion, up from previous targets of 4 billion and 2 billion respectively. Analysts were on average expecting quarterly operating profit of 623 million…

Bahrain : Royal Academy of Police (RAP) The Officers Training College has started its training year 2021-2022. The inaugural course which focused on managing projects was conducted by the Follow Up and Evaluation Division of the office of the Assistant Chief of Public Security for Community Affairs, Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The course reflects the keenness of the Royal Academy of Police to train officers. The course highlighted the importance of project and time management as part of plans to form competent and professional cadres. The RAP Language Centre has also conducted a basic French course (Level 1). The…