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Colorado: Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon warehouses in Colorado Springs, filed a proposed class action in Colorado federal court on Tuesday claiming the company made workers wait in long lines to answer questions and have their temperatures checked, Reuters reported. Seattle-based Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The proposed class includes more than 10,000 people at five Colorado warehouses. “Amazon appears fine making efforts to keep its…

Dubai : The ruler of Dubai authorised the hacking of his former wife and her lawyers’ phones with multimillion-pound spyware during a legal battle over their two children, the UK High Court has found. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 72, gave his “express or implied authority” for the phone of his sixth wife Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, 47, to be infiltrated with Pegasus spyware during the ongoing legal case, the court ruled. The vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was previously found to have conducted a “campaign of fear and intimidation” against…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 101/2021, re-appointing His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa as Southern Governor for a four-year term. The Interior Minister shall implement the provisions of this decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette. WHQ

Bahrain : The National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today held a press conference to provide an update on the Kingdom’s COVID-19 response at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital. Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and member of the National Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), stated that COVID-19 mitigation efforts will continue according to plan until the Kingdom reaches its goals, including protecting public health. Despite the gradual return to normal life, Dr. Al Manea warned against falling into a false sense of security by…

MAROS: Genetic traces in the body of a young woman who died 7,000 years ago furnish the first clue that mixing between early humans in Indonesia and those from faraway Siberia took place much earlier than previously thought.

Manama: The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) has launched e-management of visa applications through the Bahrain.bh portal. The new service is for citizens, companies, and organizations, along with foreigners, to get all types of entry visas. The launch of the new service is a turning point in the digital transformation. It allows applying for visas, attaching documents, and tracking down the processing of the application. The applicant can also pay the fees, print the visa without the need to visit the services centers. The NPRA asserted that it moves forward in enhancing services to meet the government’s digital transformation vision and provide…

On occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Dr Arun Kumar Praharaj was awarded the LIVING LEGEND OF ODISHA award by Prestigious Interview Times in Mayfair Hotel ,Bhubaneswar along with Padmashree Dr Pratibha Ray by Honourable Minister of State ,Odisha Government Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra in a grand gathering.

Dubai: What do Mother Teresa’s hair, the staff of Moses and the sandals of Sai Baba have in common? Apparently, they are all sitting in a museum of antiques in Kerala, waiting to be bought by gullible art collectors. And the man who owns the museum and claims to have several other artefacts dating back many millennia is Monson Mavunkal, a 52-year-old antique dealer and social media influencer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who has hit the headlines for allegedly swindling people of Rs100 million. Monson, who is allegedly close to several politicians, actors and police officials, is now…

Bollywood A-lister Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Egyptian powerhouse Mona Zaki, Hollywood talent Aja Naomi King and Saudi Arabian singer-actress Aseel Omran united forces to speak up for women empowerment at the Expo 2020 Dubai grounds on October 5. The powerful quartet, who have done remarkably well in their own entertainment industry, urged men, women, and children to stand tall in the face of sexual harassment in public spaces. Rai Bachchan, who was welcomed with thunderous applause, spoke about bystanders mutely watching as a woman is harassed as ‘unacceptable’. Their lack of reaction to a crime was disturbing. “We simply cannot accept raising…

France has intensified pressure on the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, warning bilateral co-operation could be at risk. The government in Paris is angry that the UK granted 12 licences out of 47 bids for smaller vessels to fish in its territorial waters. French Prime Minister Jean Castex has accused the UK of not respecting its Brexit deal commitments on fishing. “Britain does not respect its own signature,” he told French MPs. “Month after month, the UK presents new conditions and delays giving definitive licences… this cannot be tolerated.” The prime minister warned that all bilateral agreements with the UK…