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New York : The full schedule for the NBA’s 75th anniversary season was released Friday, highlighted in part by what will be a yearlong tribute to some of the key moments in league history. Opening night is Oct. 19. It’s back to a normal schedule for the NBA, with all teams playing 82 games after a 72-game slate last season because the calendar was compressed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Toronto Raptors will play at home after relocating to Tampa, Florida, last season because of Canadian border restrictions, AP reports. The NBA has prioritized player rest over the past…

London : Liverpool marked its first game in front of a capacity crowd at Anfield in nearly 18 months by beating Burnley 2-0 on Saturday, with goals by Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane earning their team a second straight win to open the season. Jota, who scored the first goal in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory at Norwich last weekend, glanced in a header off a cross by left back Konstantinos Tsimikas in the 18th minute in front of The Kop, The Associated Press (AP) said. Mane struck home a powerful, low shot from a central position from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deft pass…

Beijing : China will now allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence. The ceremonial legislature on Friday amended the Population and Family Planning Law as part of a decades-long effort by the ruling Communist Party to dictate the size of families in keeping with political directives. It comes just six years after the last change. From the 1980s, China strictly limited most couples to one child, a policy enforced with threats of fines or loss of jobs, leading to…

Manama : Chief of Public Security, Lieutenant-General Tariq Al Hassan, has expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for his statement marking the conclusion of this year’s Ashoora season. He hailed the national values and humanitarian principles embedded in the royal statement, noting that they prove Bahrain’s status as a civilised country that respects religious freedoms and pluralism. He valued the support of HM the King and follow up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the success of Ashoora season. He said…

San Francisco : Mayor London Breedshowed up to his favorite lunch spot in San Francisco on Friday with an appetite and his vaccination record in hand. A manager at Sam’s Grill and Seafood restaurant verified he was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, put him on a list of customers who have met the city’s new requirement for future reference, and walked him to his table, AP reports. “Easy,” Ryken said as San Francisco became the first major city in the U.S. to enforce the strictest vaccine mandate for entering restaurants, bars, gyms and large concerts. Businesses posted signs and added extra…

Mexico City : Cuba has approved two more coronavirus vaccines for use, the second and the third developed by the Caribbean island state, said dpa international. The combination of two doses of the Soberana 02 vaccine and one dose of Soberana Plus had prevented symptomatic cases of Covid-19 with 91.2 per cent effectiveness in phase-3 trials, according to the government. The state-run Centre for the Control of Medicines and Medical Devices (Cecmed) announced on Friday it had issued emergency approval for both vaccines. Soberana 02 was jointly developed by institutions in Cuba and Iran. Iran had already granted emergency approval…

Almaty : Tae Kyun “Ares” Kim is ready to walk through whatever Nurzhan “Bizon” Akishev throws his way in a pivotal match for both men this weekend. The undefeated South Korean enters enemy territory this Saturday, August 21st as he is penciled to square off with a hometown hero in the form of Akishev at BRAVE CF 53 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. “Ares” believes his bout with the Kazakh stalwart has all the ingredients for an exciting battle, and it is one that he has been looking forward to since 2019 when he first joined the Bahrain-based promotion. “He (Akishev) is…

Bahrain : Bahrain Bourse, a self-regulated multi-asset marketplace, announced that it has attained the ISO 27001:2013 certification, an internationally recognized worldwide information security management standard, after successfully completing all the requirements and being officially certified by SIS Certifications Pvt. Ltd. The certification marks a significant milestone to formally acknowledge Bahrain Bourse’s commitment to enhance its overall information security and risk management framework. The achievement demonstrates Bahrain Bourse’s investment in people, processes, and technology to protect the information it holds. It also proves the ongoing efforts Bahrain Bourse puts to identify new risks, assess the implications and implement tailored information security…

Bahrain :  The restorative justice courts for children will start working on Sunday, pursuant to the provisions of Law 4/2021 on the promulgation of the Restorative Justice Law for Children and their Protection from Maltreatment, which came into force on August 18, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has announced. A higher court and a lower court will be responsible for examining crimes committed by under-18 children. They will give top priority to the child’s interests in all rulings, decisions and procedures related to them, regardless of the authority that issues or executes them. The Law stipulates that child victims or…

Moscow : Chairman of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), Ali Ahmed Al-Derazi, held a meeting here with the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Professor Tatiana Moskalkova. They reviewed the distinguished relations between the two friendly countries, and affirmed continuous efforts to strengthen those relations in all fields, especially human rights. Al-Derazi highlighted the role played by the NIHR in promoting and protecting human rights according to Law 26/2014 on its establishment, amended as per Decree-Law 20/2016. The two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to deepen cooperation in protecting and following up…