Author: News Desk

China : China on Wednesday tightened overseas travel restrictions for its citizens as part of efforts to contain rising coronavirus cases, after reporting its highest number of infections in months. The movement of people is coming under more restriction inside China – with localised transport closures and stay-at-home orders in places in some cities – and beyond China’s borders. China had previously boasted of its success in crushing Covid-19, with hard lockdowns in the early stages mixed with tight controls of its borders, but mass testing campaigns have uncovered Delta variant infections across the country. The latest outbreak is threatening…

US : The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change that could increase oversight of agents and also help capture criminal activity. The cameras are expected to be rolled out in parts of Texas and New Mexico during the summer and expanded to Arizona, California, Vermont and Texas’ busy Rio Grande Valley in the fall and winter, according to a recent government assessment of how the devices could impact privacy. Pro-immigrant activists will likely welcome the increased oversight of an agency some have criticized…

Bahrain :  The Supreme Judicial Council has completed its preparations to implement the provisions of the Corrective Justice Law for Children and their protection from ill-treatment promulgated by Law 4/2021 that comes into effect on August 18. The Council has held several meetings and workshops between judges and law enforcement agencies in coordination with the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments and the Public Prosecution. The Council’s Vice Chairman and President of the Court of Cassation Abdullah bin Hassan Al Buainain has issued several decisions in this regard related to the implementation of the provisions of the law, most…

Florida : Boeing Co scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station on Tuesday due to a system glitch, a fresh setback for the U.S. aerospace company following the vehicle’s botched 2019 debut. Boeing engineers ruled out “a number of potential causes, including software,” but were still working to understand the source of “unexpected valve position indications” in the propulsion system, Boeing said in a statement Tuesday evening, Reuters reported. “Additional time is needed to complete the assessment,” Boeing said, adding that it would also not proceed with the next potential launch window on Wednesday. The…

Bahrain :  The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), in cooperation with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Bahrain Insurance Association (BIA), has announced the Optional Insurance System for Domestic Workers to protect employers and domestic expatriate workers following any incident that covers for insurance. The Optional Insurance System for Domestic Workers, which will commence on August 4, will protect employers and domestic expatriate employees in the event of leaving work in violation of the conditions of the work permit, unfair dismissal, as well as compensation in cases of injury, disability, or death. In the event of death, insured…

Athens :  Several firefighting planes and helicopters fought until nightfall to try and contain a forest fire that reached the northern suburbs of Athens on Tuesday. “Our primary goal is to save human lives,” Greek Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said on state television after an emergency meeting. The blaze was spreading from one house to the next in the suburbs of Varybobi and Acharnes. Greek state television broadcast footage of burning houses. “Leave your homes immediately,” the mayor of Acharnes, Spyros Vrettos, said on state television. Residents of the region also received a warning by text message from the…

Tokyo,: American Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in the 400m hurdles in Tokyo on Wednesday. Fellow American Dalilah Muhammad led for most of the race, but McLaughlin sped ahead at the final hurdle to take gold with a time of 51.46 seconds, Deutsche press agency (dpa) reported. Muhammad set a personal best time of 51.58, to take silver. Femke Bol, of the Netherlands, set an area record with a time of 52.03 to take the bronze. Earlier, German javelin thrower Johannes Vetter saved his best throw for last, qualifying for the finals on his third throw in Tokyo.…

Bahrain : Dr. Waleed Al Manea, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health has reiterated that the healthcare provided to inmates at Reformation and Rehabilitation Centres remains the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and is of the same high standards provided to all citizens and residents of Bahrain. Dr. Al Manea noted that full precautionary measures, medical protocols and guidelines are applied consistently to protect the health and ensure the safety of all inmates. Integrated health care services are delivered around the clock by specialized medical personnel from the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of Interior,…

Indian : Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched e-RUPI, a digital payment instrument, via videoconferencing on 2 August. It is slated to make welfare payments easier and more efficient, and to an extent looks like the precursor of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

KABUL : A powerful blast followed by sporadic gunfire hit Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday near the city’s heavily fortified “Green Zone”, an area home to government buildings and foreign embassies, police officials said.