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Sydney :  Australia’s New South Wales, home to Sydney, said on Tuesday it could ease a COVID-19 lockdown that demands five million people stay at home until the end of August if 50% of the population is vaccinated, even as new infections linger near a 16-month high. A lifting of restrictions in New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, would be a boost for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under intense pressure for his government’s handling of the vaccine rollout, with the threat of a second economic recession in as many years looming. New South Wales, which accounts for a…

Tokyo :  Japan will focus on hospitalizing patients who are seriously ill with COVID-19 and those at risk of becoming so while others isolate at home, officials said, amid worries about a strained medical system as cases surge in Olympics host city Tokyo. The country has seen a sharp increase in coronavirus cases, and is recording more than 10,000 daily new infections nationwide. Tokyo had a record high of 4,058 on Saturday. Fewer elderly people, most of whom are vaccinated, are getting infected, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said, Reuters reported. “On the other hand, infections of younger people are…

Bahrain :  His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the outgoing ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, His Excellency Padam Sundas, at Gudaibiya Palace to mark the end of his tenure in Bahrain. His Royal Highness highlighted the importance of continuing to develop the strong ties that exist between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Nepal. His Royal Highness commended the efforts of HE Ambassador Sundas to further Bahrain-Nepal relations and wished the Ambassador success in his future assignments. For his part, HE Padam Sundas expressed his gratitude for…

Tokyo :  Sifan Hassan bagged the first of what she hopes will be an unprecedented hat-trick of track golds while Kenya’s astonishing run of victories in the men’s steeplechase ended as boiling sun gave way to torrential rain at the Olympic athletics on Monday. The conditions caused a delay to the field events, Valarie Allman eventually winning the women’s discus with her opening throw – an unlikely source for the United States’ first athletics gold of the Games. If Dutchwoman Hassan is going to bag her remarkable treble, nobody can say she had it easy as she began the day…

Copenhagen : More than 60 million coronavirus infections have been registered in Europe since the start of the pandemic, compromising about 30 percent of all known cases in the world, World Health Organization (WHO) data showed on Monday. The WHO’s European regional office called for greater efforts to make faster and more equitable progress in vaccinating people against Covid-19, noting the wide disparity between some countries, reports dpa international. While vaccination rates in Europe are among the highest in the world, WHO regional emergency director Dorit Nitzan noted that many people who are in priority groups – such as the…

Germany :  Germany will start offering coronavirus vaccinations for all children and teenagers aged 12 and older, top health officials said Monday. German Health Minister Jens Spahn said after a meeting with the 16 German state health ministers that “we keep our promise: everybody who wants can get vaccinated in the summer — we have enough vaccines for all age groups.” The government’s push to get Germany’s youth vaccinated comes two months after the European Medicines Agency recommended that the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech be expanded to children 12 to 15. Last week, the EU drug regulator also cleared…

Bahrain :  The second semi-annual meeting to discuss the outcomes of the Joint Committee of Bilateral Cooperation between Bahrain and Thailand was held today. The session was chaired by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Political Affairs Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Thai Foreign Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Dusit Manapan. Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa stressed Bahrain’s keenness to enhance strategic partnership with friendly countries, hailing close historical relations steadily-growing ties binding both countries. He praised the distinguished level of relations between the two countries, which reflects positively on furthering opportunities for wider joint cooperation. Thai Foreign…

Bahrain : Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air will ramp its services to the French capital to be daily starting from today. This is in line with the latest decision by the French authorities to add Bahrain to their Green List as of August 1, Gulf Air said in a statement. Being on the green list means that citizens and residents of Bahrain will be accepted to travel to France without the need to quarantine. Passengers aged 12 and above must present a proof of a complete vaccination which is authorised by the European Medicines Agency or a negative PCR test…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting, at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet commended the meeting that took place between HM the King and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in which HM the King emphasised the importance of further strengthening GCC ties and unity to advance the development of member countries. The Cabinet noted HM the King’s statement that the “Al-Ula Declaration” had reaffirmed the commitment of GCC Member States to the goals of the GCC Charter, through integration and strengthened cooperation amongst…

Tokyo Olympics: Indian archer Pravin Jadhav received anxious calls from his parents, who were threatened against renovating their house, on his return to India. Returning from his maiden Olympics, Indian archer Pravin Jadhav received anxious calls from his family members, who were warned against renovating their tin house by “jealous neighbours”. The 25-year-old grabbed eyeballs in an otherwise dismal campaign in Tokyo, finishing ahead of his senior India teammates, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai, in the ranking round. The performance earned him a surprise call to partner world number one Deepika Kumari in place of her regular partner and husband,…