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WASHINGTON : The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers. Two programs, worth $14 billion and $6 billion, respectively, will offer competitive grants to states, tribes and nonprofits to invest in clean energy projects, with a focus on disadvantaged communities, the White House says. Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and other officials will announce the grant competitions Friday at a historically black university in Baltimore.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he offered mercenaries from the Wagner private military company the option of continuing to serve as a single unit under their same commander when he met with them after the group’s brief revolt last month that posed the most serious threat to his 23-year rule. Putin’s comments, published Friday, appeared to reflect his efforts to secure the loyalty of Wagner mercenaries, some of the most capable Russian forces in Ukraine, while the fate of their chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, remains unclear. They also came amid new cracks appearing in the Russian military as the war grinds through its 17th month and Ukraine conducts…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris on Thursday for a two-day visit, which he said would give new “impetus” to his country’s strategic partnership with France. Mr Modi has been invited to be guest of honour at celebrations for France’s national day, Bastille Day, on Friday. India announced a new multibillion-dollar deal for French fighter jets on Thursday, with the defence ministry saying it intended to order 26 more Rafale jets as well as another three Scorpene-class submarines, with the price and other terms still being discussed. New Delhi is one of the biggest buyers of French arms and Mr Modi…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has lauded Bahrain’s landmark human rights achievements, becoming a pioneering role model in this field. HM the King emphasised the Kingdom’s firm approach in protecting human rights and supporting everything that would respect them, in light of its full commitment to all the relevant international charters, conventions and laws, being integral parts of its culture, Arab identity and Islamic religion. HM King Hamad commended the fruitful and successful efforts made by the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to consolidate…

Seoul : Heavy rains had also left some 4,000 households in Seoul, South Korea, without electricity and sent 136 people nationwide to evacuate as of 11 a.m. Amid the continued rains overnight, more than 2,000 households in Seoul’s Seodaemun Ward were left without electricity after a falling tree cut off a high-voltage power line in the nearby area shortly after midnight, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. Another 2,000 households in Seoul’s Dobong Ward also experienced a power outage as a result of the downpour. Electricity at all of the affected households was back in service. A…

London : His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club High Committee, today attended the annual Bahrain Trophy, as part of the July Festival at Newmarket Racecourse in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. His Highness emphasised the importance of further developing, and investing in, the horse racing sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that Bahrain’s global competitiveness and positioning in the horse racing industry continues to advance with the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, welcomed the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2022 published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Thursday, 13 July 2023. The report removed the Kingdom of Bahrain from the list of human rights priority countries, which reflects the Kingdom’s human rights achievements and its positive trajectory in this field due to its promotion of modern constitutional and legal human rights provisions. His Royal Highness commended Bahrain’s human rights progress and achievements attained…

New York : A high-level Bahraini delegation is in New York City to participate in the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and present the Kingdom’s second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the progress made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2023 Forum is held under the theme “Accelerating the Recovery from the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and the Full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”, and will take place from 10-19 of July at the UN Headquarters in New York. The delegation includes Housing and Urban Planning Minister Amna bint…

Bahrain : Indian Ladies Association is once again proud and excited to announce the commencement of the much awaited and very popular program,  the “Speak Easy” Classes. ILA runs spoken English classes for low income group workers in order to empower them to gain proficiency in the English language and add to their personality development. This program was started 26 years back, and it has proven to be a very successful program helping thousands of aspirational workers to better their station and status, thereby enhancing their job prospects.  Fully trained teachers who have a passion for teaching anyone who is…

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, President of the General Sports Authority (GSA), and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) received Ahmed Al Shaikh, Director and General Supervisor of the Ramadan program, “Kafu” along with the crew. His Highness said that Bahrain is proud of its youth’s accomplishments that have reached regional and international levels, reflecting the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister and with the support of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin…