Author: News Desk

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc faced tests of the rules they announced to handle premature claims of victory in the U.S. election as they flagged some of President Donald Trump’s comments on the vote, which remained too close to call. Twitter hid a Trump tweet that said “we are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election” behind a label that said it was potentially misleading and restricted users’ ability to share the post. Facebook also added a label to the same post that said “final results may be different from initial vote counts as ballot counting will…

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United Arab Emirates airline flydubai on Wednesday said it would start direct fights to Israel this month with twice daily services between Dubai and Tel Aviv. The announcement comes after the Middle East states in August agreed to establish formal ties, including launching direct flights between the two countries. Dubai state-owned flydubai will operate 14 weekly services between the UAE’s and Israel’s financial capitals from Nov 26, it said on its website. Tickets for those flights were now on sale. Dubai’s Emirates, the UAE’s biggest airline, will sell tickets on the flydubai service through a codeshare agreement between the carriers,…

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Lulu Hypermarket’s Shop & Win third Raffle draw took place on 2nd November 2020 at Lulu Hypermarket in Ramli Mall and a third group of 400 lucky shoppers were selected to take home BD 25,000 worth of Lulu shopping gift card. All winners can contact the Customer Service counter at Lulu Hypermarket in Ramli Mall and collect their prizes. There are 150 winners of BD 100 shopping card; 150 winners of BD 50 shopping card and 100 winners of BD 25 shopping card. So far a total of 1200 shoppers have won Lulu Gift Card worth of BD 75,000 till…

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received the COVID-19 vaccine. In a tweet on the occasion, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed said, “We wish everyone safety and great health, and we are proud of our teams who have worked relentlessly to make the vaccine available in the UAE. The future will always be better in the UAE.” https://twitter.com/HHShkMohd/status/1323543394350759936?s=20

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Supporters of U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris held prayers near her ancestral village in India ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. election, while a Hindu fringe group sought divine blessings for her rival Donald Trump. The southern Indian region where Harris’ maternal grandfather was born is rooting for the Democratic Party to win because of the family connection. Meanwhile, a group that claims to have the support of 5 million Hindus says it wants Trump to be re-elected in order to keep India’s main rivals – Pakistan and China – in check. Hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, people living…

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A salvage operation got underway Tuesday to lift a runaway metro train off a sculpture of a whale’s tail, where it landed after plowing through the end of an elevated section of rails. The train was left precariously balanced on the whale’s tail sculpture 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground Monday, after plunging off the end of a metro line in Spijkenisse, a town on the southern edge of Rotterdam. The train was empty at the time and the driver escaped unhurt, thanks to the whale tail’s unlikely catch. Two large yellow cranes were working in tandem early Tuesday,…

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The Bahrain High Criminal Court has sentenced 51 defendants to prison terms ranging between five years and life in jail on charges of establishing, organizing and joining a terrorist group and committing crimes within the framework of that group’s activities. The court also ruled fines of BD 100,000 for 17 accused, ordered three accused to pay for the damages they caused estimated at BD 51,400, acquitted one accused and confiscated the seized items. The Public Prosecution had conducted extensive investigations and intelligence work that found defendants organizing themselves within a group established by some of them to commit terrorist acts…

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Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that reducing government expenditures in the state’s budget for the fiscal years 2021-2022 clearly shows that the government started with itself by reducing its expenditures while continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of public services, to enhance its working mechanisms and to develop its performance. The government, while working on the budget, prioritized the interests of the citizens and the higher interest of the nation above all else, Shaikh Salman said. The minister stressed that when preparing the state’s budget for the next two fiscal years, consideration…

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Amateur world silver medalist Mohammed Salah AlMuamari will make his return to action after more than eight months away from competition. The Bahraini representative is set to take on Mohammad Tawfiq AlMharat, from Jordan, in an amateur bout opening up the fight card for BRAVE CF 44, which takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 5th. Salah AlMuamari has had a brilliant career representing Bahrain and KHK MMA in the Flyweight division, earning several accolades in the amateur circuit, none greater than a silver medal in the 2018 IMMAF World Championships, which was hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Flyweight…

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Indian national Nobin Mathew from Kuwait is the winner of the Dh15 million Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Mathew, 38, working as a supervisor a for a spare parts company, said the news is yet to sink in, but was ecstatic with the jackpot win. Mathew who earns a monthly salary of Dh7,100 said the win is huge and it will be used for all the right purposes. Big Ticket host Richard pleasantly surprised Mathew by ringing him up and informing him of the win. When asked if he was watching the Big Ticket draw, Mathew…

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