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Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean Remnants of China’s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing U.S. criticism over lack of transparency. The coordinates given by Chinese state media, citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago. Debris from the Long March 5B has had some people looking warily skyward since it blasted off from China’s Hainan island on April 29, but…

Milan: Five boats carrying hundreds of migrants landed in Lampedusa after being intercepted by Italian authorities off the coast of the Mediterranean island, ANSA news agency reported on Sunday. Lampedusa is one of the main landing points on the route for migrants departing mostly from Tunisia and Libya to reach Europe, according to a Reuters report. “Migrants arrivals are resuming alongside good weather”, Lampedusa mayor Toto Martello told state broadcaster RAI. “We need to restart discussions about the immigration issue,” he said. ANSA said one of the boats, carrying 325 people, was intercepted 8 miles off Lampedusa. A patrol vessel belonging to the…

Manama: Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, extended sincere thanks, appreciation and gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Honorary President of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF), for his directives, support and continuous interest in humanitarian work carried out by RHF. HH Shaikh Nasser commended HM’s humanitarian role and kind gestures towards brotherly and friendly countries which reflect the kingdom’s unwavering and clear-cut stances towards brethren and friends in the world. He also praised the great support accorded to RHF by the…

Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs Ayman bin Tawfeeq Al-Moayed received Advisor at the Economic Development Board (EDB) Iain Lindsay. He praised the board’s role, under the presidency of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to promote the national economy and achieve the kingdom’s economic vision 2030. He also affirmed keenness of the Youth and Sport Affairs Ministry to cooperate with EDB to highlight Bahrain’s achievements at all levels. The Youth and Sport Affairs Minister updated the EDB Advisor on the ministry’s efforts to support Bahraini youth in all areas and develop the…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, is to support a cargo airlift of urgent medical supplies and relief items to India to assist in their fight to control the COVID-19 situation in the country. The airline will offer cargo capacity on a space-available basis on all flights to India helping local non-governmental organizations deliver relief supplies rapidly to where it is needed by contacting the Embassy of India in Bahrain. Captain Waleed AlAlawi, Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer said: “We have operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of India since…

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes secured victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after an intense pitstop strategy battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. This was Hamilton’s third win this season and 98th of his career, and he also matched Michael Schumacher’s record of most Spanish Grand Prix wins with six triumphs each, dpa reported. “I feel great after this, I feel like I could go again!,” the seven-time world champion said. Verstappen settled for second place with Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas in third. The Briton leads the drivers’ championship with a 14-point advantage over Verstappen. Sitting on pole position…

China will set up “a line of separation” at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side as a precautionary measure, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. Everest base camp on the Nepalese side has been hit by coronavirus cases since late April. The Nepalese government, starved of tourism revenue, has yet to cancel the spring climbing season, usually from April to early June before the monsoon rains. It was not immediately clear how the line would be enforced on the summit, a tiny, perilous and inhospitable…

Labor and Social Development Ministry and the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to license quality training institutions in the health field. The MoU aimed to open the way for investors to license institutions  specialized training to develop health employees skills in the field. It also constitutes an opportunity for job seekers to obtain advanced training that will facilitate them to obtain attractive jobs in the health sector. Labor Minister Jameel bin Muhammad Ali Humaidan, and NHRA CEO Dr. Maryam Athbi Al Jalahma, signed the MoU. The memorandum stipulated that the Labor Ministry shall receive…

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan left Saudi Arabia’s Medina on Sunday after visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and is headed to Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prime Minister Khan began atwo-day visit on Friday to the Kingdom. Khan, invited by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of common interest, SPA said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Khan held talks and witnessed the signing of two agreements and two memoranda of understanding (MoU) between the countries, SPA reported on Saturday. The Crown Prince and the Prime Minister discussed bilateral…

Emirates airline said on Sunday it will fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge from this week to help battle a devastating upsurge in the coronavirus. International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies. Emirates will provide free spare capacity to transport supplies from charities based in Dubai, divisional senior vice president Nabil Sultan told reporters, saying the mechanism could later be extended to bring aid from other parts. “We are absolutely committed to helping India,” he said. The supplies will…