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Beijing said on Monday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals with “egregious conduct” on Hong Kong-related issues, mirroring U.S. sanctions against unnamed Chinese officials deemed responsible for curbing freedoms in the city. The announcement comes as the top decision-making body of China’s parliament deliberates a draft national security law for Hong Kong that pro-democracy activists in the city fear will be used to eliminate dissent and tighten Beijing’s control. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who announced the new sanctions during a press briefing in response to a question about Washington’s new visa restrictions, did not specify which…

Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Monday the arrest of two individuals for force robbery after stealing a wallet from a man. The directorate received a case from the victim, in which he highlighted that while walking in Karana two men approached him and took his wallet by threatening him with a knife. ♦ Two arrested for robbery attempt He said an investigation into the case led to identifying and arresting them while legal proceedings are being taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecution.

Director-General of Capital Governorate Police announced on Monday the arrest of two individuals while attempting to steal the contents of cars parked in parking lots in the Capital Governorate. He said that a police patrol suspected the men while trying to open the door of a car through tools and after searching them some theft items were found. Pills suspected to be narcotics were confiscated from them while legal proceedings were taken.

Bahrain has reported 438 new cases of coronavirus, among 279 expatriate workers, 150 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 9 are travel-related, after conducting over 7,200 additional COVID-19 tests on Sunday. The death toll stands at 83, as 5 new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 736 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 25,705 of which 20,517 have recovered, which means that over…

PepsiCo Inc will stop advertising on Facebook Inc, Fox Business News reported on Sunday, citing sources. The halt on advertising will run through July and August, the report said. Sources described the move as a “global boycott” on placing Facebook ads, the report said. ♦ Starbucks to pause advertising across social media ♦ Unilever to stop U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter for rest of year ♦ L’Oreal to drop words such as ‘whitening’ from skin products PepsiCo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The food and beverage company joins a growing number of companies pulling ad dollars from Facebook, including ice-cream maker Ben…

Starbucks Corp will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it explores the best ways to help stop the spread of hate speech, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The company will “have discussions internally and with media partners and civil rights organizations to stop the spread of hate speech,” the statement said. A CNBC report on Sunday added that this social media pause by Starbucks will not include YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google. It will continue to post on social media without paid promotion. ♦ Unilever to stop U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter for rest of…

We often hear many different stories about how certain athletes began their journey and paved their way to stardom. And only a handful of them, such as Neymar, Andre Agassi, or Yao Ming are shaped since the early days to achieve success in a certain field; and so is the same with BRAVE Combat Federation’s Jose “Shorty” Torres. “One of the first memories I have in life is when I was playing fighting with my father and brother in bed”, “Shorty” recalled. “At age 4, I then joined Shotokan karate classes and never stopped since then”. From his time as…

The UK’s top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill has confirmed he plans to stand down from the role in September. In a letter to Boris Johnson, he said it was the right time to go as the government moved to the next phase of its coronavirus recovery plan. His other role as national security adviser will be taken by Mr. Johnson’s chief Brexit adviser David Frost. His exit follows reports of tensions between him and senior members of Boris Johnson’s team. Dominic Cummings, regarded as the Prime Minister’s most influential political adviser, has long called for an overhaul of the…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 48-year-old male expatriate from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 83. It’s the fifth death recorded today. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. ♦ About half of the population tested, confirms Jameela Al-Salman ♦ Bahrain gives utmost safety for health workers ♦ Making the COVID-19 cases zero is not a miracle, but an achievement: Al-Qahtani The total cases have driven to 25,267 of which 19,781 have recovered, which means that over 76 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,403 active cases. Also,…

US President Donald Trump has retweeted a video showing one of his supporters loudly shouting “white power”. The supporter was among a group of senior citizens taking part in a pro-Trump rally at a retirement complex in Florida. The footage showed the Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators hurling abuse and swearing at one another. President Trump has repeatedly been accused of inflaming racial tensions – accusations he denies. In his tweet, the president thanked “the great people of The Villages” – referring to the retirement community north-west of Orlando where the rally took place. “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats…