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Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on the city, the biggest flare-up in the city since COVID-19 lockdowns began, reported Reuters. Crowds thronged the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay, where protesters chanted slogan. The protest was the first since Beijing proposed national security laws on Thursday and pose a fresh challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping as authorities struggle to tame public opposition to China’s tightening grip over the global financial hub. The demonstrations come amid concerns over the fate of…
The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus, said dpa international. All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialize the dead as the United States approaches the “grim milestone” of 100,000 coronavirus fatalities, the news outlet wrote. The assistant editor of the paper’s graphics desk Simone Landon said she and her colleagues realized that “both among ourselves and perhaps in the general public, there’s a litle bit of fatigue…
Kuwait has reported 838 new coronavirus cases, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 21,302, according to the Ministry of Health. 8 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 156. 370 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 5,205. Kuwait has done 2,935 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps ups its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry spokesman. So far, Kuwait has conducted more than 271,089 coronavirus tests. Also…
Oman has reported its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases of 513 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total cases in the sultanate to 7,770. Most of the newly admitted cases are from foreigners, which is 334 and the rest 179 from Omanis, according to the Ministry of Health. The sultanate has been the least badly affected Arab Gulf state, but cases have begun to rise more steeply in the past week. MOH has not reported any new death from coronavirus, keeping the total death toll in the Sultanate to 36. 85 new recoveries from coronavirus have been reported in the…
Russia on Sunday reported 153 coronavirus deaths over the previous 24 hours, the epidemic’s highest daily toll, raising total fatalities to 3,541, the country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said. It also said 8,599 new cases had been documented, fewer than on the previous day, pushing the nationwide tally of infections to 344,481, said Reuters. Also Read: La Liga can resume from 8 June Fraudsters offer blood plasma as “miracle cure” for COVID-19 on dark net Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys Hana Kimura: Japanese wrestler dies aged 22
Citizens and residents received congratulations from His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the country’s monarch, in a text message, followed by a video link congratulating His Majesty on the blessed Eid Al Fitr. [youtube_embed]https://youtu.be/nVqvX0Dzw0o[/youtube_embed] Also Read: Bahrain announces 13th coronavirus death No Curfew needed in Bahrain Bahrain announces Eid al-Fitr will start on Sunday Bahrain reports 750 violations reported for not wearing masks
Bahrain has expressed its deepest condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan over the plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the solidarity and support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, voicing sincere sympathy to the families of the victims, and its wishes of speedy recovery to all those injured. Also Read: Bahrain announces 13th coronavirus death No Curfew needed in Bahrain Top Bahraini diver and photographer Hasan Janahi dies Bahrain reports 750 violations…
Bahrain has reported the death of a 59-year-old male expatriate suffering from underlying and chronic health problems, taking the country’s total fatalities to 13. The dead patient was a registered active case of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health expresses its heartfelt condolences to the individual’s family at this difficult time. Bahrain has also reported 28 new COVID-19 cases, of which 21 are among expatriate workers, 7 were a contact of an active case, this takes today’s total cases to 388. These newly registered cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 8,803 and there are 4,324 active cases of…
UAE announced 812 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total cases in the country to 28,704, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also announced the death of 3 more people from COVID-19, rising the country’s death toll to 244. 697 new recoveries have been reported in the UAE, bringing the total recoveries to 14,495, according to the health ministry. The new cases were identified after conducting more than 39,000 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to…
Top Bahraini diver and underwater photographer Hassan Janahi has drowned earlier on Saturday. The tragic incident happened near the Hayer Abu Luthaima area while he was diving. He started diving since 2002. He is also the founder of Aqua Click. Also Read: Bahrain reports 750 violations reported for not wearing masks No Curfew needed in Bahrain Bahrain announces Eid al-Fitr will start on Sunday Operations can resume with guidelines in place in Bahrain