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Geneva : The World Health Organization said Friday that its Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term. The U.N. health agency made the announcement after the deadline for candidacies for the next term expired on Sept. 23. The formal selection of the next director-general takes place at the WHO’s next assembly in May. Tedros, an Ethiopian national who is the first African to head WHO, has overseen the agency’s complex response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has overshadowed his tenure. Trained in biology and infectious diseases with a doctorate in community health, he is also…

Bahrain : Personal Representative of His Majesty the King, President of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has announced the Kingdom of Bahrain’s winning of the presidency of the Executive Committee of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for the year 2022. The achievement is considered the first of its kind at the Gulf level since ratification of the protocol in 1987. HH Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa praised the royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for active participation of the Kingdom…

Bahrain : Information Affairs Minister, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, has praised the support of the First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Chairman of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, through the varied he launches. HH Shaikh Khalid’s initiatives reflect HH’s interest in implementing the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to carry on efforts to create ideal conditions for empowering young people, and encouraging them to unleash their energies and creativity in a way that would enrich various areas…

Washington : President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he and Democrats in Congress have reached a “historic” framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what’s now a dramatically scaled-back bill. Eager to have a deal in hand before his departure late in the day for global summits, Biden made his case privately on Capitol Hill to House Democrats and publicly in a speech at the White House. He’s now pressing for a still-robust package — $1.75 trillion of social services and climate change programs — that the White…

London : More than 245.48 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,210,100have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

New York  :  Facebook announced Thursday that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years, reports AP. The move comes as the company deals with the fallout from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports and warnings of the harms its social network created or magnified across the world. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on “metaverse”, a virtual computer-generated space where people can interact. It includes other growing businesses that aren’t its…

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday at Vikram hospital in Bengaluru after suffering a heart attack, confirmed Karnataka Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai. Puneeth complained of chest pain on Friday morning and visited his family doctor for an ECG. Following the ECG, he was asked to rush to the hospital. He arrived at Vikram Hospital in a serious condition, a doctor at the hospital said. Puneeth Rajkumar was the son of legendary actor Rajkumar and Parvathamma. He married Ashwini Revanth in 1999. He was fondly called Appu by his fans. He started his career as a child artist with Bettada Hoovu…

Bahrain : Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, today paid a visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Bahrain to offer condolences on the death former South Korean President, Roh Tae-woo. The Foreign Minister expressed to the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, HE Chung Hae Kwan, sincere condolences and sympathy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the friendly Korean government and people. He praised the depth of relations of friendship and cooperation between the two friendly countries and common keenness to bolster them for the benefit of…

Aryan Khan has been granted bail after more than three weeks in jail, by the Bombay High Court. The 23-year-old son of Shah Rukh Khan has been in custody since October 3, hours after drugs raids on a cruise ship party. Aryan Khan had been denied bail twice before. Aryan Khan has been in jail since October 8. He was detained after drug raids on a cruise ship party on October 2 by the NCB. Aryan Khan has been denied bail twice before. The special anti-drugs court that denied him bail last week said he knew about charas hidden in his friend Arbaaz Merchant’s…

Bahrain : Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has successfully completed the internationally recognized, biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) that has been renewed on the IOSA Safety Audit Registry until May 2023. The audit covers approximately 1,000 standards and recommended practices that are all related to the safety of operations, as well as maintenance and engineering and the procedures of the airline. Gulf Air, being a member of IATA, is required to pass an initial IOSA audit and subsequent renewal audits every two years. This ensures a constant enhancement of aviation safety and is recognized by insurers, several aviation authorities…