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Bahrain : The fifth edition of the Smart City Summit will open on October 10 at the Gulf Convention Center under the patronage of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf. The summit will see the participation of 250 individuals from the public and private sectors, including engineers, consultants and specialists. The Ministry of Interior, the Information and eGovernment Authority and the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning will also take part in the event. The two-day event will also see participation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UN, the USA and UNDP.…

London: The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called it “a historic moment” after a meeting in which two of the U.N. health agency’s expert advisory groups recommended the step, The Associated Press (AP) reported. “Today’s recommendation offers a glimmer of hope for the continent, which shoulders the heaviest burden of the disease. And we expect many more African children to be protected…

Colorado: Amazon.com Inc has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon warehouses in Colorado Springs, filed a proposed class action in Colorado federal court on Tuesday claiming the company made workers wait in long lines to answer questions and have their temperatures checked, Reuters reported. Seattle-based Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The proposed class includes more than 10,000 people at five Colorado warehouses. “Amazon appears fine making efforts to keep its…

Dubai : The ruler of Dubai authorised the hacking of his former wife and her lawyers’ phones with multimillion-pound spyware during a legal battle over their two children, the UK High Court has found. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 72, gave his “express or implied authority” for the phone of his sixth wife Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, 47, to be infiltrated with Pegasus spyware during the ongoing legal case, the court ruled. The vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was previously found to have conducted a “campaign of fear and intimidation” against…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree 101/2021, re-appointing His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa as Southern Governor for a four-year term. The Interior Minister shall implement the provisions of this decree, which takes immediate effect, and will be published in the Official Gazette. WHQ

Bahrain : The National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today held a press conference to provide an update on the Kingdom’s COVID-19 response at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital. Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health and member of the National Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19), stated that COVID-19 mitigation efforts will continue according to plan until the Kingdom reaches its goals, including protecting public health. Despite the gradual return to normal life, Dr. Al Manea warned against falling into a false sense of security by…

MAROS: Genetic traces in the body of a young woman who died 7,000 years ago furnish the first clue that mixing between early humans in Indonesia and those from faraway Siberia took place much earlier than previously thought.

Manama: The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) has launched e-management of visa applications through the Bahrain.bh portal. The new service is for citizens, companies, and organizations, along with foreigners, to get all types of entry visas. The launch of the new service is a turning point in the digital transformation. It allows applying for visas, attaching documents, and tracking down the processing of the application. The applicant can also pay the fees, print the visa without the need to visit the services centers. The NPRA asserted that it moves forward in enhancing services to meet the government’s digital transformation vision and provide…

On occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Dr Arun Kumar Praharaj was awarded the LIVING LEGEND OF ODISHA award by Prestigious Interview Times in Mayfair Hotel ,Bhubaneswar along with Padmashree Dr Pratibha Ray by Honourable Minister of State ,Odisha Government Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra in a grand gathering.

Dubai: What do Mother Teresa’s hair, the staff of Moses and the sandals of Sai Baba have in common? Apparently, they are all sitting in a museum of antiques in Kerala, waiting to be bought by gullible art collectors. And the man who owns the museum and claims to have several other artefacts dating back many millennia is Monson Mavunkal, a 52-year-old antique dealer and social media influencer from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who has hit the headlines for allegedly swindling people of Rs100 million. Monson, who is allegedly close to several politicians, actors and police officials, is now…