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Germany :  Germany will start offering coronavirus vaccinations for all children and teenagers aged 12 and older, top health officials said Monday. German Health Minister Jens Spahn said after a meeting with the 16 German state health ministers that “we keep our promise: everybody who wants can get vaccinated in the summer — we have enough vaccines for all age groups.” The government’s push to get Germany’s youth vaccinated comes two months after the European Medicines Agency recommended that the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech be expanded to children 12 to 15. Last week, the EU drug regulator also cleared…

Bahrain :  The second semi-annual meeting to discuss the outcomes of the Joint Committee of Bilateral Cooperation between Bahrain and Thailand was held today. The session was chaired by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Political Affairs Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Thai Foreign Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Dusit Manapan. Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa stressed Bahrain’s keenness to enhance strategic partnership with friendly countries, hailing close historical relations steadily-growing ties binding both countries. He praised the distinguished level of relations between the two countries, which reflects positively on furthering opportunities for wider joint cooperation. Thai Foreign…

Bahrain : Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air will ramp its services to the French capital to be daily starting from today. This is in line with the latest decision by the French authorities to add Bahrain to their Green List as of August 1, Gulf Air said in a statement. Being on the green list means that citizens and residents of Bahrain will be accepted to travel to France without the need to quarantine. Passengers aged 12 and above must present a proof of a complete vaccination which is authorised by the European Medicines Agency or a negative PCR test…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting, at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet commended the meeting that took place between HM the King and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in which HM the King emphasised the importance of further strengthening GCC ties and unity to advance the development of member countries. The Cabinet noted HM the King’s statement that the “Al-Ula Declaration” had reaffirmed the commitment of GCC Member States to the goals of the GCC Charter, through integration and strengthened cooperation amongst…

Tokyo Olympics: Indian archer Pravin Jadhav received anxious calls from his parents, who were threatened against renovating their house, on his return to India. Returning from his maiden Olympics, Indian archer Pravin Jadhav received anxious calls from his family members, who were warned against renovating their tin house by “jealous neighbours”. The 25-year-old grabbed eyeballs in an otherwise dismal campaign in Tokyo, finishing ahead of his senior India teammates, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai, in the ranking round. The performance earned him a surprise call to partner world number one Deepika Kumari in place of her regular partner and husband,…

Tokyo : The Indian women’s hockey team scripted history on Monday by qualifying for the Olympic Games semifinals for the first time, beating three-time champions Australia by a solitary goal. A day after the Indian men’s team entered the Olympic semifinals following a 49-year gap, the world no.9 women’s side also entered the history books with a phenomenally gritty performance. Coming into the match, the odds were totally against India as world no.2 Australia, a mighty unbeaten opponent, awaited them in the last four rounds. But the Indians, determined to prove a point, produced a strong and brave performance to eke out the narrow…

Africa : Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties. Residents of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, are used to the yearly floods that engulf the coastal city during the months of March to November. In mid-July, however, the major business district of Lagos Island experienced one of its worst floods in recent years. “I drove out of my house , I didn’t realize it had rained so much,  There was heavy traffic on my route because of the flood. The more we went, the higher the…

South Africa : Although Transnet’s force majeure at its ports ended on Monday, the impact of the recent cyberattack is still evident in websites not being operational. According to Jolanda Andrag, head of Agri SA’s Commodity Chamber, they were informed by Transnet by late afternoon on Monday that all ports are now operating at 100%. The ports in Gqeberha were, however, experiencing delays due to strong winds. “Transnet said it has a close-to-normal movement rate of goods in all other ports. It urges transporters to collect goods 24/7 to ensure swift clearance on the land side of ports,” said Andrag.…

Germany : Germany on Monday sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades, joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China’s territorial ambitions. China claims swathes of the South China Sea and has established military outposts on artificial islands in the waters that contain gas fields and rich fishing. The US Navy, in a show of force against the Chinese territorial claims, regularly conducts so-called “freedom of navigation” operations in which their vessels pass close by some of the contested islands. China in turn…

Afghanistan :  Taliban fighters pushed deeper into the southern Afghan provincial capital of Lashkargahon Monday and closed in on government buildings, a senior official said, as the insurgents pressed a rapid advance.