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UAE tells Turkey to stop meddling in UAE successfully starts up first Arab nuclear plant Arab affairs over AFP | Dubai the International Atomic Energy “Congratulations on realis- When fully operation- Libya he United Arab Emirates Agency. ing this historic achievement al, its four reactors yesterday announced the “This is a historic milestone in the energy sector & marking have the capacity to Tstartup of its Barakah nu- for the nation with a vision set this milestone in the roadmap generate 5,600 meg- clear power plant, scoring an- to deliver a new form of clean for sustainable development,” awatts of electricity, other first for the Arab world. energy for the nation,” he tweet- Sheikh Mohammed said. around 25 percent of The announcement, coincid- ed in English, along with a pho- The UAE started loading fuel ing with the holiday of Eid al- tograph of technicians raising rods into the reactor at Bar - the nation’s needs. Adha, comes hot on the heels their arms in celebration. akah in February, after regula- Barakah nuclear plant of the UAE’s launch of the Arab The UAE premier and ruler of tors gave the green light for the officials attributed to safety and would be synchronised with the world’s first probe to Mars. Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin first of the plant’s four reactors, regulatory requirements. power grid and the first electric- “UAE first nuclear reactor at Rashid Al-Maktoum, tweeted opening the way for commercial The Nawah Energy Company ity produced. Barakah, which the Barakah Nuclear Energy that work at Barakah had “suc- operations. said at the time that Unit 1 would means “blessing” in Arabic, is Plant has achieved first criti- ceeded in loading nuclear fuel The plant on the Gulf coast begin commercial operations a regional first -- Saudi Arabia cality and successfully started packages, carrying out compre- west of Abu Dhabi had been after a “series of tests” leading has said it plans to build up to 16 up,” tweeted Hamad Alkaabi, hensive tests and successfully due to go online in late 2017 but to the start-up process. nuclear reactors, but the project the country’s representative to completing the operation”. faced a number of delays that During the process, the unit has yet to materialise. Anwar Gargash Reuters | Dubai
he United Arab Emir- Coronavirus pandemic Tates minister of state for will be with us for a foreign affairs said on Sat- urday that Turkey should Targeted US, ended long time, WHO warns stop interfering in Arab af- Reuters | Dubai fairs, criticising comments on Libya made by Turkey’s he World Health Or- defence minister. Tganisation yesterday Turkish media had re - warned the coronavirus ported the Turkish minister up hitting themselves pandemic was likely to be making remarks critical of “lengthy” after its emergen- the UAE’s actions over Libya. cy committee met. “Relations are not man- Experts believe Iran’s capsized vessel could pose a navigation hazard The committee “high- aged by threats and there lighted the anticipated is no place for colonialist Imagery courtesy of @ lengthy duration of this delusions in this day and IRGCN wanted planetlabs from today COVID-19 pandemic”, the age,” Anwar Gargash wrote • shows the #IRGC’s WHO said in a statement, on Twitter. to reuse the mockup and warned of the risk of in future fake #US Navy “response fatigue” given the Nimitz-class carrier socio-economic pressures TDT | agencies capsized just south on countries. BAHRAIN of Bandar Abbas “WHO continues to assess Port, #Iran after the the global risk level of COV- ell, Well, Well! It Great Prophet XIV ID-19 to be very high,” said looks like Iranians its latest statement. TOTAL CASES Satellite image of the capsized mockup of a US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft war games. I assume Whave created a nice we will see more 41,190 little hazard for themselves Images posted by open- XIV war games. I assume we right outside Bandar Abbas. source intelligence researchers will see more propaganda soon,” propaganda soon ACTIVE CASES The new satellite images Aurora Intel and Chris Biggers tweeted Aurora Intel. AURORA INTEL. Kuwait bans flights to shared on social media appears shows the vessel leaning over Forbes says the mock-up was 31 ‘high risk’ countries 2,832 to tell that. steeply to one side, with half of constructed back in the 2014- DEATHS The giant mockup of a US its flight deck submerged. 2015 period claiming it as a to be reused in future. Dubai Navy Nimitz-class aircraft belt- “Imagery courtesy of @plan- movie prop. However, in Feb- However, that ambition seems 147 ed and dragged out to open sea etlabs from today shows the ruary 2015, Iranian Revolution- to have received a big blow with uwait has banned until DISCHARGED for target practice in naval war- #IRGC’s fake #US Navy Nimi- ary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) the inadvertent capsizing of the Kfurther notice commer- games seems to have capsized tz-class carrier capsized just dragged it out for target practise mockup. cial flights to 31 countries it 38,211 just outside the port of Bandar south of Bandar Abbas Port, and damaging it to a great deal. The incident, experts say, said that it regarded as high NEW CASES Abbas. #Iran after the Great Prophet Later in 2019, the mockup was may have been due to damages risk due to the spread of the against seen repairing in sat- sustained during the exercise coronavirus. The countries 208 ellite imagery, only to be used or mishap in towing the bulgy include India, Pakistan, CRITICAL at the Straits of Hormuz for an vessel, or a combination of both. Egypt, the Philippines, Leb- assault practice. The war games The exercise using mockup anon and Sri Lanka, which 43 which saw anti-ship missiles, has served a propaganda pur- all have large numbers of rockets and JetRanger helicop- pose both for Tehran and IRGCN, expatriates in Kuwait. The ters in action, culminated with whose forces received a rare list also includes China, commandos rappelling onto the chance to practise their strategy Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Italy 210 fils (includes VAT) carrier’s deck by helicopter. in motion. and Iraq. Experts concluded after the Experts believe the capsized The authorities have said exercise, and analysing the min- vessel could pose a navigation Kuwait International Air- imal damages suffered, that IRG- hazard considering its position port would run at about CN wanted to keep the mockup close to the entrance of Bandar 30pc capacity from Satur- carrier in better condition for it Abbas. day. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 02
A digital boost to Causeway opens for truck movement COVID-19 fight Municipal payments gone cashless Bahraini trucks given green light to cross King Fahd causeway
cautionary measures to curb the The roadway linking spread of the deadly pandemic. • Following which, on July Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 23, Saudi announced opening was shut on March 7 the sea-link for Saudi citizens wishing to return without prior TDT | Manama permission. The 25-kilometre long cause- way, a series of bridges and ahrain has shown the causeways, connects al-Khour green light for goods of Khobar in Saudi Arabia to Al Payment service page of mun. Bmovements through King Jasra in Bahrain. gov.bh Fahd Causeway as both Saudi One of the embankments and Bahrain continue to ease knows as the ‘middle island’ TDT | Manama COVID-19 restrictions. houses the customs and im - As per the new order, starting migration facilities, besides a unicipal payments today, trucks from the Bahraini mosque, gardens and restau- Min the Kingdom had side will be allowed to resume rants. Last year Bahrain received gone completely cash - their trips to Saudi Arabia via a total of 11.1 million visitors, less, since April, in a move the King Fahd Causeway. Representative picture (Courtesy of AlAyam) with 88 per cent are coming strengthening Bahrain bat- “The reopening of the cause- through the King Fahd cause- tle against COVID-19 out- way was coordinated with the said Mohammed Hassan Al-Isa, the Customs Affairs. and Saudi Arabia was shut on way, accounting for 9.7 million break. Saudi Customs Authorities”, the Exits Customs director at The roadway linking Bahrain March 7 this year as part of pre- visitors. The system, in place since last April, effective- ly reduced the need for a personal presence in com- Zero deaths in pleting municipal services, Capital governorate holds sterilisation drive Esam Khalaf, the Minister of Works, Municipalities Af- TDT | Manama Bahrain fairs and Urban Planning, TDT | Manama said. he Capital Governorate yes- The digital move also Tterday conducted a cam- ero deaths were report- fell in conformity with the paign to sterilise the streets and Zed in Bahrain yesterday, measures implemented by alleyways in Juffair as part of a as the number of people re- the Government of Bah - drive to prevent the spread of covered from the infection rain to reduce the spread of the novel Coronavirus ( COV- went up by 371. COVID-19, including social ID-19) outbreak in the Kingdom. With this, the number of distancing. The campaign was held in co- people cured of COVID-19 Which means, municipal- operation with the Ministry of symptoms in the Kingdom ities in the Kingdom hadn’t Health, the Capital Governorate touched 38,211. accepted any cash payments Police Directorate. This was announced by since April. Sheikh Hisham bin Abdul In pictures, the capital governorate officials sterilising shops the Ministry of Health on Payments were complet- Rahman Al Khalifa, the Cap - sis,” Sheikh said, urging all to its Twitter handle. ed either through iGA’s Na- ital Governor, Brigadier Ibra- Director-General of the Capi- torate and Director-General of adhere strictly to the preventive There are currently 81 tional Payment Aggregator him Saif Bakheet Al-Najran, tal Governorate Police Direc- the Capital Governorate Police measures put forward by com- coronavirus patients in the (NPA) or payment channel Directorate, Brigadier Ibrahim petent authorities. Kingdom who are receiving SADAD. Al-Najran and 30 volunteers Volunteers who took part in treatment, out of which 43 Thus, the number of from the Al-Naeem Volunteer the sterilisation drive attended patients are in critical care. transactions made through Gulf Air lands in Kuwait Youth Team took part in the training sessions held by the Some 2,832 active cases the national payment plat- sterilisation drive. governorate in cooperation with are there in the Kingdom, of form rose to 6,572 and SA- Sheikh Hisham praised the the Ministry of Health. which 2,789 cases are stable. DAD to 6,878, since its in- directorate for enhancing com- Besides Juffair, the volunteers Ministry said it carried troduction. munity cooperation and grow- and civil society organisation out 4,569 COVID-19 tests “One of the most impor- ing awareness among people on also contributed in the sterili- yesterday bringing the total tant goals of this project coronavirus preventing meas- sation of Jid Ali, Umm Al Has- tests conducted in the King- was to reduce the need of ures. sam, and Complex 388 in Adliya, dom to 835,567. physical presence for avail- “Peoples awareness to the while also inspecting barber- Bahrain also detected 208 ing municipal services,” said risks of the virus outbreak is shops and beauty salons there new cases yesterday, out of Khalaf. crucial in overcoming the cri- to ensure preventive measures. which 75 cases are expa - “Customers can now triate workers, and 132 are complete their transactions contacts of active cases. One from anywhere, at any given is travel-related case. time, and receive payment Total numbers of people proof digitally.” succumbed fighting the vi- To make a payment, log rus touched 147. on to https://www.mun.gov. There currently over bh/, create an account, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, yesterday resumed its Kuwait 636,738 cases in the six-na- use a credit or a debit card services after being suspended for a few months amid the coronavirus tion Gulf Cooperation to complete the transaction. (COVID-19) pandemic. Gulf Air said it’s continuously working closely with Council, with Saudi Ara- Payments can also be government authorities throughout the destinations on its network to bia being the most affected. made through Sadad Ki - resume operations as soon as airports open. In pictures, a Gulf Air aircraft Death toll in GCC touched osks, Sadad website, Sadad after landing into the state of Kuwait. 4,433. App, Benefit Pay or STC Pay. Coffee shop in capital shut over COVID-19 violations TDT | Manama
uthorities here yesterday shut down one of the coffee shops in Athe Manama for violating coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures. The raid was conducted jointly by Department of Food Control in cooperation with the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, and the Bahrain Tourism and Exhi- bitions Authority (BTEA). The cafe, officers said, violated laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom banning the internal food services in the restaurants and cafes, expect in those authorised by BTEA. The cafe was closed immediately and legal measures are taken. As per a circular issued on 28 July 2020, restaurants approved by BTEA and those located in 4 and 5-star hotels are allowed to operate by taking reservations for special occasions that do not banned until 3 September 2020, as of now. exceed 20 people per group and provided that reservations do not The phased reopening will be dependent on several indicators exceed one at each time. Picture courtesy of @MOH_Bahrain including the total number of positive results against the total The move was as directed by the Government Executive Com- Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. number of daily COVID-19 tests, number of cases requiring intensive mittee chaired by the HRH the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme However, outdoor dining at restaurants and coffee-shops are care, and the occupancy rate in isolation and treatment facilities. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 03 Hajj success proves Saudi’s outstanding ability: HM King HRH the Premier, HRH Crown Prince hail Saudi Arabia’s “scared responsibility’ in organising Hajj rituals
The success of The success of The success of this year’s Hajj this year’s Hajj this year’s Hajj season proves anew season proves pilgrimage reflects Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Arabia’s the keenness of outstanding outstanding ability the Kingdom of ability to organise and keenness Saudi Arabia to Hajj rituals while to assume its assume the sacred providing the responsibilities responsibility of highest levels of of organising Hajj organising the Hajj comfort, protection rituals rituals and safety for pilgrims HM THE KING HRH CROWN PRINCE HRH PM
Outstanding ability: HRH PM hundreds of tonnes of rubbish Although no official -- plastic bags, cans and food • HRH Prime Minister Prince plates -- left in past years at the figure has been given, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa rocky hill outside Mecca where local media report said the success proves “anew pilgrims pray and repent in the there are around Saudi Arabia’s outstanding abil- DON’T MISS IT high point of the hajj. 10,000 pilgrims ity to organise Hajj rituals” and “Large numbers of workers to provide pilgrims with the had to be mobilised to remove highest levels of “comfort” and all the debris they left behind as Health ministry “safety”. Even the pebbles used they passed,” he recalled. spokesman• said that The premier also praised this year to symboli- there were no Covid-19 King Salman’s noble stances in cally “stone the devil” Eco awakening infections, nor any support of Arab and Islamic na- have been sanitised, as Until recently, the concerns other major diseases tions, which, he said, “reflect the part of elaborate amen- were not really about the en - pivotal role Saudi Arabia plays, ity kits provided by vironment, but about accom- among pilgrims during under its wise leadership.” authorities that include modating as many pilgrims as the Hajj pilgrimage HRH Premier further con - possible, for the long waiting gratulated Saudi Crown Prince, disinfectant and masks. lists for Muslims, who must TDT | Manama Deputy Premier and Defence complete the Hajj at least once Minister, HRH Prince Moham- in their lifetime if they are able. med bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Plans are now set to welcome is Majesty King Ham- Al-Saud and Advisor to King Sal- 30 million pilgrims annually by ad bin Isa Al Khalifa man and Mekka Region Gover- 2030, Saudi authorities say. Hyesterday hailed the nor, HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal As part in 2018, authorities huge success garnered by this bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who is launched a water recycling year’s Hajj pilgrimage, amid ex- also the Head of the Haj Central programme and posted several ceptional circumstances, as a Committee on Eid Al-Adha and signs in multiple languages to direct proof to Saudi Arabia’s Haj success. encourage pilgrims to dot their outstanding ability. bit. The success proves “Saudi Sacred responsibility: CP This year, despite the scaled- Arabia’s outstanding ability and His Royal Highness Prince down pilgrimage, the munic- keenness to assume its respon- Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ipality deployed over 13,000 sibilities,” said King Hamad in the Crown Prince, Deputy Su- cleaners to keep the holy site the message to Custodian of the preme Commander and First Pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage this week pristine. Two Holy Mosques King Salman Deputy Prime Minister said, bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. “The success of this year’s Hajj the Hajj success. of fresh air. limited and orderly. This is the future HM King said the efforts ex- pilgrimage reflects the keenness According to a Greenpeace ex- Even the pebbles they use to Nouhad Awwad, the Green- erted by King Salman and his of Saudi Arabia to assume the sa- The ‘green’ Hajj pert, it was not about the size of symbolically “stone the devil” peace campaigner, said although government to hold Hajj rituals cred responsibility of organising Hajj held this year amid ex- the crowd, but “collective behav- have been sanitised, as part of this year’s smaller environmen- while implementing adequate the Hajj rituals.” ceptional circumstances result- iour” that effected the change. elaborate amenity kits provided tal footprint was greatly due to precautionary measures en- HRH commended Saudi Ara- ing from the spread of the novel “This year’s Hajj, although by authorities that include dis- the pandemic, in going forward sured the highest levels of safety bia’s tremendous efforts, led by coronavirus (COVID-19), ends taking place at a difficult time infectant and masks. this will be the desired outcome. and health for pilgrims. King Salman and the govern- also leaving a smaller carbon globally, can be a source of “Everything is clean and there She imagines “a Hajj with its King Hamad prayed to Allah ment, to hold the Hajj pilgrim- footprint, less waste and open- hope,” he said. are only a few municipal work- millions of pilgrims in total sym- the Almighty to grant Hajj pil- age by implementing adequate ing up the prospects of a ‘green The scenes in Mecca since the ers collecting the small amounts biosis with their environment, grims many rewards and for- precautionary measures to en- Hajj.” Hajj began on Wednesday are of garbage,” Azim Allah Farha, a in a Mecca powered by solar giveness, wishing Saudi Arabia sure the highest levels of safety The event, which drew 2.5 very different from those of past pilgrim from Afghanistan who energy”. and its brotherly people fur- and health for pilgrims. million people last year and years has performed the hajj several “This is the future we should ther progress and prosperity, His Royal Highness Prince completed this year with just Rather than the vast crowds times before, said at Mount Ara- all be working towards,” she in- under the leadership of the Cus- Salman also congratulated Sau- around 10,000 pilgrims, ac - that move between the sites, fat, the site of one of the main sisted. todian of the Two Holy di Crown Prince HRH Prince cording to experts, was by all casting rubbish as they go and rituals. Mosques. Mohammed and Governor of accounts a breath sometimes prone to deadly One of those workers, Rahim Makkah region HRH Prince Mo- crushes, the movement of Fajreddine, recalls hammed on the pilgrims has been the
Pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy Saudi city of Mecca A FOOL THINKS HIMSELF TO QUOTE BE WISE, BUT A WISE MAN OF THE KNOWS HIMSELF TO BE A DAY FOOL. SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 04 EU doomed without the CAPTAINS CORNER
Hamiltonian moment PreservingHH Shaikh Nasser New education policy 2020 ourGreat Bahraini leaders Educational perestroika in the Indian system? inspiremarine us to By Anand Nair he Indian Cabinet ap - goodness proved the National Edu- legacy Tcation Policy 2020 on July 29, 2020. The New Education Policy of India aims at an edu - cation system that contributes to an equitable vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all. It also aims at developing a deep sense of respect towards the fundamental rights CAPT. MAHMOOD AL MAHMOOD and duties by instilling skills and adequate values. The new policy nce again the leaders, the busi- would see an overhaul of the sys- ness houses and the people of hrimp is a tasty morsel and it is con- tem in place in higher education. the Kingdom of Bahrain have Osidered a luxury seafood ingredient An educationist mentioned, “The come together in the spirit of patriot- all over the world. This year in Bah- preliminary findings lead to the Sism and unity to raise defenses against rain, the annual six-month ban on fishing possibility of less stress on boards, an unusual and unseen enemy – the for shrimp was lifted just in time for fra- common college entrance test COVID-19 virus pandemic. grant shrimp biryani over the Eid break. as part of sweeping education In just 24 hours, these parties, led by Just before the ban was lifted though, reforms. The Ministry of Human the example of HH Shaikh Nasser bin we had headlines about how inspectors Resources in India will now be Hamad Al Khalifa, have raised over BD caught fishing boats returning loaded with known as the Ministry of Edu- 21 million to help people and business- Pictures courtesy of DNA illegally caught shrimp and the clear viola- cation. es struck by the impact of the virus. Emphasis on regional language education tion of rules which have banned trawling The current 10+2 structure in • The funds, under the project ‘Feena nets in the pro - which the policy covered school- Khair’ (There is Good in Us) will be cess. Of the four ing from Class 1 to 10 (age 6-16 Multiple pathways to learning; involving both used for business support and medical • main causes, fish- years) and then Class 11-12 (age formal and non-formal education modes support as well as humanitarian food ermen have over- 16-18 years) gives away to the and clothing aid. fishing as most 5+3+3+4 pattern; first five years The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce To bring drop out children back to school detrimental to Bahrain has a of study will be foundation stage. • & Industry also provided its spacious Bahrain’s marine rich legacy of The curriculum will be designed and centrally-located old premises for Alternative and innovative education centres life. Overfishing by NCERT and all state boards will use by the COVIDcoexisting-19 task force. with • has led to the operate within the framework as In the midst ofthe our sea. peculiar We mustcon- disappearance of prescribed by NCERT. The pre-pri- The focus will be on achieving desired learning outcomes at all levels dition of doisolation, everything social dis - some fish breeds mary stage which will begin at the • tancing and despair, we must as well as a 75% we can to pass age of 3 will have three years of Suitable for all categories business and personal presentation rejoice in this stream of com- I am suredrop you in the pop- on this heritage study followed by 2 years of Grade • Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte calls the proposed €540 billion rescue plan a trap. passion that has sprung from ulation of shrimp. to future 1 and 2. The focus here will be art will all agree amidst us to counter the harsh Common standards for public and private school education All of this generations. integrated education and play- DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN cannot now be said of the Southern This means they were broadly reality of the crisis. It is praise- • This means they were that thispoints has to a drastic way method with less emphasis European states ravaged by a global advocates of a federated (or confed- worthy of the big businesses broadly advocates inspiredlack our of knowledge on the textbooks. Grade 3 and Curriculum and pedagogy to be transformed by 2022 to have long suspected that the pandemic. The basic issue of fairness erated), centralized European state, to have come forward to sup- • business houseson the part of the 4 will prepare students for the promote skill-based and minimize rote based learning endless undoubtedly boring Eu- is in real question. of a federated (or without ever having the necessary port the vision of the leaders fishermen as to future. They will be introduced ropean summit meetings are so Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe confederated), centralized political debate that raged in the US and individuals of Bahrain and keep the hu- I why these rules to Science, Mathematics, Social Revision of NCF for school education and NCF turgid for a reason. It is easy to get Conte rightly calls the proposed European state, without in the 1790s between the advocates to donate so manitarian consideration as are in place. Al- Science, Environmental Sciences lost in the byzantine complexities of €540 billion ($587 billion) rescue of centralism (Alexander Hamilton) the first priority in this crisis. •for teacher education 2009 by 2021 ever having the necessary generouslyready and overfishing and Humanities based subjects. false agreements that actually solve plan “a trap.” The accord is there to and decentralization (Thomas Jef- Long after the dust has set- political debate that tap the veinhas resultedof in a Class 6 to 8 will be considered as nothing. And that is how theEU likes only deal with the immediate impact ferson). In the end, the federalist ad- tled around the world, those raged in the US in the drastic reduction the Middle school. During this it: For us to have little idea that it is a of the virus. However, over the much ministration of George Washington goodness within who will be remembered 1790s between the in fish popula - stage, the curriculum will be fixed begin at this stage and the child graduation. Credit Bank for mul- inventing new pedagogies to paper tiger, so much less than meets larger rescue efforts necessary to opted for Hamilton’s centralizing us and reach out are leaders who led from tions, particu- as per the textbooks prescribed. can acquire practical knowledge tiple courses opted by a graduate bring about a paradigm shift in the eye in terms of its geostrategic revive the Italian and other south- advocates of centralism vision, won overwhelming re-elec- the heart. Undoubtedly, the to help fellow-larly shrimp and Vocational training will be intro- too. Grade 9 to 12 exams will be student during graduation will the policy. The challenge is her- power. ern economies necessitated by the (Alexander Hamilton) and tion and a popular mandate for the response of Bahrain’s lead- residentsfish ofbreeds that duced to the children during this based on Semester pattern. The be made. culean and the road too long. In But crises clarify. And there is debilitating lockdown, normal con- decentralization (Thomas national government to assume state ership will shed a beacon of are solely found stage of development. core competencies of the children The policy targets all school the days to come there will be absolutely no doubt that the coro- ditionality will be imposed. debt, while at the same time estab- Bahrain. light on our historic response. Jefferson). in Bahrain. Sand will be tested in the exams rather and college dropouts to return to various debates on the positives navirus has made crystal clear that This is understandably political- lishing a powerful national Treas- Inspired by His Majesty, our extraction of the Logical thinking than their ability for rote learning. the mainstream. Graduation to be and negatives of NEP 2020 but let the old model governing the EU has ly toxic in Italy, where it is seen as ury, brilliantly headed by Hamilton Crown Prince and First Dep- ocean bed is also Grade 9 to 12 will be the final Exams will be based on questions of three or four years. Multi entry education lead to learning and finally, after a brilliant 70-year run, surrendering basic sovereignty to himself. uty Premier guided the gov- continuously de- stage in this process. Here the em- that test the thinking skill of the and multi exit will be the fea - bridge the gap between reality entirely run out of steam. The sup- the uncertain mercies of economic union (a Valhalla that had far less Due to an overly clever function- ernment in the crucial early stroying fisheries, phasis will be on establishing logi- child. The child will be free to ture of any graduate programme. and fantasy. posed deal over emergency Europe- overlords the EU, the International than majority support), it was better alism, present European leaders days to approach the sensi- habitats, corals, cal thinking, reasoning, and math- answer the paper in the language Graduation dropouts to get a cer- The schools have a daunting an coronavirus funds pledged last Monetary Fund and the Europe- to discuss seemingly inoffensive coal (with the honorable exception of tive themes of quarantine and and killing ma- ematical aptitude. Class 9 to 12 of his choice, but this requires a tification if the exit is after a year, task ahead. School systems must week to the plague-ravaged south, an Central Bank. No Italian leader and steel union, even as the latter led President Emmanuel Macron of treatment with compassion. rine organisms. will focus on the research-based lot of clarity before being imple- Advance Diploma if the exit is adapt to the proposed multi - far from being a concord, has ex- could accept such colonization and to further economic union, and then France) shied away from this diffi- When he returned from his As if this were aptitude of the student. Critical mented. after two years, Bachelor’s degree disciplinary approach and this posed the EU’s haplessness for all survive. In true Kafkaesque fash- to a degree of political union. Large cult argument in the happier times sojourn abroad, our beloved Prime not dangerous thinking will be primarily focused after three years and Bachelor’s requires a change of attitude. to see. ion, no country in the south that political questions were to be pur- that preceded the coronavirus. But Minister immediately galvanized the enough, the upon. Students will get to choose Holistic Progress Card degree with research if a student Teacher training programmes First, if you are brave enough to truly needs the ESM can politically posefully avoided in favor of getting the failure of functionalism over the Cabinet and government officials, shoreline pollu- multidisciplinary and interdisci- The Report Card will be reflec- completes 4 years of graduation. must be inculcated at every nodal wade through the actual agreement accept it. These design flaws have to large political answers (always in past 70 years to decisively answer displaying his admirable energy and tion is in a very bad state – one has to only plinary subjects across the spec- tive of a child’s overall progress There will be a lot of emphasis on school level to prepare and equip reached, it becomes palpably clear become so obvious that the deal has the direction of ever closer union) the question of what sort of union crisis management in managing the visit any seashore in Bahrain to see the trum. There will be no separa- with a 360-degree Holistic Pro- research-based education. the teaching fraternity for the that it is full of policy holes. The unraveled almost immediately upon through the backdoor of technical, Europe was to become is now fatally situation. appalling heaps of garbage that damage tion like Science, Commerce or gress Card. Progress card will sweeping changes. Reforms are Eurogroup of finance ministers has delivery. apolitical initiatives. Over decades, handicapping basic and necessary I am sure you will all agree that this our beaches. Humanities. Someone selecting include self-assessment, peer as- Paradigm shift not free from glitch or criticisms. recommended using the European This amounts to more than Eu- functionalism met with the great- efforts to combat the coronavirus has inspired our business houses and How can we stem the tide of marine Physics as a major can even select sessment and teacher assessment. The policy aims at the over- The days ahead will no doubt be Stability Mechanism (ESM), estab- rope’s glaring inability to behave as est of success, as a broadly united — the political risk event of our gen- individuals to donate so generously wealth loss? It is not enough to regulate Psychology as a minor. A pool of The assessment parameters are all holistic development of the challenging for education in In- lished in the wake of the 2008 Great a union when it truly counts; it also Europe emerged, all without ever eration. and tap the vein of goodness within us fishing with set time slots and equipment. I subjects will be made, and stu- to be decided by a special think child. It brings in practical and dia, but implementation is the key. Recession, to meet the southerners’ illustrates the limits of the guiding answering the basic question of what The result is an EU built only for and reach out to help fellow-residents believe that we must launch an educational dents can select subjects from the tank constituted for this purpose. trade training to be a part of the needs. philosophy of the EU. The “Monnet sort of political construct was truly sunny weather, which trundles along of Bahrain. The days are challenging campaign to raise responsibility – and not given pool. Another noteworthy Teachers will be prepared for a education system and brings in (Writer is the Vice Principal A basic problem with this is that method” — functionalism — is a pol- being created. nicely in good times, but is fatally but when we have great leaders, we just for fishermen. How about a campaign feature has been that all stud - transformation in the assessment better adoption of technology for of Indian School, Bahrain) the ESM was set up in the wake of icy strategy based on the advocacy of While this seemed clever and it overmatched in bad ones. A political all rise to the occasion and to greater to teach consumers to respect the source of ies till Grade 5 can be made in system by 2022-23. Schools will learning. Subjects across the spec- an asymmetric shock — the par- small, technocratic, apolitical agree- worked for a long while, in actuality, union that no one really believes in heights of goodness than we ourselves our marine wealth. Let’s say you are going the regional or local language. become nodal centres of learning trum can be adopted as a major ticular economic follies of Greece ments being agreed to precisely be- functionalism has stored up a great and whose members are not willing thought possible. to have a seafood meal in a restaurant – if There has been a lot of emphasis and there will be enabled sharing and a minor. Art integration in all and possibly other southern econ- cause they seemed secondary, or deal of trouble for Europe, which has to make the basic sacrifice of blood Yes indeed. There is good in us all.. you order fish that is not in the ‘overfished’ on regional language as a mother of human and infrastructure re- subjects will be a challenging task. omies — rather than the symmetric technical, eventually amounting to come home to roost since the Great and treasure for is a union only in category, (Captain then the Mahmood restaurant Al Mahmood can give is theyou a tongue or regional language to be sources. The integration of voca- There will be a lot shock of a global pandemic. In other decisive movement toward a con- Recession of 2008. The founders of name. And, without the Hamiltoni- discount.Editor-in-Chief Such a campaign of The Daily helped Tribune to and bring a medium of instruction till Grade tional education at all levels have of research words, there can be no doubt that federated European state. the EU wanted a powerful Hamilto- an moment in these times of crisis, back thethe popular President hammour of the Arab-African from the Unity brink 5 as per this policy. There will be been a major decision. This will and time Greece was largely to blame for its In the 1950s, rather than talking nian Brussels without ever having Europe will be increasingly unfit Organisation for Relief, Human Rights and of extinction in the UAE. at least nine bagless days in a year be based on the practice-based spent own parlous situation. The same about grand visions of European their Hamiltonian moment.. for purpose. Counterterrorism) Bahrain has a rich legacy of coexisting for the students. Computer cod- curriculum. on with the sea. 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Microsoft in talks James Murdoch resigns from to buy TikTok: News Corp board over editorial NYT Samsung’s last computer Reuters differences Reuters icrosoft Corp is in Mtalks to buy ByteD - factory in China to shut ames Murdoch has re - ance-owned TikTok, the Jsigned from News Corp’s New York Times reported board, citing disagreements on Friday, citing a source. over certain editorial content The discussions between 1,700 employees published by the company’s Microsoft and TikTok were • media outlets, the news pub- first reported earlier on Fri- on contract at lisher disclosed in a regulatory James Murdoch day by FOX Business, the Samsung Electronics filing on Friday. board with 10 directors. Times said. Suzhou Computer While tendering the resigna- The Wall Street Journal President Donald Trump will be affected tion, Murdoch also cited dif- owner in May had posted a $1 said on Friday he would sign ferences over certain strategic billion quarterly loss due to a an executive order as soon decisions of the company. writedown in the value of its The factory as Saturday to ban TikTok • The departure of the son of Australian pay TV unit and the in the United States. shipped $4.3 billion media tycoon Rupert Murdoch impact of the COVID-19 pan- While Microsoft already worth of goods out would leave the News Corp demic on its businesses. owns professional social of China in 2012 media network LinkedIn, it would face fewer regulatory hurdles in acquiring TikTok Reuters | Seoul than its more direct com- Representative picture (Courtesy of TechBriefly) Fauci urges caution petitors, such as FaceBook amsung Electronics Co Inc, one of the sources said. will halt operations of its Morning Post reported on Fri- But ByteDance’s valua- Slast computer factory in day, citing a notice to Samsung on China and Russia tion expectations for Tik- China, the South Korean tech staff. Tok of more than $50 bil- giant said on Saturday, the lat- The factory shipped $4.3 lion, and its insistence on est manufacturer to shift pro- billion worth of goods out of virus vaccines KNOW WHAT retaining a minority stake duction from the world’s sec- China in 2012, a figure that had in the app complicated deal ond-biggest economy. sunk to $1 billion by 2018, the talks, another source said. Companies are rethinking Hong Kong newspaper said. “Not the deal that you their production and supply A Samsung spokeswoman Samsung shut its last have been hearing about, chains amid rising Chinese la- declined to comment on the smartphone factory that they are going to buy bour costs, a US-China trade factory’s revenue and ship - in China last year. Its and sell... and Microsoft and war and the blow from the COV- ments, or details regarding remaining facilities in- another one. We are not an ID-19 pandemic. employees. M&A (mergers and acquisi- Around half the 1,700 em - “China remains an important clude two semiconduc- tions) country,” Trump said. ployees on contract at Samsung market for Samsung and we will tor manufacturing sites It was not immediately Electronics Suzhou Comput- continue to provide superior in Suzhou and Xi’an. clear what authority Trump er will be affected, excluding products and services for Chi- had to ban TikTok, which those involved in research and nese consumers,” the company has up to 80 m users in US. development, the South China said in a statement.
Antony Fauci (Picture courtesy of Business Insider) Canada says requirements for Huawei CFO’s AFP News are administering the vaccine to anyone,” he said. nthony Fauci, the United He added: “Claims of having extradition to US met, documents show AStates’ top infectious dis- a vaccine ready to distribute ease official, raised concerns before you do testing, I think, Reuters The documents, which were prosecution for the conduct set Friday regarding the safety is problematic, at best. filed last week and released to out in the extradition request, of COVID-19 vaccines under “We are going very quickly. anada’s attorney general media on Friday, are a precur- all of the formal requirements development by China and I do not believe that there will Csays the requirements for sor to the formal hearing on for committal are established.” Russia. be vaccines, so far ahead of us, extraditing Huawei Chief Fi- committal, or whether Meng Huawei declined to comment Several Chinese companies that we will have to depend nancial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the and pointed instead to its past are at the forefront of the glob- on other countries to get us to the United States on charges United States. Those hearings legal submissions on its argu- al vaccine race, while Russia vaccines.” of bank fraud have been met, will take place in April 2021. ments. has said it hopes to be the first Last month, Chinese me- documents submitted in a Brit- The documents outline the In May, a judge in British Co- in the world to produce a vac- dia announced a coronavirus ish Columbia court show. evidence in support of Meng’s lumbia’s Superior Court found cine for the public, with a tar- vaccine developed by CanSino Meng, 48, was arrested in De- custody and conclude that the that the legal standard of dou- get date of September. Biologics was being used to cember, 2018, on a warrant from test for committal has been met. ble criminality - meaning that But the medicines will likely immunize the Chinese military the United States, which alleges The extradition hearings are Meng’s actions could be con- face heightened scrutiny given -- making it the first approved that she misled the bank HSBC not a full trial on the charges sidered a crime in both Canada that the regulatory systems in for people, albeit in a limited about Huawei’s business deal- laid by the United States, the and the United States - had been both countries are far more population. ings in Iran. documents state, only whether met, dealing a blow to hopes for opaque than they are in the Many scientists however Meng has been on house ar- there is the potential for those a quick end to the trial. West. Fauci, who was asked raised ethical concerns be- rest in Vancouver since then, charges to be found valid. The next hearings, scheduled during a Congressional hear- cause the vaccine has not yet fighting extradition, and has “The evidence demonstrates Huawei Technologies Chief Financial for Aug. 17-21 in Vancouver, will ing whether the US could make begun its final stages of testing. said she is innocent. Her case that Ms. Meng deliberately Officer Meng Wanzhou discuss whether the attorney use of Chinese or Russian vac- Two other Chinese compa- has caused a diplomatic row be- made dishonest representa- general’s assertion of privilege cines if they arrived first, indi- nies Sinovac and Sinopharm, tween Canada and China, which tions to HSBC in an attempt to and Attorney General David in declining to release some cated that was unlikely. have launched final phase has demanded that Meng be preserve Huawei’s relationship Lametti wrote. documents requested by Hua- “I do hope that the Chinese three trials in Brazil and the released. China detained two with the bank,” lawyers for the “Since Ms. Meng concedes wei relating to Meng’s initial and the Russians are actually United Arab Emirates, respec- Canadians after Meng’s arrest. Canadian Minister of Justice that she is the person sought for arrest is valid. testing the vaccine before they tively. Apple tops Aramco as most valuable publicly listed company
Apple’s stock ended the ses- to date, with investors betting Saudi Aramco, sion at $425.04, putting its Armaco had a mar- that it and other major US tech- which• had been the market capitalisation at $1.82 ket capitalisation of nology companies will emerge trillion, according to the share $1.760 trillion as of from the coronavirus pandemic most valuable publicly count provided by Apple in a its last close, accord- stronger than smaller rivals. listed company since regulatory filing on Friday. ing to Refinitiv data In its quarterly report, Apple going public last year, It was Apple’s largest one-day announced a four-for-one stock percentage gain since March split, with trading on a split-ad- 13, and it added $172 billion in justed basis starting on Aug. 31. Reuters market capitalization during the It will be Apple’s first share split session, greater than the entire Refinitiv data. since 2014. pple Inc’s surged over 10 stock market value of Oracle After Apple bought back Over 20 analysts raised their Aper cent to a record high Corp. $16 billion worth of shares price targets for Apple’s stock on Friday after reporting block- Saudi Aramco, which had in the June quarter, it had following the company’s report, buster quarterly results, helping been the most valuable public- 4,275,634,000 outstanding according to Refinitiv. However, the iPhone maker eclipse Saudi ly listed company since going shares, as of July 17, according the new median analyst price Aramco to become the world’s public last year, had a market to the filing. target of $409.63 is more than most valuable publicly listed capitalisation of $1.760 trillion With Friday’s stock gain, Ap- $15 short of Friday’s closing company. The logo of Apple company is seen outside an Apple store in Bordeaux, France as of its last close, according to ple’s has surged about 45pc year price. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 06
News in brief 5 killed u Five people including Florida teen mastermind three children were killed in Nepal in two landslides in Nepal, landslides raising to 175 the toll of dead since the monsoon season began in May, a home ministry official charged in epic Twitter hack said. A 30-year-old woman and her three children, aged between 10 months and nine years, were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rains swept their house away in Gulmi district in Twitter says the hackers used a phone to fool the social media company’s the west of the Himalayan nation on Friday, Murari Wasti said. One person was killed in another landslide in Sunsari district in east Nepal. employees into giving them access to accounts u Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Iraq AFP | San Francisco Scamming by phone Friday called an early PM calls riminal charges were Hackers who accessed dozens general election for June 6, early filed against the suspect- of high-profile Twitter accounts 2021, roughly a year ahead election ed teenage mastermind in mid-July gained access to of when it would normally C be held. Early elections are a key demand of Iraqi of an epic Twitter hack and two the system with an attack that others who allegedly helped tricked a handful of employees anti-government protesters who staged months hijack celebrity accounts to into giving up their credentials, of mass demonstrations last year and were killed in their hundreds by security swindle people out of more than according to a company update. forces and gunmen suspected of links to militia groups. Iraqi’s parliament must $100,000 in a cryptocurrency Twitter said this week that still ratify the election date. scheme. the July 15 incident by Bitcoin u US federal officers will stay in the Prosecutors in Florida said scammers stemmed from a protest-wracked city of Portland until local they filed 30 felony counts “spear phishing” attack which law enforcement officials finish a “cleanup of against 17-year-old resident of deceived employees about the anarchists and agitators,” President Donald the state identified as the “mas- origin of the messages. Trump said. The forces -- whose deployment was termind” of the cyberattack. He The hackers “targeted a small seen by many as part of the president’s law-and- was arrested in Tampa, Hills- number of employees through order strategy for re-election and exacerbated borough State Attorney Andrew a phone spear phishing attack,” tensions between authorities and anti-racism Warren said. according to a Twitter Support protestors -- had been scheduled to begin their phased pullout from Portland. Separately, the US Attorney’s statement. u Eight Office in San Francisco an - Twitter logo is seen on a smartphone “This attack relied on a signif- military personnel 8 still missing nounced charges against three icant and concerted attempt to remained missing after US Marine people, one of them from Brit- nical breaches and social engi- tion, and public-private partner- mislead certain employees and at sea Friday amphibious ain, for roles in the mid-July neering” that let hackers hijack ships can work to successfully exploit human vulnerabilities nearly a full day cyberattack that rocked Twitter. accounts of politicians, celebri- take down a perceived anony- to gain access to our internal after a US Marine vehicle sinks US officials said 19-year-old ties, and musicians, according to mous criminal enterprise,” said systems.” amphibious assault vehicle sank in deep water off the California coast Mason “Chaewon” Sheppard federal prosecutors. criminal investigation special Twitter said that following during training exercises. Officials at Camp Pendleton in southern California of Britain along with Nima Fa- agent Kelly Jackson of the In- the incident it has “significantly Follow the money said that one of eight Marines rescued in the mishap off the shore of San Clemente zeli, 22, of Florida face criminal ternal Revenue Service. limited access to our internal Island was declared dead after being taken to hospital and two more remained charges in the case. The three defendants are ac- The attack which Twitter said tools and systems” and is tak- in intensive care. The fate of seven other Marines and one sailor was unknown Details about the third indi- cused of hacking Twitter ac- resulted from a “phone spear ing additional steps to tighten nearly 24 hours after the accident as rescue operations involving multiple aircraft vidual were not released by US counts, creating a scam Bitcoin phishing” attack enabled hack- security. The massive hack of and boats continued, said Lieutenant General Joseph Osterman. officials because he is a minor, account, and sending out im- ers to take control of accounts high-profile users from Elon but it appeared they were re- poster tweets from hijacked ac- of famous people such as Bill Musk to Joe Biden affected at u A federal appeals court overturned Boston Marathon bomber ferring to the Florida teenager count offering to double Bitcoin Gates, Elon Musk and former least 130 accounts, with tweets Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack, being prosecuted as adult in that cryptocurrency deposits. US president Barack Obama posted by the usurpers duping which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. Tsarnaev and state. “This case serves as a great and dupe people into sending people into sending Bitcoin to his older brother set off a pair of homemade pressure-cooker bombs near the The attack on Twitter in - example of how following the Bitcoin. accounts that Warren said were finish line of the world-renowned race, tearing through the packed crowd and volved a combination of “tech- money, international collabora- “These crimes were perpe- associated with Clark. causing many people to lose legs. trated using the names of fa - The official accounts of Apple, u Hundreds of anti-racism protesters took The hackers targeted 130 ac- mous people and celebrities, Uber, Kanye West, Bill Gates, over one of Lisbon’s main squares on Friday but they’re not the primary Barack Obama and others were to demand justice for Bruno Cande, a Black BETTER counts - they managed to tweet victims here,” Warren said in a also affected. Faked tweets were actor shot dead in a busy street last weekend. from 45 accounts, access the release. sent from 45 accounts, accord- Cande, 39 and of Guinean origin, was shot several direct message inboxes of 36, “This ‘Bit-Con’ was designed ing to Twitter, and the hackers times by a white man in his eighties at Avenida de KNOW and download the Twitter data to steal money from regular accessed private messages of 36 Moscavide, around 10 km from Lisbon’s city centre, according to police. A suspect from seven Americans from all over the and downloaded Twitter data was detained and is awaiting trial. Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency, country.” from seven. the PJ, has not confirmed what motivated the attack.
Global Countries worst affected Expect ‘lengthy’ Recovered from virus, Brazil’s Covid-19 Cases: Country Total cases New deaths Total coronavirus Bolsonaro says nothing to fear Deaths pandemic WHO 17,911,850 USA 4,743,467 +630 157,377 AFP | Rio de Janeiro Deaths Brazil 2,675,676 +221 92,789 warns India 1,751,836 +852 37,403 resh off a bout of COVID-19, AFP | Geneva FPresident Jair Bolsonaro said Russia 845,443 +95 14,058 nearly everyone will probably end 685,941 South Africa 493,183 8,005 he World Health Or- up catching the new coronavirus, Recovered: Tganization yesterday urging Brazilians to “face up to it” Mexico 424,637 +639 46,688 warned the coronavirus and saying there was nothing to Peru 414,735 19,217 pandemic was likely to fear. 11,268,266 be “lengthy” after its The far-right leader’s latest bid to Chile 357,658 +80 9,533 New cases emergency committee downplay the pandemic came as Bra- Spain 335,602 28,445 met to evaluate the crisis zil closed in on the grim milestone of six months after sound - 100,000 people killed by the virus, Iran 306,752 +216 16,982 ing the international the second-highest death toll in the +159,142 UK 303,952 +74 46,193 alarm. world, after the United States. The committee “high- Bolsonaro, who is just coming off New deaths Colombia 295,508 10,105 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro takes a lighted the anticipated three weeks in quarantine with a case Pakistan 278,305 5,951 lengthy duration of this of the virus, pointed to his own case ride his motorcycle COVID-19 pandemic”, the as an example. Bolsonaro, who has compared the +3,548 Saudi Arabia 277,478 +21 2,887 WHO said in a statement, “I’m in the high-risk group,” the virus to a “little flu,” has fought stay- and warned of the risk of 65-year-old president told journalists at-home measures to contain it and Middle East Figures as of closing “response fatigue” given the during a visit to the southern state of regularly flouted social distancing socio-economic pressures Rio Grande do Sul. guidelines, hitting the streets of Bra- Country Total new Total New Total Active Serious, Tot silia to exchange handshakes and cases cases deaths Deaths recovered cases Critical cases/1m on countries. “I knew I was going to catch it pop The panel gathered for someday, as I think unfortunate - hugs with supporters. the fourth time over the ly nearly everyone here is going to He tested positive for the virus Saudi 277,478 +1,573 2,887 +21 237,548 37,043 2,016 7,960 coronavirus crisis, half a catch it eventually. What are you on July 7 after coming down with Arabia a fever, and spent three weeks in year on from its January afraid of? Face up to it,” he said. UAE 60,760 +254 351 54,255 6,154 6,137 30 declaration of a public “I regret the deaths. But people isolation at the presidential palace. health emergency of inter- die every day, from lots of things. On Thursday, in his first public Kuwait 67,448 +491 453 +6 58,525 8,470 134 15,775 national concern (PHEIC) That’s life.” event since his illness, he greeted a 79,159 421 61,421 17,317 187 15,472 -- the WHO’s highest level Bolsonaro has faced criticism for crowd of supporters in the northeast- Oman of alarm. his handling of the pandemic as it ern state of Piaui, removing his face Egypt 94,078 4,805 39,638 49,635 41 918 “WHO continues to as - has surged in Brazil, the country with mask to loud cheers. sess the global risk level of the second-highest number of cases The same day, the president’s of- Qatar 110,911 +216 174 107,578 3,159 75 39,501 COVID-19 to be very high,” and deaths in the world: more than fice announced his wife had tested it said. 2.6 million and 92,000, respectively. positive for the virus. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 07
Thousands march in Berlin against NASA astronauts riding SpaceX coronavirus curbs capsule poised for weekend return Upon a successful splashdown, the spacecraft will have completed its final key test to prove it can transport astronauts to and from space Demonstrators during a protest down, the spacecraft will have Reuters | London The mission marked completed its final key test to • prove it can transport astro - housands marched in the first time NASA nauts to and from space — a task TBerlin yesterday to pro- launched humans from SpaceX has accomplished doz- test against measures im- US soil since its shuttle ens of times with its cargo-only posed in Germany to stem program retired in 2011 capsule but never before with the coronavirus pandemic, humans aboard. saying they violated peo- “The water landing portion ple’s rights and freedoms. AFP | San Francisco of it is pretty challenging from The gathering, estimated a physiological standpoint, just by police at 17,000, included he two NASA astronauts after coming back from being in libertarians, constitutional who rode to the Inter- microgravity,” Hurley, a veteran loyalists and anti-vaccina- Tnational Space Station of two shuttle missions, told re- tion activists. There was aboard SpaceX’s new Crew porters in a phone briefing on also a small far-right pres- Dragon are due to return today Friday. ence with some marchers after a nearly four-month voyage Billionaire entrepreneur Elon carrying Germany’s black, that marked NASA’s first crewed Musk’s SpaceX became the first white and red imperial mission from home soil in nine private company to send hu - flag. years. mans to orbit in May with the Protesters danced and US astronauts Bob Behnken launch of Behnken and Hurley, sang ‘We are free people!’ and Doug Hurley, who launched who will have spent more than to the tune of rock band to the space station in May, are two months on the space station Queen’s ‘We Will Rock expected to board Crew Dragon upon returning. You’. Others marched with around 5:30 p.m. ET and splash The mission marked the first placards saying ‘We are NASA astronaut Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley arrive at the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon down at one of seven landing time NASA launched humans making a noise because you capsule in this still image taken from video sites in the Gulf of Mexico or At- from U.S. soil since its shuttle are stealing our freedom!’ lantic Ocean at about 2:48 p.m. ting us launched, but the most farewell ceremony yesterday commercial crew manager Ste- program retired in 2011. Since and ‘Do think! Don’t wear ET today. important part is bringing us aboard the space station. ve Stich said, adding the next then the United States has re- a mask!’. “The hardest part was get- home,” Behnken said during a NASA and SpaceX officials return opportunity opens on lied on Russia’s space program “Our demand is to return chose the coast of Panama City, Monday should Isaias force a to launch its astronauts to the to democracy,” said one pro- Florida as the “prime” splash- delay. space station. tester who declined to give Billionaire entrepreneur Elon down location for Crew Dragon Stich said Crew Dragon, an Hoping to galvanize a com- his name. “The mask that Musk’s SpaceX became the on Sunday, but that selection acorn-shaped pod that can seat mercial space marketplace, enslaves us must go.” BETTER first private company to send may change as the Air Force’s up to seven astronauts, has been NASA awarded nearly $8 billion The protests followed a humans to orbit in May with the 45th Space Wing monitors the in a “very healthy” condition to SpaceX and Boeing Co collec- rallying call from Michael launch of Behnken and Hurley, path of Hurricane Isaias, a cat- since docking on May 31 with tively in 2014 to develop dueling Ballweg, an entrepreneur KNOW egory 1 cyclone approaching the space station, where astro- space capsules, experimenting and political outsider who who will have spent more than Florida’s east coast. nauts have been conducting with a contract model that al- has organised similar rallies two months on the space station “We have plenty of opportuni- tests and monitoring how the lows the space agency to buy in Stuttgart and is running upon returning ties here in August and we’re in spacecraft performs in space. astronaut seats from the two to become mayor of the no hurry to come home,” NASA’s Upon a successful splash - companies. southwestern city. Chilean dogs sniff out Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters’ symbol coronavirus in early stages Reuters | Bangkok Reuters | Santiago hailand’s emerging student Tpro-democracy movement hilean police are training has adopted a Japanese car- Csniffer dogs to detect the toon hamster, Hamtaro, as a coronavirus in people’s sweat creative way to get support at an early stage, after a similar from young people around the trial in the UK showed encour- country. aging results. University and high school Four dogs have been selected students have rallied almost for the initial training, a mix of daily in the past two weeks labradors and golden retrievers to demand the dissolution of who sport green “biodetector” parliament, an end to harass- jackets for their task. They are ment of government critics, being trained at the Chilean and amendments to the mili- Carabineros´ specialist training tary-written constitution that base in the capital Santiago. critics say help maintain the A demonstrator holds a soft toy “Hamtaro” during a protest Sniffer dogs are best-known influence of the army over the for detecting drugs, explosives political system. Reuters. and people but have also pre- This past week, three of the Groups are also planning oth- viously been trained to detect protests were themed around er themes for protests, includ- other diseases including ma- “Hamtaro,” where protesters Young people grew up ing Japanese cartoon character laria, cancer and Parkinson’s ran around public places in with these popular Naruto and Harry Potter. disease. A Chilean police officer works with the dog at a dog training school circles, like a hamster wheel, culture characters “Young people grew up with Lieutenant Colonel Cristian while singing a modified ver- and they help add new these popular culture char- Acevedo Yanez, director of the fight the coronavirus. “The role of police is to sion of the cartoon’s jingle, dimensions to our acters and they help add new police specialty training school, He said the canines could strengthen our detection abil- saying the government loves dimensions to our movement, said dogs had more than 3 mil- play a critical part as Chile ities in this ‘new normal’,” he feasting on taxpayer’s money movement, making making it relatable and easy to lion olfactory receptors, more seeks to gradually reopen its said. “The idea is that our dogs and demanding Prime Minister it relatable and easy communicate with young peo- than 50 times those of humans, schools and shops and get peo- would be in busy places such as Prayuth Chan-ocha dissolve to communicate with ple,” said Jutatip Sirikhan, 21, so were uniquely placed to help ple back to work. schools, bus terminals and air- parliament. young people president of the Student Union ports, and could detect people “The Hamtaro cartoon is of Thailand. at an early stage of the disease what on television every morn- JUTATIP SIRIKHAN Activist Chutimon Kritsana- Sniffer dogs are best-known for to be able to isolate them and ing, so it connects with us easi- to comment on the use of the panee, 21, from Kasetsart Uni- detecting drugs, explosives and perform the appropriate PCR ly,” said Pumiwat Rangkasiwit, cartoon in Thai protests when versity in Bangkok, said: “Some people but have also previously test, avoiding mass contagions,” 20, a student activist from a contacted by Reuters. people may not be able to relate been trained to detect other dis- he said. group called New Life Network. Student groups have used but the main thing is we want to KNOW WHAT eases including malaria, cancer “Essentially what these dogs, Japanese publishing house social media to find new tell others about the failure of and Parkinson’s disease four at first, and their guides, Shogakukan, which owns the ways for protests, via hash - this government through these will do is save lives.” license to Hamtaro, declined tag #Ideaformob, leaders told gimmicks.” 08 SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 celebs
Beyonce delights fans with stylized visual album AFP | New York his family. Jay-Z, actress Lupita Nyong’o, gender and race. The work is an ode to the black jack-of-all-trades Pharrell Wil- But Beyonce also has faced crit- op royalty Be- experience rife with vibrant im- liams and model Naomi Campbell icism, especially from outside the yonce released agery celebrating the African di- I believe that when all feature in the production. United States, for deploying what Pher much- aspora, an aesthetic exploration of Black people tell our Beyonce’s mother Tina Know- some call stereotypical visuals of hyped visual album black history, power and success own stories, we can les-Lawson and former Destiny’s “African tradition” -- face paint “Black Is King,” an that also references colonialism, shift the axis of the Child bandmate Kelly Rowland and feathers, for example. aesthetically ambi- economic disparity and racism. world and tell our REAL also make appearances, as well as Many social media users noted tious video billed as Beyonce had described the work history of generational daughter Blue Ivy and rare footage that Disney Plus is not accesible in a companion to her as a “labour of love,” that now of her twins, Rumi Carter and Sir African nations, and that while Be- 2019 album of songs serves “a greater purpose” than its wealth and richness of Carter. The film follows Beyonce’s yonce has performed some shows inspired by Disney’s original role as a companion piece soul that are not told in venerated 2016 visual album on the continent, her tours haven’t live-action remake to “The Lion King: The Gift,” given our history books “Lemonade,” which emphasized included dates there in years. of “The Lion King.” the current sociopolitical climate. BEYONCE black womanhood against the “Someone with the range must The highly styl- Mass anti-racism protests ig- backdrop of America’s heritage of unpack how our beloved queen ized visual nar- nited following the police killing our REAL history of generational slavery and culture of oppression. Beyonce is reducing blackness rative released of a black man, George Floyd, in wealth and richness of soul that Since that Grammy-winning and Africanness to aesthetics and on the Disney May as the coronavirus pandemic are not told in our history books.” work Beyonce has prized the the western imaginations of our Plus streaming ravages the United States, dispro- visual at the forefront of her art, existence,” tweeted one user, Pa- platform runs portionately infecting people of Lush visuals no longer focused on dominating ballo Chauke. an hour and 25 colour. Powered by lush visuals and Be- the pop charts. “They must also speak about minutes and, “Many of us want change,” Be- yonce’s soaring vocals, “Black Is Simultaneously one of music’s how it’s now profitable to do such akin to “The yonce wrote on Instagram, rare King” places heavy emphasis on most private but most-watched gimmicks.” Lion King,” personal words from the guarded notions of family and motherhood stars, the 38-year-old uses her Still, the Bey Hive -- Beyonce’s tells the story of celebrity. along with more philosophical massive social media platform to legion of ardent fans -- voiced ela- Beyonce a young boy who navi- “I believe that when Black peo- threads of origin and legacy. curate her image and promote her tion over the release of “Black Is gates an onerous world, ple tell our own stories, we can A-listers including the super- work imbued with broad social King,” which quickly became a top finding himself far from shift the axis of the world and tell star’s hip hop mogul husband commentary on topics including trending hashtag.
Billie Eilish releases new song ‘My Courteney Cox to reprise Aniston extends birthday wishes to Future’, an ode to future self ‘Scream’ role in film reboot Kudrow ANI | Los Angeles ANI | Los Angeles Fox | Los Angeles wood Reporter. “Scream has Billie Eilish set the stage of been such a big part of my life, inger Billie Eilish released the 62nd Grammy Awards on ourteney Cox is returning and for both the fans and my- ctor Jennifer Aniston her much anticipated new Cfor the next iteration of the self, I look forward to honoring Ahas extended birthday Ssong ‘My Future’ and it is fire as she stole the major big famed “Scream” film franchise. Wes Craven’s legacy.” wishes to her ‘Friends’ co- all about learning to accept one- titles. Her debut album, ‘When The “Friends” star con - Cox appeared in all of the star and long-time pal Lisa self and who you are becoming. We All Fall Asleep, Where Do firmed that she will reprise previous “Scream” films, re- Kudrow, who turned 57. The ‘Bad Guy’ singer shared We Go?’ led her to Grammy her role as news reporter Gale leased in 1996, 1997, 2000 and The duo and the rest of the the information about her new KNOW WHAT Weathers in an Instagram 2011 respectively. show’s cast have remained song on Instagram and posted a history when she swept the post. “We can’t imagine friends since the show end- brief clip from the official mu- four big awards “I can’t wait to see ‘Scream’ without the ed its run in 2004, and the sic video. this face again,” Cox iconic Gale Weathers actors have occasionally “MY FUTURE SONG AND VID- posted of the icon- and are so incredibly been spotted together. EO OUT NOW OUT NOW OUT ever to write and record a Bond ic black-and-white thrilled and humbled To make her good friend’s NOOOOOW,” the Grammy-win- theme. mask that has seen to have the opportunity day special, Aniston hopped ner wrote. Earlier in March, the sing- many Halloween to work with Cour- on to Instagram late Thurs- The three-minute and er considering safety precau- nights over the teney,” Radio Si- day and shared some pic- 28-second-long video featured tions of her fans postponed her course of its four lence, the film- tures and videos of Kudrow, a cartoon illustration of Billie, ‘Where Do We Go?’ world tour films that began making arm as she wished her a happy who is seen pondering about until further notice. in 1996 and have behind the birthday. Sharing a goofy her life amid a rainy, dull land- The young musician set the grossed more than reboot told throwback picture of the scape. stage of the 62nd Grammy $600 million in the the Dead- two, Aniston wrote on Insta- “Cause I’m in love with my Awards on global box office. line. “We’re gram stories, “Happy birth- future, can’t wait to meet her,” fire as she Also slated to return absolute day my sweetest floosh”. croons the singer as the sec- stole the for the fifth install - mega fans While in another picture, ond half of the video becomes major ment is Cox’s ex-hus- of her work the 51-year-old star is seen bright, with sunlight hitting big ti- band David Arquette and we’re so sharing a hug with Kudrow and greenery flourishing all tles. as Dewey Riley. excited to join and wrote ‘I love you’ along- around. Her de- “I am thrilled to her in the next side. ‘My Future’ track marks the but album, be playing Dew- chapter of the The ‘Just Go With It’ ac- 18-year-old singer’s first new ‘When ey again and to ‘Scream’ saga!” tor also shared two videos, single since her record-break- We All Fall reunite with my Filming on the where Kudrow is seen shar- ing ‘Bond’ theme for the Asleep, Where Scream family, old all-new “Scream” ing a stage with singer Tay- much-anticipated spy-thrill- Do We Go?’ led and new,” Arquette is set to kick off lor Swift. The duo is seen er ‘No Time To Die’. The star her to Grammy history previously said in a later this year singing Kudrow’s famous who made history in this year’s when she swept the four statement, accord- in Wilmington, comedy song ‘smelly cat’ Grammy is the youngest artist big awards. ing to The Holly- N.C. from the show. Billie Eilish Courteney Cox
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Rangers get off to winning start at Aubameyang double leads Aberdeen Arsenal to FA Cup triumph Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to win his first trophy as Arsenal captain Ryan Kent shoots to score Reuters | London during his first eight months in Chelsea goalscorer a managerial role and the Span- • iard managed to reorganise the teven Gerrard was Christian Pulisic Gunners during the first-half Spleased with the resil- was forced off just drinks break to change the mo- ience displayed by Rangers after half-time with mentum of the game. as they got their quest to a hamstring injury A minute after play resumed, deny Celtic a record-break- Nicolas Pepe thought he had ing 10th consecutive Scot- curled home a brilliant equaliser tish Premiership title off to AFP | London from the edge of the box, only a winning start with a 1-0 to be denied by Ainsley Mait- win at Aberdeen. ierre-Emerick land-Niles being flagged for off- Ryan Kent scored the only Aubameyang inspired Ar- side in the build-up. goal of the first Scottish Psenal to a record 14th FA While Chelsea have already Premiership game for 147 Cup win as the Gunners captain significantly strengthened their days after the 2019/20 sea- struck twice to beat Chelsea 2-1 forward line for next season son was ended early due to in the final at an empty Wembley with the signings of Timo Wer- the coronavirus pandemic. yesterday. ner and Hakim Ziyech, Arsenal Rangers lost a series of Christian Pulisic had giv - are hoping just to hold onto their points from winning po - en Chelsea the dream start, key man in Aubameyang. sitions in the second half but the Blues unravelled after Just like in the semi-final win of last season to finish 13 Aubameyang was brought down over Manchester City, he proved points behind Celtic when by Cesar Azpilicueta inside the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal scores his sides second goal to be the match winner as he the campaign was curtailed area and converted the resulting raced onto Kieran Tierney’s in March. penalty. double took his tally for the seemed set to cap a top-four hopeful ball over the top and And Gerrard was pleased A brilliant finish from season to 29 and ensured the finish with Lampard’s first tro- outpaced Azpilicueta before be- his side saw the game out Aubameyang 23 minutes from Gunners will not miss out on phy as a manager. ing brought down by the Chel- comfortably despite failing time earned Mikel Arteta sil- European football next season Emiliano Martinez flew to his sea captain just inside the area. to add to their lead. verware in his first season as Ar- for the first time since 1995/96 It was a difficult left to turn Mason Mount’s shot Azpilicueta escaped the dou- “I’m pleased we showed senal boss before Chelsea were as they qualify for the Europa start. Sometimes you behind, but Arsenal did not heed ble punishment of a red card, signs today we are capable controversially reduced to 10 League. can go down. But if that warning as Chelsea’s front but VAR confirmed the spot-kick of staying in there and get- men when Mateo Kovacic was An FA Cup final unlike any there’s something I three combined perfectly for the and Aubameyang coolly slotted ting over the line,” the for- shown an extremely soft second other with nearly 90,000 empty know about this group opener on five minutes. home. mer Liverpool captain told yellow card. seats saw the traditional singing of players, it’s that Mount’s low cross was flicked Chelsea were further hit by Sky Sports. Arteta said ahead of the fi - of “Abide With Me” performed on by former Arsenal striker Ol- two big injury blows either side “In an ideal world we nal he hoped a taste of success on the Wembley roof. they weren’t going to ivier Giroud and Pulisic contin- of half-time as Azpilicueta and want it to look great in every would encourage Aubameyang, Chelsea had already achieved give up. They reacted ued his scoring streak since foot- Pulisic pulled up with ham - game, but over the course of who only has a year left on their primary goal from Frank straight away and ball’s return in June by showing string injuries that will almost 38 games you’ve got to stay his contract at the Emirates, Lampard’s first season in charge played the best 30 quick feet before prodding the certainly rule them out of the tough, stay together and put to commit to a new long-term by securing a place in next sea- minutes since I arrived ball home. Champions League last 16, sec- your body on the line. They deal. son’s Champions League last MIKEL ARTETA Arteta has gained plenty of ond leg against Bayern Munich pushed us all the way, but The Gabon international’s weekend and early on they plaudits for his tactical nous next weekend this is a big three points.”
Hamilton takes pole for British GP in record time Mokaev dominates arch-rival McVeigh at BRAVE CF 37, wants spot in Poland card Lewis Hamilton TDT | Manama powered• to a 91st career pole position he world of MMA stood still at Silverstone Tfor 15 minutes as the big- gest prospect in the sport took AFP | Silverstone his first steps in the profession- al scene with a successful and dominant performance. ewis Hamilton smashed the The pound-for-pound num- Ltrack record twice yester- ber one amateur fighter in the day to grab a record seventh world Muhammad Mokaev did British Grand Prix pole position more of the same on his pro with a stunning performance in debut and dominated Glenn a tense qualifying session. McVeigh en route to a unani- Hamilton, who on Sunday mous decision victory at BRAVE seeks a record-increasing sev- Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme CF 37, the first-ever show of the enth Silverstone victory, fin- fastest-growing MMA organiza- ished ahead of his Mercedes they were clear of their nearest “I had a spin and as you know tion in Sweden. team-mate Valtteri Bottas by rivals Red Bull by a full second, qualifying is all about confi- For his part, McVeigh hung more than three-tenths of a Max Verstappen taking third dence and I was struggling in tough and showed he belonged second after the Finn had been place on the grid ahead of Fer- the first sectors of every lap, in the cage, having a good per- Muhammad Mokaev and Glenn McVeigh in action during their bout fastest in final practice and then rari’s Charles Leclerc. but I took some deep breaths, formance in the first round and again in both Q2 and Q3 when Rising British star Lando composed myself and in Q3 I impressing with his submission like the words and promised to to “watch their words” at one he also set lap records. Norris, 20, was fifth for McLar- had a clear lap and the second defense in the second and third make him pay. point. The defending six-time en ahead of Lance Stroll in Rac- one was even better!” rounds. However, the short-no- They were close to starting After the bout, Mokaev said champion and current series ing Point’s ‘pink Mercedes’, “It still isn’t perfect, but it tice debutant had too much on fighting twice before actual their beef was squashed but leader bounced back from a Carlos Sainz in the second never gets old.” his hands and wasn’t able to fight night, in an impromptu admitted he still had a prob - ragged performance, includ- McLaren, Daniel Ricciardo and He added that it was strange stop Mokaev’s takedowns and meeting in the host hotel lobby, lem with McVeigh giving him ing a spin, in the first parts of his Renault team-mate Esteban to drive without any fans in the great striking offense. and then in the post-weigh-ins a finger in a pre-fight post qualifying to claim his 65th Ocon and Sebastian Vettel, who circuit. “Usually, it’s all sirens, Both men hyped up the fight staredowns. Inside the BRAVE on social media. “The Pun - pole with Mercedes and the was 10th for Ferrari. flags and smoke and the atmos- in the last few days as McVeigh CF Arena, they kept the trash isher” also asked for a fight record-increasing 91st of his “This track is awesome! But phere is buzzing – you get out tagged BRAVE CF president al- talk on high volume, and the in Poland, where BRAVE CF career. it is tough out there – with the of the car and have a different most imploring for the fight lack of fans made for great view- makes its debut on Septem- It was also a record eighth winds, it is like juggling balls on energy so I miss them, but I and saying he could “smash the ing as fans at home were treated ber 5th. Now with a 1-0 pro successive Mercedes pole suc- a moving plate,” said a delighted hope everyone is safe and hap- bum Mokaev”. The two-time to their exchanges - with the record, the sky is the limit for cess in Britain on a day when Hamilton. py at home.” amateur world champion didn’t referee having to ask both men Mokaev.
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