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Pakistani PM wins More than 20,000 US organisations vote of confidence compromised through Microsoft flaw Last update - 9:00 pm amidst opposition Washington 6 March 2021 governments protest, boycott ore than and small M20,000 businesses, US organisa- according to tions have been records from compromised the US investi- through a back gation. Individuals vaccinated door installed Tens of via recently patched flaws in thousands of organisations in Microsoft Corp’s email soft- Asia and Europe are also af- ware, a person familiar with fected, the records show. (First dose) (Second dose) the US government’s response The hacks are continuing said on Friday. despite emergency patches is- Reuters | Islamabad The hacking has already sued by Microsoft on Tuesday. reached more places than all Microsoft, which had ini- akistani Prime Minis- of the tainted code download- tially said the hacks consisted Pter Imran Khan won ed from SolarWinds Corp, the of “limited and targeted at- a vote of confidence from company at the heart of an- tacks,” declined to comment parliament yesterday in a other massive hacking spree on the scale of the problem on session marked by an op- uncovered in December. Friday but said it was working position boycott of the vote The latest hack has left chan- with government agencies and and clashes between gov- nels for remote access spread security companies to provide ernment supporters and op- among credit unions, town help to customers. position leaders outside the parliament building. Khan was able to secure 178 votes, against the 172 required to win confidence, the speaker of the house an- nounced. Khan, who became prime minister following the 2018 crisis deepens general elections, volun- teered to seek parliament’s confidence after the govern- Caretaker Prime Minister threatens to stop running government ment’s finance minister lost a high-profile Senate seat TDT | agencies tional Monetary Fund (IMF), no Lebanon has been witnessing election earlier in the week. negotiations with the IMF with- a devastating political and so- Opposition parties boy- ebanon’s caretaker Prime If seclusion helps with cabinet out reforms, no reforms with- cio-economic crisis since Octo- cotted the session. Minister Hassan Diab formation then I am ready to out a new government,” Diab ber 2019 when nationwide pro- Lthreatened yesterday to resort to it, although it goes added. tests demanding political and stop performing his duties to against my convictions for it Diab’s cabinet resigned on economic reforms pressured BAHRAIN pressure politicians to form a disrupts the entire state and is the back of the Aug. 4 for the resignation of al-Hariri’s new government. detrimental to the Lebanese port explosion that devastated government. “If seclusion helps with cab- swathes of the capital. Diab added that Lebanon has inet formation then I am ready HASSAN DIAB Prime minister-designate reached the brink and that there TOTAL TESTED to resort to it, although it goes Saad al-Hariri was nominated is fear that “the dangers will no against my convictions for it in October but has failed to form longer be contained”. 3179511 disrupts the entire state and is “The equation is clear: there sis, no solution to the financial a new cabinet so far due to polit- “It is likely to worsen if a new ACTIVE CASES detrimental to the Lebanese,” is no solution to the social crisis crisis without the resumption ical deadlock between him and government with powers is not 6610 Diab said in a speech. without solving the financial cri- of negotiations with the Interna- President . formed,” said Hassan Diab. DEATHS A unique flavour 469 DISCHARGED 119047 Food is culture 6 takes Bahrain on a tasty, musical journey NEW CASES TDT | Manama Bahrain National Museum, the 612 festival, now in its sixth itera- he “Food is Culture 6” tion, allowed spectators to taste CRITICAL festival opened yesterday, the recipes created while mar- 58 Tconnecting culinary and velling at some original musical art while giving connoisseurs renditions. of art and taste a unique flavour Farah Matar, Director of the 210 fils (includes VAT) of music. Culture and Arts Department at The experimental project, as the Bahrain Authority for Cul- in its previous editions, ensures ture and Antiquities, was pres- this time also a creative collabo- ent at the opening ceremony. ration of chefs and artists. Kickstarted yesterday at the (Continued on page 2)