TWITTER SPORTS @newsofbahrain WORLD 6 Britain will allow mixing of vaccines on rare occasions INSTAGRAM Ahli beat Najma /newsofbahrain 3 to continue LINKEDIN SUNDAY newsofbahrain JANUARY, 2021 unbeaten run 210 FILS WHATSAPP ISSUE NO. 8706 Defending cham- 3844 4692 pions register fifth FACEBOOK win in as many /nobmedia games in Zain Bahrain Basketball MAIL [email protected] League| P12 WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com Isla Fisher: Don’t pin my hopes on anything 10 CELEBS BUSINESS 5 Russian annual oil output falls for the first time since 2008 Vaccination drive India’s drugs Last update - 9:00 pm experts approve 2 January 2021 AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines Individuals vaccinated Reuters | New Delhi xperts at India’s drugs Eregulators have recom- mended for emergency use The National Vaccination drive to inoculate around 1. 5 million people in two coronavirus vaccines, the Kingdom is progressing fast. Due to high turnout, the vaccination is one developed by Astra - now done only through prior appointments through the website https: // healthalert.gov.bh. Meanwhile, Dr Manaf Al Qahtani, the Infectious Diseases Zeneca and Oxford Univer- Consultant and Microbiologist at the BDF Hospital, yesterday warned that sity and the other backed 39 per cent of existing cases in the Kingdom are due to contacts in family by a state-run institute, the gatherings. government said yesterday. A government minister said earlier the AstraZene- ca/Oxford vaccine had been given the green light on Fri- Philippines to ban day, paving the way for a huge immunisation cam- US travellers from paign in the world’s second Sunday most populous country. Reuters | Manila The government said the final decision on the two Senate stuns Trump vaccines would be made he Philippines will by the chief of the Central Tprohibit the entry of Drugs Standards Control Overrides Trump’s veto of defence bill foreign travellers from the Organisation (CDSCO). United States from Sunday after the more infectious done so during his presidency. “It’s our chance to remind a federal law, known as Section new variant of the coronavi- Senate approved the By a lopsided vote of 81-13, brave service members and 230, that provides liability pro- rus was detected in Florida. Car bomb explodes • well more than the two-thirds their families that we have their tection to internet companies The travel ban, lasting $740.5 billion National of the 100-member chamber backs.” The vote completed a such as Facebook, Twitter and until Jan. 15, covers those in Syrian town Defense Authorization required, the Republican-con- stunning rebuke in the waning Google, which he regularly ac- who have been to the Unit- Beirut Act to fund the military trolled Senate approved the weeks of Trump’s presidency. cuses of anti-conservative bias. ed States within 14 days for fiscal year 2021 $740.5 billion National Defense It came in an extraordinary House Speaker Nancy Pelosi preceding arrival in the car bomb exploded in a Authorization Act to fund the New Year’s Day session necessi- hailed the “resounding rebuke” Philippines, President Rod- A vegetable market in the military for fiscal year 2021. tated by his veto, possibly the fi- that both houses of Congress rigo Duterte’s spokesman northeastern Syrian town Trump called The Democratic-led House of nal act of the outgoing Congress. delivered by overwhelmingly said in a statement. of Ras al Ain close to the the• bill a “gift” to Representatives had voted 322 Breaking with members of his overriding Trump’s veto. The measure expands border with Turkey, with China and Russia to 87 on Monday to override party, Trump had criticised the the travel restriction that reports of several killed and Trump’s veto. defence bill on numerous Manila announced on Tues- wounded, the Syrian state Both houses of Congress had grounds. day, which initially covered TDT | agencies news agency SANA reported easily passed the legislation in He called it a “gift” passengers from 19 coun- yesterday. early December by strong ma- to China and Russia tries and territories Two children were among he US Congress has dealt jorities, but Trump, citing a lit- and said it restricted and took ef- those killed and their moth- Donald Trump a humili- any of objections, vetoed it on his ability to lower fect from er was wounded in the ex- Tating blow in his last days December 23. troop numbers in Af- midnight plosion, SANA reported. in office with the Senate voting “It’s time for us to deliver this ghanistan, South Korea of Dec. overwhelmingly to override his bill,” Republican Senate majori- and elsewhere. 29. veto of a sweeping defence bill ty leader Mitch McConnell said He also insisted the bill The re- -- the first time lawmakers have at the start of Friday’s session. should include a repeal of striction BAHRAIN does not Donald Trump is the 45th President of the cover Filipi- TOTAL TESTED (PCR) United States. 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DEATHS 352 Tardy justice DISCHARGED 90,558 NEW CASES Pakistan arrests Mumbai attacks suspect 271 Reuters | Lahore, Pakistan attack. funds for militant activities, the the 2008 Mumbai siege, “Proscribed organisation spokesman said. in which 166 people were CRITICAL akistan yesterday arrest- LeT (Lashkar-e-Taiba) leader A UN Security Council sanc- killed, had told interrogators Ped a man accused of being Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi (has tions committee says Lakhvi is before his execution that the 12 a leader of a militant group been) arrested on charges of LeT’s chief of operations and assailants were in touch with blamed by the United States terrorism financing,” a spokes- accuses him of being involved Lakhvi. P2 210 fils (includes VAT) and India for the 2008 Mumbai man for the Counter Terrorism in militant activity in a number attacks, a counter-terrorism Department (CTD) of the Paki- of other regions and countries, official said. stani province of Punjab said. including Chechnya, Bosnia, Falcon Championship: The arrest is in relation to The suspect is said to have Iraq and Afghanistan. terrorism financing, the official been running a medical dis - Indian authorities said the said, and not a specific militant pensary to collect and disburse lone surviving gunman in 46 winners on day one SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 , 2021 02 When falcons take the fast lane TDT | Manama is Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al HKhalifa Falcon Cham- pionship produced 46 winners on its opening day. The championship is part of the seventh edition of the Nasser bin Hamad Falcon and Hunt- ing Season which opened in the Kingdom on Friday. Falcon championship is the first tournament to be held this season. Falconers flocked to register for the championship held at Bahrain International Endur- ance Village on last Monday and Tuesday. The competition on its first day was open for the public, where the organising commit- tee allotted platforms away from professional players. In the Al-Shawaheen category, Hasan Saud Al-Ajami bagged the first and second places, while Abdullah Hamad Al-Nuaimi took the third spot. The event saw ten falcons win. In the Al-Harar category, Issa Rashid Al-Thawadi won the first place, Rashid Nabil Al-Balushi came second, and Rashid Ayed Al-Marri came third. Six falcon- ers bagged prizes in the event. Hassan Faisal Al-Ajmi won first place in the Jirat Al-Sha- waheen round. Ahmed Ibra - him Mandi won second place, and Khaled Faisal Al-Ajmi was ranked third. In the Jirat Al-Mingle match, Abdullah Nasser Abdullah won first place, Issa Nasser Al-Gha- tim second, and Ali Khaled Al-Nuaimi third. In the young falconers’ cat- egory, ten falconers bagged prizes. Saeed Muhammad Al-Marri won first place, Zayed Mishaal the second place, and Abdel-Wa- hab Ahmed Al-Hajri came third in the race held to encourage the youngsters to engage in the sport. Indian Embassy announces ‘Spectra 2020’ art contest winners TDT | Manama Winners he announcement of the T12th Faber-Castell ‘Spectra 2020’ art competition winners and release of Calendar 2021 containing winning paintings was held virtually yesterday. ‘Spectra 2020’, the annual art carnival, organised by the Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) had an overwhelming response this year. More than 300 children from Indian Ambassador Piyush Srivastava with other officials during the 2021 calendar launch 15 schools in Bahrain participat- ed in the art competition held online on 11 December 2020. In addition, there was a competi- tion for adults group (18 years and above) as well. The results were declared and the winners were honoured at a ceremony yesterday. Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Piyush Srivastava was the Chief Guest of the ceremonial event. ICRF group were awarded trophies 15 schools have participated in Chairman Aruldas Thomas, The award ceremony and certificates. this year’s contest. General Secretary John Phil- The winning entries and oth- Net proceeds from the compe- ip, Advisor Bhagwan Asarpota, Spectra Joint Convenor Aneesh present at the ceremony. Participants were divided into er outstanding creations by the tition is going towards a Family Spectra Convener Mrs Rosaline Sreedharan, Nithin Jacob, Mu- As part of the ceremony W V four age groups - five to eight children are figured in wall and Welfare Fund to provide relief Roy, Vice-Chairman Dr Babu ralikrishnan, Balasubramani- Raman, Former Indian Cricketer years, eight to eleven years, elev- desktop calendars for the year to support the families of de - Ramachandran, Joint Secre- an, Sridhar, Sunil Kumar, Nisha & Coach of National Women’s en to thirteen years and fourteen 2021.