The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday with the national tally of cases standing ... ( read original story ...)
Children, young people need to be top priority, says Brunei expert
Children and young people can play a significant role as agents of transformation with the capability to engage in decision-making processes, in accordance with their evolving capacities and gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine expects $100 mln loan from World Bank for Donbass
Ukraine will receive a $100 million loan from the World Bank to finance the recovery of the eastern Donbass region badly hit by a six-year military conflict with Russia-backed separatists, the ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain F1 double-header to take place behind closed doors
The Bahrain International Circuit has confirmed that both its F1 races will take place behind closed doors without spectators. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain to only allow healthcare workers for F1 double header
The Bahrain International Circuit has confirmed that its two upcoming Formula 1 races will be run “predominantly” without spectators. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain F1 races to be “predominantly” without fans as only health workers allowed
The Bahrain International Circuit has confirmed that its two upcoming Formula 1 races will be run "predominantly" without spectators and will just be open to frontline workers ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia Considers Tripling Compulsory Payments To Army Insurance Fund
Armenia's Ministry of Defense has proposed tripling the amount of money working Armenians pay to a special fund set up for compensation paid to the families of soldiers killed or seriously wounded in ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait: Cheap food prepared in unsanitary manner being sold on streets
Kuwait City: A building in Kuwait’s Salmiya City is on the verge of collapse, yet it is being used as a place to prepare food which is then being sold on the streets, Al Qabas reported. ( read original story ...)
Palestine gets the nod with world cycling
The independent State of Palestine was accepted as the latest member of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for cycling. The candidature of Palestine was accepted on the ... ( read original story ...)
Oman: Four expats to be deported for COVID-19 offences
The court also ordered that the four be deported from Oman after serving the jail term. They were arrested during a ban on movement imposed to contain the spread of the highly infectious disease. The ... ( read original story ...)