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There are just over 100 days until the election, and Donald Trump is in a bad place.The former president is getting mad at his television and firing off random, late-night rage posts from his social media account.“Lyin’ Kamala Harris,” the 78-year-old Republican nominee posted about his 59-year-old opponent a few minutes before midnight on Monday, “has absolutely terrible pole numbers against a fine and brilliant young man named DONALD J. TRUMP!”Were those North Pole numbers or South Pole numbers? The brilliant young man didn’t say.Two hours earlier, Trump reposted back-to-back messages from supporters invoking the QAnon slogan for when members…

Bahrain’s Olympic officials are confident they will send the country’s best-ever team to this year’s Paris Games, which began on Friday.Bahrain’s Ethiopian-born Mariam Yusuf Jamal won gold in 2012. [Getty/achive] Bahrain’s Olympic chief is confident he will send his best team yet to Paris and, although success will again be heavily reliant on athletics, there are high hopes of winning their first medal outside of athletics. The Gulf nation will compete in Paris with 14 athletes, both men and women, most of whom – eight runners – were born outside the country. “We have an extraordinary group of the greatest…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As she inches closer to winning the Democratic presidential nomination, a key question is emerging for Vice President Kamala Harris: whether she can translate the Biden-Harris administration’s economic record to political advantage in a way that President Joe Biden couldn’t.In some ways, her task seems easy: Her administration has overseen a strong recovery from the pandemic recession, lowering the U.S. unemployment rate to a half-century low of 3.4% in early 2023, well below the harrowing 6.4% it was at when Biden and Harris took office in 2021. The unemployment rate has remained below 4% for more than…

CNN  —  The City of Lights will be in the spotlight for the next few weeks as Paris serves as center stage to incredible performances and achievements of the human body, mind and spirit. However, hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games has become an extraordinary feat in and of itself — and a financially untenable one at that. The quadrennial summer and winter events come at a cost. And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife and environmental harm. The International Olympic Committee hopes to right…

NEW DELHI, July 26, 2024: Travelers looking for sun, sea and adventure in lesser-known islands this year need look no further than Bahrain. Located on the southwestern shore of the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 islands offering beautiful beaches, warm, crystal-clear waters and endless water activities for all seasons. Bahrain, which means “two seas” in Arabic, is an island nation where you can experience the true Arabian island lifestyle. From pearl diving to mangrove kayaking and jet skiing, here are the best water activities you shouldn’t miss on your trip to Bahrain. 1. Pearl diving in the…

The incident and the police response to it are being investigated by the appropriate authorities. read more… File photo. Image used for illustrative purposes. Release date: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 10:39 AM Last updated: Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:40 AM The Northern Province Police Commissioner confirmed that a group of people had taken part in illegal protests in Diraz village and other areas. Protesters attacked police with the intent of preventing them from carrying out their duties, hurling iron rods and stones at police, blocking roads, committing vandalism and rioting. These individuals were responding to illegal, inflammatory phone calls…

Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.In 1850, French economist Frédéric Bastiat devised a famous thought experiment based on a story of a rowdy child who smashes a window in his father’s shop. The distraught shopkeeper is consoled by witnesses who insist that the broken window will at least bring in some income for the glaziers. So is this act of vandalism a form of economic stimulus?Not really. There’s no net gain, since the seller still needs to pay the repairman. But when we look at today’s economy, many…

Manama, July 25 (BNA): His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), Chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA) and Chairman of the Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC), has appointed His Highness Sheikh Esa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Vice Chairman of BOC, as Commander of the Bahraini delegation at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games to be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The BOC Vice Governor expressed his gratitude to Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad, noting that the appointment demonstrates the confidence that Sheikh…

Manama, July 24 (BNA): As part of its efforts to develop Bahrain’s capital market and increase market liquidity, the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BHB) has announced the introduction of technical (uncovered) short selling guidelines for market participants through licensed securities firms, with the approval of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), with the aim of increasing liquidity levels, diversifying investment and hedging instruments and attracting new investors. The newly introduced guidelines supplement the Bahrain Stock Exchange’s existing market rules and are intended to regulate “technical (uncovered) short selling”, which occurs when the seller does not hold eligible securities at…

Pool photo via Tingshu Wang/Associated Press Bring the bottom line forward The United States made a binding commitment to defend the Kingdom of Bahrain, an important Arab state in the Persian Gulf, in return for the unwavering support of U.S. regional policies and interests. Bahrain is the only Arab state publicly participating in the U.S.-led Red Sea Security Operation, organized to thwart attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis. Bahrain is one of the moderate Arab states that global diplomats hope will contribute forces to a multilateral interim peacekeeping operation once the Gaza conflict ends. The Bahraini…