Новости за 27.08.2020

AMMAN — Water Minister Raed Abul Saud on Thursday checked on the progress of work at a series of water wells in the Shaideieh area of Maan governorate.

PARIS — Undernourished children showed improvement in brain function after taking nutritional supplements for six months, researchers recently said.

LONDON — Jose Mourinho told Harry Kane that he wanted to help make him a global superstar after the Portuguese manager's appointment at Tottenham.

AMMAN — A total of 45 COVID-19 cases, including 39 local infections, were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, increasing the caseload to 1,801, according to the government.

SEOUL - South Korea's central bank slashed its growth forecast on Thursday, predicting the world's 12th-largest economy will shrink more than one per cent this year as it braces for a surge of coronavirus infections.

AMMAN — In light of the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Social Development has decreased its employee capacity in its offices and the field by 50 per cent.

MANAMA — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Bahrain's crown prince Tuesday on a Middle East trip aimed at building more ties between Israel and the Arab world after a landmark US-brokered deal with the UAE.

AMMAN — Armed with new degrees, fresh graduates are facing a myriad of challenges brought on by the pandemic, mainly an economic downturn, to enter the workforce.

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his German counterpart Heiko Maas on Wednesday stressed that the two-state solution based on international law is “the only means” to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and realise a comprehensive and everlasting peace.

AMMAN — A local organisation on Wednesday said it had contacted the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to try and ensure that transmitted messages are more gender-sensitive.