Новости за 20.06.2021

AMMAN — The COVID pandemic has increased significantly the number of patients visiting psychiatrics, as well as the number of patients visiting the National Centre for Psychiatry and its clinics, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported quoting the head of the centre.

AMMAN — Heads of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) delegations in Syria and Jordan joined news media representatives on Sunday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria and ICRC’s operations in the country.

BAGHDAD — A rocket on Sunday targeted an Iraqi air base hosting American troops, a security source told AFP, the latest in a series of attacks the US blames on Iran-linked militias.

AMMAN — Seven COVID-19 deaths and 502 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, increasing the caseload to 746,480, the government announced.

AMMAN — The Amman Magistrates Court on Sunday spent nine hours listening to a prosecution witness in the case of oxygen outage at the New Salt Public Hospital that claimed the lives of eight people in mid-March, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

BEIJING — China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Brazil's death toll from the pandemic passed 500,000.

JAKARTA — Indonesia's stock exchange halted trading in flagship carrier Garuda's shares on Friday after it missed a key bond payment, fanning fears that the virus-hit airline was headed for bankruptcy.

By Dina Halaseh
Educational Psychologist

Over the summer break, we witness a combination of boredom, activities and fun times. It changes our little ones and in many cases for the best. Nevertheless, we still need to be careful of the “summer brain drain”.

During the school year, students are regularly introduced to essential skills that are reinforced daily. Summer is entirely different. Students spend around three months with as little work as possible. Many don’t even hold a pen or pencil throughout their vacation. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Jordan’s national football team plays South Sudan on Monday in their preliminary round qualifier for the FIFA Arab Cup — Qatar 2021.

PARIS — Germany breathed life into its Euro 2020 campaign with a stunning 4-2 win over holders Portugal in Munich on Saturday despite Cristiano Ronaldo moving closer to the all-time international goals record, after a world champion France was forced to settle for a draw with Hungary.