Bahrain will close shopping malls, restaurants and coffee shops for two weeks as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Beauty salons, spas and barber shops will also close as part of the heightened measures that will come into effect on Thursday, May 27.
No event or conference should be held during this period, state TV reported, citing the national committee to combat the pandemic.
Major quake hits southern Japan, workers missing after mall blast
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.
Trump cites 'good' talks on Iran, reiterates threat to hit targets
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there have been good talks with Iran even as he reiterated his threats to target Pickaxe Mountain as well as bridges and power plants if a deal is not made with Tehran.
White House calls Trump's meeting with Netanyahu 'positive'
US President Donald Trump held talks with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, with spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt describing it as "positive and productive".
Trump, Zelenskyy discussed Patriot deal before funeral of Ukraine ally
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday discussed efforts to revive peace talks with Russia and a deal to allow Ukraine to make Patriot missile interceptors, ahead of the funeral of a US senator who was one of Kyiv's strongest backers.
France braces for fourth major heatwave, Macron calls situation 'severe'
France was bracing for its fourth major heatwave of the year on Tuesday, as soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions across the southwest piled pressure on crews battling a giant wildfire in the Bordeaux region.
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