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BERLIN: A defaced election campaign poster featuring Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader and candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet reads: 'Shot dead for Germany' instead of 'Determined for Germany' in Berlin ahead of parliamentary elections on September 26. - AFP n
Armin Laschet: Comeback king after Merkel's crown
BERLIN: A defaced election campaign poster featuring Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader and candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet reads: 'Shot dead for Germany' instead of 'Determined for Germany' in Berlin ahead of parliamentary elections on September 26. - AFPBERLIN: Armin Laschet, the candidate from Angela Merkel's party to succeed her as chancellor, may have had a dismal election campaign marred by gaffes, but he also has a knack...
COLOMBO: A cemetery worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) prepares to place the coffin of Eliyantha White, a local shaman who claimed he had super natural powers to end the pandemic and died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, inside the furnace at the crematorium of the Colombo General Cemetery yesterday. - AFP nn
Shaman dies of COVID after touting 'blessed' water cure
COLOMBO: A cemetery worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) prepares to place the coffin of Eliyantha White, a local shaman who claimed he had super natural powers to end the pandemic and died of the COVID-19 coronavirus, inside the furnace at the crematorium of the Colombo General Cemetery yesterday. - AFPCOLOMBO: A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka's COVID-19 outbreak with "blessed" water has died of the virus, his...
HERAT: This picture taken on Sept 21, 2021 shows taekwondo champion Zarghunna Noori (center) speaking with other members of the national taekwondo academy at a house in Herat province. - AFP n
Afghanistan women taekwondo fighters feel defeated by Taleban
HERAT: This picture taken on Sept 21, 2021 shows taekwondo champion Zarghunna Noori (center) speaking with other members of the national taekwondo academy at a house in Herat province. - AFPHERAT: Zarghunna Noori has always been a fighter, but the 22-year-old taekwondo champion - who dreamt of representing Afghanistan at the Olympics - says she has finally met her match. "In sports when we lose we are left feeling terrible," she told AFP at her...
SOCHI: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton addresses the drivers' press conference for the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit yesterday. - AFP n
Hamilton hopes to end frustrating pursuit of 100th win in Russia
SOCHI: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton addresses the drivers' press conference for the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit yesterday. - AFPSOCHI, Russia: Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to exploit every advantage he can find this weekend as he bids for an unprecedented and thus far elusive 100th Formula One win to regain the lead in the world championship at the Russian Grand Prix. Since grabbing victory in...
KOHLER, Wisconsin: Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood of England and team Europe pose for a photo during the Team Europe Gala Dinner prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at The American Club on Wednesday. - AFP nn
'Postman' Poulter aims to deliver again for Europe
KOHLER, Wisconsin: Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood of England and team Europe pose for a photo during the Team Europe Gala Dinner prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at The American Club on Wednesday. - AFPKOHLER: England's Ian Poulter, dubbed "The Postman" for his consistent ability to deliver for Europe, says there's no secret to his Ryder Cup success. "I hate losing," the English veteran...
Models wear creations by Fendi as part of the Women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection presented during the Fashion Week in Milan.—AFP photosn
Disco and live audiences in Milan as Italy fashion seeks 'rebirth'
Models wear creations by Fendi as part of the Women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection presented during the Fashion Week in Milan.—AFP photosThere was disco fever on the Milan catwalks Wednesday as Fendi kicked off the first fashion week for almost 18 months with predominantly live audiences. Coronavirus restrictions meant a reduced guest list, but photographers still gathered outside to get a glimpse of stars including Vogue legend Anna...
An undated photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York shows a Frida Kahlo self-portrait entitled 'Diego y yo'. –AFP n
Frida Kahlo self-portrait set to smash records at auction
An undated photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York shows a Frida Kahlo self-portrait entitled 'Diego y yo'. –AFPA Frida Kahlo self-portrait featuring her husband Diego Rivera is tipped to sell for more than $30 million at auction in New York, Sotheby's said Wednesday. "Diego y yo" (Diego and I), painted in 1949, "is poised to shatter" Kahlo's current auction record of $8 million set in 2016, the auction house said in a statement.The artwork,...
Brazilian skateboarder Dora Varella rides at a skate park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.—AFP photosn
Women's skateboarding soars in Brazil after Tokyo Olympics
Brazilian skateboarder Dora Varella rides at a skate park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.—AFP photosWhen she saw 13-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal win silver in the first-ever street skateboarding competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Giovanna Alves Farias only had one wish: to start flying around a skate park herself. "I nearly cried. Seeing a 13-year-old girl like me win a medal was so unexpected!" Giovanna told AFP. "Before the Games, I was...
MILTON KEYNES: A pedestrian walks her dog next to a line of parked autonomous robots called Starship before delivering groceries from a nearby Co-op supermarket in Milton Keynes, England. - AFP n
Delivery robots take the strain out of shopping in UK town
MILTON KEYNES: A pedestrian walks her dog next to a line of parked autonomous robots called Starship before delivering groceries from a nearby Co-op supermarket in Milton Keynes, England. - AFPMILTON KEYNES: It's famous for its roundabouts and statues of concrete cows. But the English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim to fame - a trundling army of shopping delivery robots. The six-wheeled automated vehicles, launched three years ago,...
SHANGHAI: A general view shows the Evergrande Center building in Shanghai. - AFP n
Evergrande's founder calls for construction, sales to resume
SHANGHAI: A general view shows the Evergrande Center building in Shanghai. - AFPBEIJING: The head of teetering Chinese developer Evergrande has urged staff to resume construction and sales to deliver properties, state media reported yesterday, as the firm battles to avoid a collapse that could send shockwaves through the world's number two economy. Furious homebuyers and investors around the country have gathered to demand repayment as the...
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South African Airways resumes flights after bankruptcy
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's embattled national airline yesterday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy proceedings. Passengers on the South African Airways (SAA) flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town were greeted on their departure by singing and dancing airline staff.Once Africa's second-largest airline after Ethiopian Airlines, SAA had survived for decades on government bailouts and was shedding routes even...
TOKYO: A woman looks out from an observatory deck in Tokyo yesterday. - AFP n
Asian markets rally on easing Evergrande fears, comments
TOKYO: A woman looks out from an observatory deck in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPHONG KONG: Asian markets rose yesterday as concerns about a collapse of troubled property giant Evergrande receded for now, while investors were also cheered by a Federal Reserve plan to begin scaling back its ultra-loose monetary policy soon. Hong Kong was among the lead advancers as it reopened after a midweek break to catch up with news that Evergrande had agreed a...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP
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INCHEON, South Korea: This photo taken on Aug 8, 2024 shows a sniffer dog taking part in a demonstration of bedbug detection in passengers' luggage at Incheon International Airport. - AFP
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