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KABUL: Taleban fighters sit inside the home of the Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum in the Sherpur neighborhood of Kabul. - AFP n
Taleban take over Dostum's mansion
KABUL: Taleban fighters sit inside the home of the Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum in the Sherpur neighborhood of Kabul. - AFPKABUL: Taleban fighters have taken over the glitzy Kabul mansion of one of their fiercest enemies - the warlord and fugitive ex-vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum. Now in the hands of rank and file Taleban fighters, the opulent villa has given the austere Islamists a peek into the lives of Afghanistan's former rulers,...
TUNIS: A man, who set himself on fire, is helped by a passerby in the Habib Bourguiba avenue in the capital Tunis, before being taken to hospital for treatment. - AFP n
Tunisian man sets himself ablaze in protest
TUNIS: A man, who set himself on fire, is helped by a passerby in the Habib Bourguiba avenue in the capital Tunis, before being taken to hospital for treatment. - AFPTUNIS: A Tunisian man suffered major burns yesterday after he set himself on fire, witnesses and medics said, days after another burned himself alive to protest living conditions. Both acts recall the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, the street seller whose suicide by fire on...
TEHRAN: Iran's recently-elected president Ebrahim Raisi meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi (left) in the capital Tehran. - AFP n
Iraqi PM visits neighbor Iran for economic talks
TEHRAN: Iran's recently-elected president Ebrahim Raisi meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi (left) in the capital Tehran. - AFPTEHRAN: Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi met Iran's recently-elected President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday to discuss the neighbors' economic relations, official sources said. Kadhemi is the first foreign leader to visit the ultra-conservative Raisi, and brought along a "high level political and...
BLACKPOOL, UK: A group of women, celebrating a hen party, travel on a 'pedal pub' past the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, north west England.-AFPn
Domestic tourism boom gives UK seaside new lease of life
BLACKPOOL, UK: A group of women, celebrating a hen party, travel on a 'pedal pub' past the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, north west England. - AFPLONDON: Children clutching glow sticks shrieked with delight and onlookers gazed awestruck as Blackpool's Illuminations lights festival launched to a spectacular volley of fireworks from its 158-metre Victorian tower. The northwest English town's lights display crowns an extended tourist season as...
Evergrande Group chairman Xu Jiayin gestures during a press conference in this file photon
Chinese billionaire battling to save debt-mired Evergrande
Evergrande Group chairman Xu Jiayin gestures during a press conference in this file photoBEIJING: From rural poverty to real estate billions, the fortunes of Xu Jiayin tracked China's runaway growth for much of the past two decades-but now he is battling to save his Evergrande conglomerate from a quagmire of debt. The 62-year-old-also known as Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese-was at one point China's richest man, with a taste for luxury labels, exclusive...
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Greek PM offers tax cuts, better growth in new bid
ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised tax cuts and better economic growth prospects in a bid to repair the political damage wrought by last month's destructive forest fires. "I am able to announce a revised growth target of 5.9 percent" for 2021, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair. Official Greek data last week showed the economy growing 3.4 percent between the...
MONZA: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (left) reacts in his car following a collision with Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (unseen) during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza yesterday. – AFPn
Ricciardo wins F1 Italian GP as Hamilton, Verstappen crash out
MONZA: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (left) reacts in his car following a collision with Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (unseen) during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza yesterday. – AFPMONZA: Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix yesterday as the Australian took advantage of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's dramatic crash which eliminated both championship...
NEW YORK: Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada (left) holds the runner-up trophy as Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. - AFPn
Teen US Open champ Raducanu gets epic first qualifier Slam win
NEW YORK: Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada (left) holds the runner-up trophy as Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. - AFPNEW YORK: British teenager Emma Raducanu completed the greatest underdog title run...
LONDON: Chelsea's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. - AFPn
New starts abound as Europe's elite chase Champions League glory
LONDON: Chelsea's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. - AFPPARIS: After a summer of eye-catching moves across Europe, the continent's top clubs begin the long road to Champions League glory this week as fans return after a 2020-21 competition held largely behind closed doors. A flurry of...
TOKYO: Urawa Reds Ladies' midfielder Hikaru Naomoto (left) shoots the ball past Tokyo Verdy Beleza's defender Tomoko Muramatsu (right) during the WE League football match between Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Urawa Reds Ladies in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Japan eyes football revival as first women's pro league kicks off
TOKYO: Urawa Reds Ladies' midfielder Hikaru Naomoto (left) shoots the ball past Tokyo Verdy Beleza's defender Tomoko Muramatsu (right) during the WE League football match between Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Urawa Reds Ladies in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japan's first professional women's football league kicked off in upbeat mood yesterday, despite COVID fan restrictions, looking to make "heroes" of its players and inspire a new generation. A...
GENOA: Sampdoria's Japan's defender Maya Yoshida (second right) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa yesterday. - AFPnn
Inter's 100 percent start ends with Sampdoria draw
GENOA: Sampdoria's Japan's defender Maya Yoshida (second right) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa yesterday. - AFPGENOA: Inter Milan's perfect start to the defense of their Serie A title ended yesterday when they were held to a 2-2 draw at Sampdoria but still moved up to second place. The champions are two points behind...
Female camels are herded in a pen at the Reproductive Biotechnology Center in Dubai.-AFP photosn
Clone your camel: Beauty pageants, races spur high demand
Female camels are herded in a pen at the Reproductive Biotechnology Center in Dubai.-AFP photosCloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants, leaving scientists at a Dubai clinic working round the clock to produce carbon-copy beasts. Not every animal is blessed with sought-after drooping lips and a tall, elegant neck, but technology now allows wealthy clients to replace their most beautiful camel with one just like...
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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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