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BINAN: A nurse wearing a personal protective suit walks past suspected COVID-19 patients resting in a parking lot turned into a COVID ward outside a hospital in Binan town, Laguna province south of Manila yesterday.- AFP n
Philippines lifts lockdown in capital as COVID surges
BINAN: A nurse wearing a personal protective suit walks past suspected COVID-19 patients resting in a parking lot turned into a COVID ward outside a hospital in Binan town, Laguna province south of Manila yesterday.- AFPMANILA: The Philippines will lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila this week as it trials "granular lockdowns", an official said yesterday, in a bid to rein in coronavirus cases and revive the economy. More than 13...
MARSEILLE, France: French President Emmanuel Macron (left) listens to ECB chief Christine Lagarde during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille.-AFPn
High inflation looms over ECB meeting
MARSEILLE, France: French President Emmanuel Macron (left) listens to ECB chief Christine Lagarde during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille.-AFPFRANKFURT: Rising eurozone inflation will provide the backdrop for the meeting of European Central Bank governors Thursday, with markets hoping for hints of when policymakers might start easing their massive pandemic-era stimulus. As the economic recovery gathered steam in the 19-nation...
KABUL: A man pushes his bicycle loaded with plastic cans along a roadside in Kabul Sunday.-AFPnn
Social cost of 2019's plastic more than GDP of India
KABUL: A man pushes his bicycle loaded with plastic cans along a roadside in Kabul Sunday.-AFPMARSEILLE: The pollution, emissions and clean-up costs of plastic produced in 2019 alone could be $3.7 trillion, according to a report released yesterday by wildlife charity WWF, warning of the environmental and economic burden of this "seemingly cheap" material. There is increasing international alarm over the sheer volumes of fossil-fuel based...
MARSEILEE: French President Emmanuel Macron (center) shakes hands with US actor Harrison Ford (right) during the IUCN World Conservation Congress Sunday.-AFPnn
Armed with voting rights, native groups join conservation fray
MARSEILEE: French President Emmanuel Macron (center) shakes hands with US actor Harrison Ford (right) during the IUCN World Conservation Congress Sunday.-AFPMARSEILLE: Newly-armed with voting rights, indigenous peoples have come to the world's leading conservation congress meeting in the French city of Marseille both hopeful and wary. They have demands, and will not go quietly into the night, their representatives say. "It makes no sense for...
RUR0POLIS, Brazil: A herd of cattle is seen at a farm in Ruropolis, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest. - AFPn
Conservation meet mulls plan to save 80% of Amazon
RUR0POLIS, Brazil: A herd of cattle is seen at a farm in Ruropolis, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest. - AFPMARSEILLE: Should 80 percent of the Amazon be declared a protected area by 2025? The world's top conservation body is poised to decide whether its 1,400 members can vote on this controversial proposal, put forward by indigenous groups. Submitted under an emergency provision to the International Union for the Conservation of...
SAO PAULO: Argentina's Lionel Messi (left) and Brazil's Neymar are seen after employees of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) entered to the field during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 between Brazil and Argentina at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. - AFPn
FIFA 'regrets' chaos at Brazil vs Argentina match
SAO PAULO: Argentina's Lionel Messi (left) and Brazil's Neymar are seen after employees of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) entered to the field during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 between Brazil and Argentina at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday. - AFPLAUSANNE: FIFA said yesterday it regretted the chaotic scenes that preceded the suspension of the World Cup...
BASEL: Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer saves a penalty kicked by Italy's midfielder Jorginho (center) during the World Cup 2022 qualifier football match between Switzerland and Italy, on Sunday at St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. – AFPn
Italy set new unbeaten record as Germany thump Armenia
BASEL: Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer saves a penalty kicked by Italy's midfielder Jorginho (center) during the World Cup 2022 qualifier football match between Switzerland and Italy, on Sunday at St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. – AFPPARIS: Italy broke the world record for the longest unbeaten run in international football with a goalless draw at Switzerland on Sunday, while Germany got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track by...
SPIELBERG: In this file photo taken on June 27, 2021 Third placed Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas looks on after the Formula One Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria. - AFPn
Bottas to join Alfa Romeo as Russell set for Mercedes
SPIELBERG: In this file photo taken on June 27, 2021 Third placed Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas looks on after the Formula One Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria. - AFPPARIS: Valtteri Bottas has signed a multi-year deal with Alfa Romeo starting next season, the Formula One team announced yesterday, paving the way for George Russell to join Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. "A new chapter in my racing...
Members of the Swedish group ABBA are seen on a display during their Voyage event at Grona Lund, Stockholm, during their presentation of the first new song after nearly four decades.—AFP n
Money, money, money: ABBA return to UK singles chart
Members of the Swedish group ABBA are seen on a display during their Voyage event at Grona Lund, Stockholm, during their presentation of the first new song after nearly four decades.—AFPFor the first time in 40 years, ABBA are heading back to Britain's top 10 singles chart after thrilling fans with plans for a new album and virtual concert. Two singles released by the Swedish group from their upcoming album "Voyage" sit at numbers six and...
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'Shang-Chi,' with an Asian lead, sets a NAmerica box office record
In this file photo Canadian actor Simu Liu arrives for the world premiere of Marvel’s "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California.—AFPThe North American box office got a big boost as Disney's new "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," featuring Marvel's first leading Asian superhero, scored an unexpectedly strong $71.4 million opening, industry observer Exhibitor Relations reported...
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Afghanistan becoming 'country without artists' exiled directors warn Venice
Afghan directors Sahraa Karimi and Sarah Mani (right) attend a photocall following an "International Panel On Afghanistan And The Situation Of Afghan Filmmakers And Artists", during the 78th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido.—AFPThere was moving testimony from Afghan filmmakers at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, as two female directors warned against trusting the Taleban's promises. "In just two weeks, the most brilliant elements have...
Ninots (cardboard figurines) burn as installations of the Fallas Festival are put on fire in Valencia.?AFP photosn
Spain's 'Fallas' festival returns after pandemic pause
Ninots (cardboard figurines) burn as installations of the Fallas Festival are put on fire in Valencia. - AFP photosValencia's "Fallas" festival wrapped up with fireworks and the burning of colorful sculptures on Sunday after returning to the eastern Spanish city following a pandemic-induced hiatus. The five-day festival is traditionally held in March but was cancelled last year as the Covid-19 pandemic swept Spain. This year, officials postponed...
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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
S Korea sniffer dog searches for Paris bedbugs