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HONG KONG: A worker makes mooncakes at a bakery in Hong Kong. - AFP
HK dismisses business pushback over 'zero-COVID' strategy
HONG KONG: A worker makes mooncakes at a bakery in Hong Kong. - AFPHONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader doubled down on her zero-COVID strategy yesterday, brushing off growing pushback from the business community over the city's indefinite international isolation. The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong wrote a rare open letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier this month warning that the finance hub's business reputation was at risk and...
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US consumer confidence drops on Delta fears
INDIAN VALLEY, United States: File photo shows a sign reads "Thank you! For Wearing A Mask," outside a supermarket in Indian Valley, California, on July 27, 2021. - AFPWASHINGTON: Fear of the fast spreading Delta variant of COVID-19 and rising prices undermined Americans' confidence in August, according to a survey released yesterday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell more than 10 points to 113.8, the lowest since...
COLOMBO: People queue outside a supermarket in Colombo yesterday following Sri Lanka's declaration of state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. - AFPn
Lanka declares food emergency as forex crisis worsens
COLOMBO: People queue outside a supermarket in Colombo yesterday following Sri Lanka's declaration of state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. - AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said...
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit take a position at the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.-AFPn
The ignoble end to America's longest war
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit take a position at the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.-AFPWASHINGTON: America's longest war ended ignobly, in the dead of night in Afghanistan. A giant C-17 transport laden with troops and the US ambassador flew out of Kabul airport a minute before midnight local time on August 31, the deadline set by President...
KABUL: Afghan residents and family members of the victims gather next to a damaged vehicle inside a house, day after a US drone airstrike in Kabul Monday.—AFPn
US drone strike wiped out Kabul family, brother says
KABUL: Afghan residents and family members of the victims gather next to a damaged vehicle inside a house, day after a US drone airstrike in Kabul Monday.—AFPKABUL: When Ezmarai Ahmadi returned home from work on Sunday evening in Kabul, the usual gaggle of squealing children were waiting to greet him-his sons and daughters, and a slew of nieces and nephews. His brother, Aimal Ahmadi, said Ezmarai pulled his white sedan into the driveway of a...
KABUL: An Afghan Air Force's A-29 attack aircraft are pictured as armored vests are lying on the ground inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. – AFPn
Security, logistics, repair: What next for Kabul's airport?
KABUL: An Afghan Air Force's A-29 attack aircraft are pictured as armored vests are lying on the ground inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war -- one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist in power. – AFPKABUL: With the Taleban in possession of Kabul's airport after the United States completed its withdrawal yesterday, the focus will now...
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit ride a vehicle on the runway of the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.—AFPn
What lies ahead for Afghanistan under the Taleban?
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit ride a vehicle on the runway of the airport in Kabul yesterday after the US has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.—AFPKABUL: Afghans yesterday woke to the start of another uncertain era after the last American forces left overnight, cementing victory for the Taleban after two decades of war. Many are afraid that the group will once again impose their harsh...
BONIFACIO, France: In this file photo taken on August 11, 2021 workers prepare to immerse blocks in the sea for the anchorage of yachts in the Sant' Amanza bay close to Bonifacio in the south of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. n
Planet in peril: IUCN urges wildlife protection
BONIFACIO, France: In this file photo taken on August 11, 2021 workers prepare to immerse blocks in the sea for the anchorage of yachts in the Sant' Amanza bay close to Bonifacio in the south of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.PARIS, France: When the world's leading conservation congress kicks off Friday in the French port city of Marseille it will aim to deliver one key message: protecting wildlife must not be seen as a noble...
LAPLACE, US: An owner holds onto two dogs as they exit a high water truck assisting people evacuate from their homes after their neighborhood experienced flooding in LaPlace, Louisiana on Monday. - AFPn
Ida inflicts 'catastrophic' destruction on Louisiana
LAPLACE, US: An owner holds onto two dogs as they exit a high water truck assisting people evacuate from their homes after their neighborhood experienced flooding in LaPlace, Louisiana on Monday. - AFPLAPLACE, US: Rescuers on Monday combed through the "catastrophic" damage Hurricane Ida inflicted on Louisiana, a day after the fierce storm killed at least two people, stranded others in rising floodwaters and sheared the roofs off homes. New...
NEW YORK: In this file photo taken on August 16, 2021 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and others gather for a UN security council meeting on Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York. - AFPn
UN Council adopts Afghanistan motion, but no 'safe zone'
NEW YORK: In this file photo taken on August 16, 2021 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and others gather for a UN security council meeting on Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York. - AFPNEW YORK: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Monday requiring the Taleban to honor their commitment to let people freely leave Afghanistan, but the measure did not cite a "safe zone" mentioned by French President Emmanuel...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, US: Firefighters arrive at the scene as flames from the Caldor fire push into South Lake Tahoe, California Monday.-AFPn
Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist spot
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, US: Firefighters arrive at the scene as flames from the Caldor fire push into South Lake Tahoe, California Monday.-AFPSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, US: Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a huge wildfire loomed over a major US tourist spot, filling the air with choking smoke. The Caldor Fire has already torn through more than 270 square miles (700 square kilometers), razing hundreds of buildings. On Monday it was roaring...
MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on December 26, 2006 Manchester United's striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after scoring a rebounded penalty against Wigan Athletic during their English Premiership football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. – AFPn
Mbappe's future dominates final hours of transfer window
MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on December 26, 2006 Manchester United's striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after scoring a rebounded penalty against Wigan Athletic during their English Premiership football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. – AFPPARIS: A dizzying transfer window that has seen Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo change clubs went into its final hours yesterday with the issue of whether Kylian...
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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
People leave New Zealand amid rising economic crisis
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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