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KALAQATA, Afghanistan : This file photo shows residents of the northeastern Afghan village of Kalaqata in Takhar province fleeing the frontline area as US fighter planes bomb Taleban positions nearby.-AFP n
Afghan woman news anchor stopped from working after Taleban takeover
KALAQATA, Afghanistan : This file photo shows residents of the northeastern Afghan village of Kalaqata in Takhar province fleeing the frontline area as US fighter planes bomb Taleban positions nearby.-AFPKABUL: An Afghan woman journalist has said she was barred from working at her TV station after the Taleban took control of the country, and pleaded for help in a video posted online. Wearing a hijab and showing her office card, well-known news...
YAN BESAR, Malaysia: Debris is seen in Yan, Malaysia's Kedah district yesterday, a day after floodwaters swept down a mountain. -AFP n
Three dead, four missing in Malaysian floods
YAN BESAR, Malaysia: Debris is seen in Yan, Malaysia's Kedah district yesterday, a day after floodwaters swept down a mountain. -AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Three people were killed and four others are missing after floodwaters swept down a mountain in northern Malaysia and surged through villages, authorities said yesterday. Water packed with mud, rocks and logs hit settlements close to Mount Jerai on Wednesday, leaving streets and houses swamped and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves as he arrives at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, as he was expected to quit after just 17 months in office.-AFP n
Scandal-plagued Malaysian party poised to win PM race
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves as he arrives at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, as he was expected to quit after just 17 months in office.-AFPKUALA LUMPUR: A scandal-plagued Malaysian party looked set yesterday to regain the country's leadership that it lost at landmark elections three years ago, after the last prime minister resigned this week. Muhyiddin Yassin quit Monday after a turbulent 17 months in...
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KUWAIT: A photo taken from the Mishref walkway.
LONDON: In this file photo taken on April 09, 2018, former Afghanistan women's football captain Khalida Popal attends a training session in south London. - AFP photosn
Taleban return causes anguish for Afghan female football pioneer
LONDON: In this file photo taken on April 09, 2018, former Afghanistan women's football captain Khalida Popal attends a training session in south London. - AFP photosLONDON: Afghanistan's former women's football captain Khalida Popal said she worries about the safety of the country's female players have left her unable to sleep since the Taleban returned to power. Popal, 34, was granted asylum in Denmark in 2016, and considers herself...
TOKYO: People walk in front of a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games five days before the opening ceremony, outside Tokyo station in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
First virus case reported in Paralympic Village
TOKYO: People walk in front of a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games five days before the opening ceremony, outside Tokyo station in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organizers said yesterday as Japan battles a record wave of infections. The case involves a Games-related member of staff who is not resident in Japan, according to...
MILAN: In this file photo taken on January 14, 2020, Inter Milan's Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku celebrates after opening the scoring during the Italian Cup round of 16 match v Cagliari at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Romelu Lukaku returned to European champions Chelsea, seven years after his first spell at Stamford Bridge came to an end. - AFPnn
Inter's turbulent summer leaves Serie A crown up for grabs
MILAN: In this file photo taken on January 14, 2020, Inter Milan's Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku celebrates after opening the scoring during the Italian Cup round of 16 match v Cagliari at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Romelu Lukaku returned to European champions Chelsea, seven years after his first spell at Stamford Bridge came to an end. - AFPROME: Inter Milan kick off the new Serie A season tomorrow in the midst of fan protests and money...
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE: Paris Saint-Germain's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma takes part in a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye yesterday. - AFPn
Donnarumma hopes move to PSG will make him 'stronger'
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE: Paris Saint-Germain's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma takes part in a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye yesterday. - AFPROME: Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma says he left AC Milan after eight years with the Serie A side for Paris Saint-Germain as he needed a change "to develop, to improve and to become stronger". The 22-year-old...
WASHINGTON: File photo shows, a woman walks past an International Monetary Fund headquarters (IMF) building in Washington, DC. The IMF will withhold funds to Afghanistan amid the uncertainty over the status of the leadership in Kabul. - AFPn
IMF stops funds to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: File photo shows, a woman walks past an International Monetary Fund headquarters (IMF) building in Washington, DC. The IMF will withhold funds to Afghanistan amid the uncertainty over the status of the leadership in Kabul. - AFPWASHINGTON: Despite its swift takeover of the government in Afghanistan, the Taleban will not have access to most of the nation's cash and gold stocks, while the IMF announced it won't provide aid. A...
VANCE, United States: File photo shows an employee works on the doors for a Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Mercedes-Benz US International factory in Vance, Alabama. American auto assembly lines continued working last month, pushing industrial production above analysts' expectations. - AFPnn
US Fed officials expect to pull back on stimulus this year
VANCE, United States: File photo shows an employee works on the doors for a Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Mercedes-Benz US International factory in Vance, Alabama. American auto assembly lines continued working last month, pushing industrial production above analysts' expectations. - AFPWASHINGTON: US central bankers expect to start pulling back on stimulus measures this year, if the economic recovery continues, according to the minutes of the...
This photo shows elephants during a show at Wild Elephant Valley, a nature reserve for wild elephants that also features elephant-themed shows for tourists, in Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province.—AFP photosn
China villagers learn to live with the elephant in the room
This photo shows elephants during a show at Wild Elephant Valley, a nature reserve for wild elephants that also features elephant-themed shows for tourists, in Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province.—AFP photosMa Mingliang rarely encountered wild elephants while growing up in southwestern China, after centuries of hunting and deforestation nearly eradicated them. Today, the 42-year-old village chief barricades his community to...
British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, poses before taking off for a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, in bid to become the youngest to fly solo round-the-world in Wevelgem.—AFP photosn
Teenager takes to the skies on round-the-world record bid
British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, poses before taking off for a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, in bid to become the youngest to fly solo round-the-world in Wevelgem.—AFP photosTeenage pilot Zara Rutherford took her ultralight sports plane into the skies on Wednesday on the first leg of a 52-country, five-continent flight around the world. The intrepid 19-year-old British-Belgian dreams one day of becoming an astronaut, but...
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