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PARIS: (From left) Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Spanish defender Sergio Ramos and Argentinian forward Lionel Messi pose during a presentation ceremony prior to the French L1 football match against Racing Club Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday. - AFPnn

Messi gets rapturous reception before watching PSG beat Strasbourg

PARIS: (From left) Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Spanish defender Sergio Ramos and Argentinian forward Lionel Messi pose during a presentation ceremony prior to the French L1 football match against Racing Club Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday. - AFPPARIS: Lionel Messi got a first proper taste of his new home on...

MUNICH: In this file photograph taken on July 7, 1974, West Germany's Gerd Mueller (left) raises the World Cup trophy after victory in the 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and Holland at The Olympic Stadium in Munich. - AFPn

Gerd Mueller, West Germany's prolific striker who set records but battled demons

MUNICH: In this file photograph taken on July 7, 1974, West Germany's Gerd Mueller (left) raises the World Cup trophy after victory in the 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and Holland at The Olympic Stadium in Munich. - AFPBERLIN: Gerd Mueller's record of 68 international goals in 62 games for West Germany earned him the nickname 'The Bomber' for his ability to destroy countless defenses. It took Miroslav Klose more than double the...

MOMBASA: Kenyan para-rower athlete Asiya Mohammed starts warming up with her boat during her training session at Tudor Water Sports Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya on July 26, 2021 ahead of the preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. - AFPnn

Kenyan rower's journey from childhood tragedy to Paralympic hope

MOMBASA: Kenyan para-rower athlete Asiya Mohammed starts warming up with her boat during her training session at Tudor Water Sports Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya on July 26, 2021 ahead of the preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. - AFPNAIROBI: When she was just two years old, Asiya Mohammed was hit by a train as she crossed railway tracks near her Kenyan home, an accident that claimed both her legs and several fingers. Seven years later...

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Osaka to help out Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Naomi OsakaLOS ANGELES: Naomi Osaka says she is going to give all her proceeds from the WTA Tour's upcoming Cincinnati event to the earthquake victims in Haiti which was rocked by a devastating 7.2-magnitude quake on Saturday. The highest paid female tennis star has a personal connection to the disaster-plagued Caribbean country: Her father is from there."Really hurts to see all the devastation that's going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really...

LOS ANGELES: This illustration photo shows a person working on their laptop from a home office in Los Angeles.-AFPn

As new variant delays return to offices, many in US don't mind

LOS ANGELES: This illustration photo shows a person working on their laptop from a home office in Los Angeles.-AFPWASHINGTON: When Romain Daubec and his wife Monica left San Francisco last summer for Denver, Colorado, they thought their telework hundreds of miles from their offices would last no more than a half-year. But the stunningly rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has them settling in for a new way of life that now, they say,...

Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure

NEW YORK: In this file photo illustration, a smart phone screen displays the logo of Facebook on a Facebook website background in Arlington, Virginia. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Pressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But you'd hardly know by looking at their share prices. Shares in Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet have...

TRIPOLI: Unfinished buildings, after their construction was halted in 2011, in the coastal Mitiga area of the Libyan capital Tripoli. - AFPn

Multi-billion-dollar reconstruction projects await in post-war Libya

TRIPOLI: Unfinished buildings, after their construction was halted in 2011, in the coastal Mitiga area of the Libyan capital Tripoli. - AFPTRIPOLI: A decade after Libya descended into chaos, a host of countries are eyeing potential multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the oil-rich nation if stability is assured. Economist Kamal Mansouri expects Libya's reconstruction drive to be one of the biggest in the Middle East and North Africa....

This file photo a man wearing a face mask using his mobile phone in front of an advertising board in Beijing.-AFP photosn

China's youth react to gaming curbs with anguish and cunning

This file photo a man wearing a face mask using his mobile phone in front of an advertising board in Beijing.-AFP photosIt is Zhang Yuchen's last summer break before high school, but events have taken an unwelcome turn-the 14-year-old's game time has been decimated as China's tech firms try to dispel accusations that they are selling "spiritual opium" to the country's youth. An edict by gaming giant Tencent means players under 12 can no longer...

In this file photo French three-star Michelin chef Christian Le Squer poses at the kitchen of the Moulin de Rosmadec's restaurant in Pont-Aven, western France.-AFP photosn

Even in rarefied world of French cuisine, you gotta Insta

In this file photo French three-star Michelin chef Christian Le Squer poses at the kitchen of the Moulin de Rosmadec's restaurant in Pont-Aven, western France.-AFP photosIt was a shockwave in the world of French cuisine. Jean Imbert, best known for winning a reality TV show and hobnobbing with stars, replaced the most decorated chef in the world, Alain Ducasse, at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. The announcement in June that Imbert, 40,...

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Swiss police recover painting stolen from Serb castle in 1993

Swiss police on Friday said they seized a painting recording a key moment in Serbian history that was stolen from a castle in the country in 1993. Vlaho Bukovac's "Blagovestanski sabor"-which depicts a historic 1861 assembly of prominent Serbs in the then Austro-Hungarian empire-was recovered in a raid in Zurich in which two Serbian nationals were arrested. The painting was recovered on Wednesday, police said, in a cross-border operation with...

People in a boat listen to Latvian band Dagamba performing during a concert of the crossover music festival Laiv? on Juglas Lake near the Latvian capital Riga.-AFP photosn

Latvians take to the water for distanced concerts

People in a boat listen to Latvian band Dagamba performing during a concert of the crossover music festival Laiv? on Juglas Lake near the Latvian capital Riga.-AFP photosLatvians are taking to the country's waterways for a socially distanced musical experience this summer, boarding kayaks, dinghies and motor yachts to enjoy some music-even if unvaccinated. At a concert on Juglas Lake near the Latvian capital Riga on Saturday, hundreds of boats...

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Indonesia's Edwin wins Locarno film festival

Indonesian director EdwinIndonesian director Edwin on Saturday won the Golden Leopard for the best picture at the Locarno Film Festival with "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash", a homage to 1980s Asian all-action movies. The feature paints a humorous portrait of a violent young man who falls for a woman after fighting her. Edwin, who uses a single name, had already returned to Jakarta before the awards ceremony but the organizers put out a...

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