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TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria: An Algerian woman dressed in a traditional outfit stands amidst the charred debris of her home that burned down during wildfires in the Ait Daoud area of northern Algeria, Friday.-AFPn
Fire crews make headway as Algerians pray for 71 dead
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria: An Algerian woman dressed in a traditional outfit stands amidst the charred debris of her home that burned down during wildfires in the Ait Daoud area of northern Algeria, Friday.-AFPALGIERS: Firefighters made headway Friday against wildfires that have raged across northern Algeria for days but, as nationwide prayers were held for the dead, anger grew that the country was so ill-prepared. Fire crews backed by army engineers...
MOCÍMBOA DA PRAIA, Mozambique: A convoy of armored vehicles is seen patrolling in Mocimboa da Praia, northern Mozambique, Friday. – AFPn
Mocimboa da Praia: Mozambican ghost town after jihadists ejected
MOCÍMBOA DA PRAIA, Mozambique: A convoy of armored vehicles is seen patrolling in Mocimboa da Praia, northern Mozambique, Friday. – AFPMOCIMBOA DA PRAIA: Except for dozens of soldiers on patrol, Mocimboa da Praia, occupied by jihadists until just a few days ago, is a ghost town of abandoned and burnt-out buildings. A few houses remain intact in the Mozambican port city, bearing signs that they were recently inhabited by the extremist...
HARTFORD, US: In this file photo, pharmacist Madeline Acquilano inoculates a teacher with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. - AFPn
US authorizes COVID boosters for those with weakened immune systems
HARTFORD, US: In this file photo, pharmacist Madeline Acquilano inoculates a teacher with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. - AFPWASHINGTON: The United States authorized an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems overnight Thursday to Friday, as the country struggles to thwart the Delta variant. Emergency use authorization for a third injection of Pfizer-BioNTech...
PLYMOUTH: Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel (center) arrives with Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police, Shaun Sawyer (left) and Labour MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, Luke Pollard (second right), to lay a floral tribute to the victims of the August 12 shootings in Plymouth, in North Down Crescent Park in the Keyham area, southwest England, yesterday. - AFPn
Toddler among dead in UK's worst shooting for decade
PLYMOUTH: Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel (center) arrives with Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police, Shaun Sawyer (left) and Labour MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, Luke Pollard (second right), to lay a floral tribute to the victims of the August 12 shootings in Plymouth, in North Down Crescent Park in the Keyham area, southwest England, yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Police said on Friday they were investigating the background of...
BANGKOK: A pro-democracy protester uses a slingshot against police during a demonstration calling for the resignation of prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha over the Thai government’s handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangkok Friday. — AFPn
Three injured as Thai police fire rubber bullets at Bangkok rally
BANGKOK: A pro-democracy protester uses a slingshot against police during a demonstration calling for the resignation of prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha over the Thai government’s handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangkok Friday. — AFPBANGKOK: Three protesters were injured when Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a Bangkok rally Friday-the third time this week-as coronavirus cases soar and anger builds over the...
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Kane's future hangs over Tottenham and Man City ahead of season opener
Harry KaneLONDON: Manchester City's defense of the Premier League title gets underway today away to Tottenham with both clubs still in limbo over the future of Harry Kane. The England captain returned to training with his Spurs teammates for the first time on Friday after arriving back late from his holidays in the United States and then having to quarantine.Kane has made no secret of his desire to leave his boyhood club with City the obvious...
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Koeman says Barcelona can't live in the past as season starts
Ronald KoemanMADRID: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said yesterday that he was "excited about the team" and urged them to avoid "living in the past" ahead of the first Liga match of the post-Lionel Messi era today against Real Sociedad. The departure of Messi "has been painful for all the Blaugrana fans, for everything Leo has done for this club, for the type of player he is," Koeman told a press conference. "We will miss him a lot because he was...
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Ancelotti pins faith on Real Madrid young guard
Carlo AncelottiMADRID: Refusing to be drawn on whether the club might yet lure Kylian Mbappe from PSG, Carlo Ancelotti insisted Friday Real Madrid have plenty of young talent coming through. With French World Cup winner Mbappe out of contract next year, Real are widely believed to be ready to pounce should the striker decide partnering both Lionel Messi and Neymar in attack is not sufficient challenge. But Ancelotti preferred to bask in what he...
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) and Brazilian forward Neymar attend a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. - AFPn
Neymar, Messi set for World Cup qualifiers' showdown
SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) and Brazilian forward Neymar attend a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club's training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. - AFPBRASILIA: Neymar will face his new clubmate Lionel Messi in a South American grudge match after being named to the Brazil team on Friday for three World Cup qualifiers. Coach Tite also called up six...
Mat Wooller, director of the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility, kneels among a collection of mammoth tusks at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. - AFP
In the footsteps of a woolly mammoth, 17,000 years ago
Mat Wooller, director of the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility, kneels among a collection of mammoth tusks at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. - AFPWalking the equivalent of twice around the world during a life lasting 28 years, one wooly mammoth whose steps have been traced by researchers has proven the huge beast was a long-distance wanderer. The findings, published Thursday in the prestigious journal Science, could shed light on...
A picture taken on Aug 12, 2021 shows a dog recovering in a cage at a makeshift shelter where the animals injured in the wildfires are treated in Athens. – AFPn
Volunteer vets tend to Greece's fire-hit pets
A picture taken on Aug 12, 2021 shows a dog recovering in a cage at a makeshift shelter where the animals injured in the wildfires are treated in Athens. – AFPWith balm and bandages for scorched paws, volunteers at a makeshift animal shelter north of Athens are doing what they can for cats and dogs, whether strays or left behind as their owners fled advancing wildfires. The volunteer vets have organized an "intensive care" area to monitor...
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Greek beekeepers lament tradition lost to fire
Beekeeper Vakos Antonis checks his beehives near Voutas village on Aug 11, 2021 on the Greek island of Evia. - AFPOn the scorched earth, dozens of blackened rings mark all that remains of beehives that dotted the once verdant hillsides outside the village of Voutas on Greece's Evia island. Pine, walnut and fig trees were among the rich plant life sustaining the bees in a region that produces 40 percent of Greece's honey. And those industrious...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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Iran rejects calls to ‘stand down’