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CHAUDFONTAINE: Photo shows piled up material at the Galler chocolate factory, destroyed by a severe flooding following heavy rainfalls, in Vaux-sous-Chevremont, near Chaudfontaine. – AFPn
Historic flood engulfs renowned Belgian chocolate factory
CHAUDFONTAINE: Photo shows piled up material at the Galler chocolate factory, destroyed by a severe flooding following heavy rainfalls, in Vaux-sous-Chevremont, near Chaudfontaine. – AFPCHAUDFONTAINE: As the floodwaters receded in the river valleys of industrial eastern Belgium, the smell of cocoa was mixed with the stench of spilled fuel oil and churned up river mud. Among the many businesses knocked temporarily out of action by the...
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Tigray war spills into neighboring Oromia, Afar regions
ARKAY: Members of the Amhara militia gather in the village of Adi Arkay, 180 kilometers northeast from the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. - AFPADDIS ABABA: Rebels in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have carried out operations against pro-government troops in neighboring Afar region, a spokesman said yesterday, opening a new front in the widening eight-month conflict. The "very limited action" targeted special forces and militia fighters from Oromia region,...
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Middle East telecom operators collaborate to support Open RAN
KUWAIT: Zain Group, Etisalat Group, stc, Mobily, and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), are joining forces to push forward the implementation of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) solutions in their existing telecom networks, share their industry knowledge and experience setting a clear path to drive innovation for the ICT sector across the Middle East.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the five operators...
DAKAR: A herdsman keeps watch over his sheep in the Keur Massar sheep market. Thousands of sheep are transported to Dakar ahead of Tabaski (Eid Al-Adha) celebrations. - AFPn
In Senegal, giant sheep prized for Eid
DAKAR: A herdsman keeps watch over his sheep in the Keur Massar sheep market. Thousands of sheep are transported to Dakar ahead of Tabaski (Eid Al-Adha) celebrations. - AFPDAKAR: A ram the size of a small pony tosses its head inside a sumptuous pen illuminated by flashing disco lights, before lunging at some ewes half its size. The skittish animal lives on a rooftop in Senegal's capital Dakar, alongside a dozen ewes, in an enclosure featuring...
LOS ANGELES: Staff members (left) collect intake information from a new arrival at the Tarzana Tiny Home Village which offers temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.-AFPn
In Los Angeles, 'tiny homes' spring up for homeless people
LOS ANGELES: Staff members (left) collect intake information from a new arrival at the Tarzana Tiny Home Village which offers temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. - AFPLOS ANGELES: In a parking lot in Los Angeles, a village of miniature prefab houses has sprung up, one of several sites in America's second-largest city where so-called "tiny homes" are being put up to help the homeless...
PHOENIX: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball against the Phoenix Suns during Game Five of the 2021 NBA Finals on Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPn
Bucks beat Suns to move one win from end of 50-year NBA drought
PHOENIX: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball against the Phoenix Suns during Game Five of the 2021 NBA Finals on Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPPHOENIX: Powered by 32 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo and late heroics from Jrue Holiday, the Milwaukee Bucks moved within one win of their first title in 50 years by defeating the Phoenix Suns 123-119 on Saturday in the NBA Finals. Khris Middleton...
NARITA: Members of the Netherlands delegation wait for screening and COVID testing upon their arrival on a flight from Amsterdam at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture yesterday, ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. – AFPnn
South African cases spark cluster scare in Olympic Village
NARITA: Members of the Netherlands delegation wait for screening and COVID testing upon their arrival on a flight from Amsterdam at Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture yesterday, ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. – AFPTOKYO: Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said yesterday, raising fears of a cluster just days before...
KYAPA, Estonia: Finland's driver Kalle Rovanpera and Finland's co-driver Jonne Halttunen steer their Toyota Yaris WRC car during stage 15 Mustvee of the WRC Rally Estonia, the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, on Saturday near Kaapa, Estonia. – AFPnn
Rovanpera becomes youngest WRC race winner with Estonia Rally victory
KYAPA, Estonia: Finland's driver Kalle Rovanpera and Finland's co-driver Jonne Halttunen steer their Toyota Yaris WRC car during stage 15 Mustvee of the WRC Rally Estonia, the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, on Saturday near Kaapa, Estonia. – AFPTARTU, Estonia: Kalle Rovanpera, a 20-year-old Finn, became the youngest winner in the World Rally Championship when he took the Estonia Rally yesterday. Rovanpera beat Hyundai's...
Traders exchange sports cards at Bleecker Trading in New York on July 6, 2021. – AFP photos
Deal! Sports trading cards boom in pandemic-era US
Traders exchange sports cards at Bleecker Trading in New York on July 6, 2021. – AFP photosInside an unassuming store in New York's Greenwich Village, around a dozen men unlock black briefcases, remove sports cards and begin to trade them - a growing hobby and industry that has boomed during the pandemic. Excitement is high after a San Francisco-based investment fund announced earlier that day that it had bought a card of Golden State...
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French shocker 'Titane' wins Palme d'Or as Lee slips up
French director Julia Ducournau poses on stage with US actress Sharon Stone, French actor Vincent Lindon, French actress Agathe Rousselle and US director and Jury President of the 74th Cannes Film Festival Spike Lee after she won the Palme d'Or for her film "Titane" during the closing ceremony of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. – AFP photosShock-fest "Titane" took home the top Palme d'Or prize at Cannes on Saturday,...
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Zain recognizes most innovative teams in 'Company Program' competition
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, awarded DRIVEMART (universities) and Kabeh (high schools) teams with the "Most Innovative Product/Service" award at the 15th annual INJAZ Company Program Competition 2021. The event was hosted by INJAZ Kuwait with wide participation of students from across the nation's high schools and universities.Since last year, the competition has been held in a fully virtual format in line with...
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Kuwait Airways launch flights to Munich
KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) has launched its first commercial flight to Munich, Germany yesterday, the airline announced, noting that it will schedule flights to this destination two times a week; Thursdays and Saturdays. KAC had launched on July 10 its first commercial flight to Geneva, Switzerland, as it schedules two flights a week to this destination; on Mondays and Fridays.On July 8, the airline announced increasing weekly...
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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