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SINGAPORE: This undated handout photograph released by Singapore's national water agency PUB yesterday shows an aerial view of Sembcorb energy company's new floating solar power farm at Tengeh reservoir in Singapore. – AFPnn

Singapore unveils one of world's biggest floating solar farms

SINGAPORE: This undated handout photograph released by Singapore's national water agency PUB yesterday shows an aerial view of Sembcorb energy company's new floating solar power farm at Tengeh reservoir in Singapore. – AFPSINGAPORE: Singapore yesterday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the size of 45 football pitches, as part of the city-state's push to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The project is...

SOWETO: Residents of Soweto shout slogan in front of Maponya Mall in Soweto, yesterday as they protest against the wave of violence and looting that afflicted several South African provinces during the past four days. - AFPnnn

Death toll in S Africa unrest climbs to 72

SOWETO: Residents of Soweto shout slogan in front of Maponya Mall in Soweto, yesterday as they protest against the wave of violence and looting that afflicted several South African provinces during the past four days. - AFPJOHANNESBURG: Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters yesterday for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives. As pillaging...

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and French Armies Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre stand in the command car as they review the troops during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris yesterday. - AFPn

France honors Europe's anti-jihad troops on Bastille Day

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and French Armies Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre stand in the command car as they review the troops during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris yesterday. - AFPPARIS: European special forces involved in anti-jihadist operations in Africa's Sahel region were given prime position in France's Bastille Day celebrations yesterday, in a sign of President...

DANSHEHA, TIGRAY: Asfaw Abera (R), an ethnic Amhara who recently relocated to Western Tigray after living 30 years in Khartoum, Sudan, plays with some of his children at the temporary home given by the authorities in the city of Humera, Ethiopia. - AFPnnn

Ethiopia's premier vows to repel 'enemies' after Tigray rebel assault

DANSHEHA, TIGRAY: Asfaw Abera (R), an ethnic Amhara who recently relocated to Western Tigray after living 30 years in Khartoum, Sudan, plays with some of his children at the temporary home given by the authorities in the city of Humera, Ethiopia. - AFPADDIS ABABA: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed yestersday vowed to repel attacks by Ethiopia's "enemies" after rebels in Tigray launched a fresh offensive to regain territory in the war-torn region....

CHAMAN: People wave Taleban flags as they drive through the Pakistani border town of Chaman yesterday, after the Taleban claimed they had captured the Afghan side of the border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan. - AFPn

Taleban claim control of key border crossing with Pakistan

CHAMAN: People wave Taleban flags as they drive through the Pakistani border town of Chaman yesterday, after the Taleban claimed they had captured the Afghan side of the border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan. - AFPKANDAHAR: The Taleban said yesterday they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak on the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made since foreign forces stepped up their...

DAND: File picture shows nurse Husna (L) checks the blood pressure of Khorma, who doesn't know her exact age, for an antenatal care visit at a government-run maternity in Dand district of Kandahar province. - AFP

Pregnant women, mothers threatened by Afghan violence

DAND: File picture shows nurse Husna (L) checks the blood pressure of Khorma, who doesn't know her exact age, for an antenatal care visit at a government-run maternity in Dand district of Kandahar province. - AFPKABUL: Married to a much older man in Afghanistan, Wati -- who thinks she is around 30 years old -- is pregnant for a fifth time in four years, including two miscarriages. She has travelled by car to a government-run maternity clinic in...

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency yesterday shows Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attending a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran. - AFPnnn

Rouhani says hopes Iran's next govt can conclude nuke talks

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency yesterday shows Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attending a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran. - AFPTEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said yesterday he hopes his successor can clinch a deal to lift US sanctions, implying that nuclear talks will not conclude before his term ends in August. The Islamic republic has held talks since April in Vienna with major powers on reviving...

BANDA ACEH: A man receives a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a cafe in Banda Aceh yesterday. - AFP nnn

Indonesia new 'epicentre of Asia' as cases skyrocket

BANDA ACEH: A man receives a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a cafe in Banda Aceh yesterday. - AFPJAKARTA: Virus-wracked Indonesia posted record daily infections topping 54,000 yesterday as the highly infectious Delta variant rips across the archipelago, catapulting it ahead of India as Asia's COVID-19 epicentre. The Southeast Asian nation has been battered by a virus explosion that overwhelmed hospitals, leaving scores to...

NASIRIYAH: People light up candles for a vigil in mourning for the victims of a fire that swept through a COVID-19 coronavirus isolation unit killing over 60 people and wounding dozens more, at al-Hussein Hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah. - AFPnnnn

Iraq cleric demands action over deadly COVID unit fire

NASIRIYAH: People light up candles for a vigil in mourning for the victims of a fire that swept through a COVID-19 coronavirus isolation unit killing over 60 people and wounding dozens more, at al-Hussein Hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah. - AFPBAGHDAD: Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has warned he will hold the Iraqi government responsible if it fails to take action over a devastating fire that killed at least 60 people in a...

MANCHESTER: Anti-racism protestors demonstrate by a mural of England forward Marcus Rashford after it was defaced on Tuesday in Manchester, northwest England. - AFPnn

Demonstrators gather at vandalized mural over England football racism

MANCHESTER: Anti-racism protestors demonstrate by a mural of England forward Marcus Rashford after it was defaced on Tuesday in Manchester, northwest England. - AFPWEST DIDSBURY: Anti-racism demonstrators gathered on Tuesday at a mural of striker Marcus Rashford after it was vandalized amid a deluge of abuse against England players. Throughout the day, hundreds gathered at the mural to the England player in the Withington area of Manchester...

TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

Olympics chief vows to minimize virus risk to Japan

TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks to the media after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Olympics chief Thomas Bach pledged yesterday "not to bring any risk" to Japan with the Games, seeking to reassure a skeptical public as virus cases surge just over a week before Tokyo 2020 begins. Fans have been banned from Olympic events...

DENVER: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning during the 91st MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field on Tuesday in Denver, Colorado. - AFPn

Guerrero, Ohtani lead AL to All-Star victory

DENVER: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning during the 91st MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field on Tuesday in Denver, Colorado. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Vladimir Guerrero Jr crushed a monster home run and Japanese star Shohei Ohtani pitched a scoreless inning to help extend the American League's All-Star Game winning streak with a 5-2 win over the National League in Denver on Tuesday. Los Angeles Angels ace Ohtani --...

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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

N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism

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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

Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh

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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP

US pip China in medals table as Games end