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YANGON: This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook shows protesters marching with banners and flares as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. – AFPn

Myanmar violence rages with rise of 'self-defense' groups

YANGON: This photo taken and received courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook shows protesters marching with banners and flares as they take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon. – AFPYANGON: Violence in post-coup Myanmar has escalated as anti-junta "self-defense" forces step up to take on the military, a report said yesterday, warning of an "enormous" human cost if the regime uses its full power in subsequent...

SEVILLE: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) reacts as Belgium's players celebrate their victory at the end of the Euro 2020 round of 16 football match between Belgium and Portugal at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville on Sunday. - AFPnn

Hazard stunner enough for Belgium to oust Portugal and Ronaldo from Euro 2020

SEVILLE: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) reacts as Belgium's players celebrate their victory at the end of the Euro 2020 round of 16 football match between Belgium and Portugal at La Cartuja Stadium in Seville on Sunday. - AFPSEVILLE: A rocket from Thorgan Hazard knocked reigning champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 on Sunday and earned Belgium a blockbuster quarter-final with Italy. Hazard's swerving shot before half-time sealed a...

BUCHAREST: Ukraine's coach Andriy Shevchenko reacts during the Euro 2020 Group C match between Ukraine and Austria at the National Arena in Bucharest on June 21, 2021. - AFPnn

Andriy Shevchenko, ex-Ukraine star plotting Euro success as coach

BUCHAREST: Ukraine's coach Andriy Shevchenko reacts during the Euro 2020 Group C match between Ukraine and Austria at the National Arena in Bucharest on June 21, 2021. - AFPKIEV: Andriy Shevchenko's Ukraine might be disappointed by the fact that they only reached the knockout phase of the European Championship for the first time thanks to a considerable stroke of good fortune. But ahead of tonight's Euro 2020 last-16 game against Sweden, the...

HERZOGENAURACH: (From left) Germany's Kevin Volland, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Jonas Hofmann, Serge Gnabry and Timo Werner warm up during a training session at the team's base camp in Herzogenaurach Sunday. - AFPnn

Brains behind the brawn: Germany's Goretzka hopes to make impact against England

HERZOGENAURACH: (From left) Germany's Kevin Volland, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Jonas Hofmann, Serge Gnabry and Timo Werner warm up during a training session at the team's base camp in Herzogenaurach Sunday. - AFPBERLIN: Having used last year's COVID-19 lockdown to pack muscle on to his frame, Leon Goretzka is set to bulk up Germany's midfield against England in tonight's blockbuster last-16 clash at Euro 2020. Germany coach Joachim Loew is...

TOKYO: A man walks out from the entrance of the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, where the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are located, in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPn

Japan Olympic chief says 'no way' to ensure zero virus cases

TOKYO: A man walks out from the entrance of the Tokyo International Exhibition Centre, also known as Tokyo Big Sight, where the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are located, in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: Japan's Olympic chief said yesterday there was "no way" to ensure zero virus cases among teams arriving for the Tokyo Games, as officials prepare to tighten screening...

DOUAI, NORD, FRANCE: French President Emmanuel Macron is shown an engine during a visit to the site of the future factory of Japan-based battery maker Envision AESC group, where Renault SA develops an electric-vehicle manufacturing hub, in Douai, northern France, yesterday. - AFPn

France hails Chinese battery factory for Renault in electric push

DOUAI, NORD, FRANCE: French President Emmanuel Macron is shown an engine during a visit to the site of the future factory of Japan-based battery maker Envision AESC group, where Renault SA develops an electric-vehicle manufacturing hub, in Douai, northern France, yesterday. - AFPLAMBRES-LEZ-DOUAI: President Emmanuel Macron visited northern France yesterday to applaud plans for a Chinese-owned battery factory that will supply the automaker...

HUAXI: File photo shows employees working inside a clothing shop in the village of Huaxi in China's eastern Jiangsu province. – AFPnnnn

Demise of China's 'model' village, where cash and communism collide

HUAXI: File photo shows employees working inside a clothing shop in the village of Huaxi in China's eastern Jiangsu province. – AFPHUAXI: It was a gilt-edged gift to Communist propaganda: a village led by a Party visionary who transformed farmers into millionaires while tacking close to China's collectivist ideals. But Huaxi's success story has soured, sunk by a pernicious brew of nepotism and political patronage which experts say may hold...

MELBOURNE: People walk along a street in Melbourne yesterday, after the release of the 2021 Intergenerational Report saying Australia's economy will grow more slowly over the next 40 years than previously expected. - AFPnn n

Australia COVID measures to have 'profound' impact

MELBOURNE: People walk along a street in Melbourne yesterday, after the release of the 2021 Intergenerational Report saying Australia's economy will grow more slowly over the next 40 years than previously expected. - AFPMELBOURNE: Australia faces stalled population growth and budget deficits until at least 2060 as a result of emergency COVID-19 measures, the government warned yesterday. The decision to slam shut its borders at the start of the...

Elena Tsolakis arranges the Damask roses for oil extraction in the small mountain village of Agros standing of the Troodos mountain range. — AFP photosn

Ancient aromas aim to lure new crop of tourists to Cyprus

Elena Tsolakis arranges the Damask roses for oil extraction in the small mountain village of Agros standing of the Troodos mountain range. — AFP photosLavender, basil and roses: aromatic plants are being cultivated in Cyprus to broaden the island's sun-and-sea appeal and regain a lofty botanical status dating back to Roman times. From sunrise in the village of Agros, 1,100 metres (3,600 feet) above sea level in the Troodos mountain range,...

This handout photo taken and released by Cambodia's Ministry of Environment shows a male lion sitting next to a transportation container as it was being confiscated by authorities from a private residence where it was being raised as a pet in Phnom Penh. — AFP photosn

Chinese owner has pet lion confiscated in Cambodia

This handout photo taken and released by Cambodia's Ministry of Environment shows a male lion sitting next to a transportation container as it was being confiscated by authorities from a private residence where it was being raised as a pet in Phnom Penh. — AFP photosCambodian authorities on Sunday confiscated a pet lion after the defanged and declawed animal was seen in TikTok videos in a Phnom Penh villa. The 18-month-old male, weighing 70...

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Chris Pratt battles future aliens in small-screen 'Tomorrow War'

In this file photo US actor Chris Pratt arrives for Disney Pixar's "Onward" premiere at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood. — AFPWith a top Hollywood star, a dark "Terminator"-esque sci-fi premise and a reported $200 million price tag, "The Tomorrow War" would ordinarily be shaping up as one of the summer's biggest and smartest blockbusters. But the Chris Pratt-led movie won't be troubling box offices at all, having been sold to Amazon for a...

In this file photo Belgian multidisciplinary artist Jan Fabre and newly appointed artistic director of the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival looks on during a press conference at Athens Acropolis museum to present the festival's program. — APP n

Belgian art star Jan Fabre sent to trial for sexual harassment

In this file photo Belgian multidisciplinary artist Jan Fabre and newly appointed artistic director of the annual Athens and Epidaurus Festival looks on during a press conference at Athens Acropolis museum to present the festival's program. — APPBelgian choreographer Jan Fabre, one of Europe's most celebrated and controversial artists, has been referred to a Belgian criminal court on charges of sexual harassment in the workplace, a court...

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