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CLAIREFONTAINE-EN-YVELINES: France's coach Didier Deschamps (second left), French President Emmanuel Macron (center), his wife Brigitte Macron (second right) and French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet (right) pose for a group picture with France's players before a lunch in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines yesterday ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 football competition. - AFPnn
France eye Euro 2020 glory as kick-off looms
CLAIREFONTAINE-EN-YVELINES: France's coach Didier Deschamps (second left), French President Emmanuel Macron (center), his wife Brigitte Macron (second right) and French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet (right) pose for a group picture with France's players before a lunch in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines yesterday ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 football competition. - AFPLONDON: Euro 2020 finally kicks off today as Cristiano Ronaldo's...
BURTON-ON-TRENT: England's defender Kieran Trippier (left), forward Marcus Rashford (second left), defender Harry Maguire (second right) and defender Kyle Walker take part in a training session at St George's Park in Burton-upon-Trent, central England, yesterday ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 football competition. - AFPnn
'Football's Coming Home': England aim to emulate spirit of Euro 96
BURTON-ON-TRENT: England's defender Kieran Trippier (left), forward Marcus Rashford (second left), defender Harry Maguire (second right) and defender Kyle Walker take part in a training session at St George's Park in Burton-upon-Trent, central England, yesterday ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 football competition. - AFPLONDON: Twenty-five years after England's dramatic Euro 96 campaign revived the nation's love affair with football, Gareth...
PHOENIX: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns puts up a shot over Michael Porter Jr #1 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half in Game Two of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Phoenix Suns Arena on Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPn
Suns scorch Nuggets for 2-0 NBA series lead
PHOENIX: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns puts up a shot over Michael Porter Jr #1 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half in Game Two of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Phoenix Suns Arena on Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPLOS ANGELES: Chris Paul scored 17 points and handed out 15 assists Wednesday to propel the Phoenix Suns to a crushing 123-98 victory over Denver and a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series....
PARIS: In this file photo taken on October 11, 2020 Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) and Serbia's Novak Djokovic talk prior to their men's final tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court at The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. – AFPn
Djokovic ready to face 'biggest rival' Nadal for 58th time
PARIS: In this file photo taken on October 11, 2020 Spain's Rafael Nadal (right) and Serbia's Novak Djokovic talk prior to their men's final tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court at The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. – AFPPARIS: Novak Djokovic said facing Rafael Nadal for the 58th time today, with a place in the French Open final on the line, will be "a great battle" against his "biggest ever rival". Djokovic...
An eclipsed sun rises over New York City yesterday seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. - AFP photosn
Partial eclipse swept over northern hemisphere
An eclipsed sun rises over New York City yesterday seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. - AFP photosA solar eclipse was visible over the Earth's northern hemisphere yesterday with parts of Canada and Siberia privy to the best view of the celestial event. The eclipse was partial, which means the people in its shadow were not plunged into daytime darkness. Instead, people with the maximum visibility-and necessary protective eyewear-had a few minutes...
Tourists ride donkeys and horses as they visit Jordan's ancient city of Petra, after it reopened following closure due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. — AFP
Work dries up for Jordan's donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism
Tourists ride donkeys and horses as they visit Jordan's ancient city of Petra, after it reopened following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — AFPHerds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan's Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid the pandemic and the loyal animals are left without a job. "Before coronavirus, we all had work," said Abdulrahman Ali, a 15-year-old donkey owner at the ancient...
Two skeletons lie in a showcase at The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. – AFP photosn
Two Viking relatives reunited in Denmark after 1,000 years
Two skeletons lie in a showcase at The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. – AFP photosSeparated for 1,000 years, two Viking warriors from the same family were reunited on Wednesday at Denmark's National Museum, as DNA analysis helps shed light on the Vikings' movements across Europe. One of the Vikings died in England in his 20s in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mass grave in Oxford. The other died in...
This handout photograph shows Emma, a white five-year-old female rhino, at Tobu Zoo in Miyashiro, Saitama prefecture a day after arriving from Taiwan for breeding. — AFP nn
Looking for love, white rhino 'Emma' lands in Japan
This handout photograph shows Emma, a white five-year-old female rhino, at Tobu Zoo in Miyashiro, Saitama prefecture a day after arriving from Taiwan for breeding. — AFPLike many of us, Emma has had her travel plans derailed by coronavirus. But after months of delay, the white rhino has arrived in Japan and is looking for love. The mild-mannered five-year-old comes by way of Taiwan's Leofoo Safari Park, where she beat a herd of competitors for...
In this file photo Italian ballet dancer and Etoile at the Paris Opera Ballet Eleonora Abbagnato poses during a photo session in Paris. — AFP n
Paris Opera star finally bows after 3 failed attempts to leave
In this file photo Italian ballet dancer and Etoile at the Paris Opera Ballet Eleonora Abbagnato poses during a photo session in Paris. — AFPSaying goodbye can be hard, and for one star dancer at the Paris Opera who has been trying to leave since 2019, it can also take a long time. Eleonora Abbagnato, an "etoile" (the highest rank in the ballet company), has had three farewell performances cancelled but is determined that the fourth attempt...
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The 'tube houses' that dominate Hanoi's streets
This aerial photograph shows narrow residential houses, known as "nha ong" in Vietnamese or "tube houses". - AFPTall, thin and brightly coloured, Hanoi's "tube houses" dominate the city's streets as nine million people compete for space in Vietnam's bustling capital. Although Vietnam saw a number of villas and garden houses built during the French colonial period, Hanoi has few of these grand residential homes. Instead, tree-lined streets are...
KUWAIT: Grade 12 students arrive for the first day of their graduation exams in Kuwait yesterday. Vaccination for COVID-19 or a negative PCR are required before taking the exams. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: Grade 12 students arrive for the first day of their graduation exams in Kuwait yesterday. Vaccination for COVID-19 or a negative PCR are required before taking the exams. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikh
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Badah Al-Muairi, Kuwait Olympic Committee President Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Kuwait Olympic Committee Secretary General and Executive Director of the Olympic Council of Asia Hussain Ali Al-Musallam. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn
Amir receives Kuwait's new Int'l Swimming Federation chief
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Badah Al-Muairi, Kuwait Olympic Committee President Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Kuwait Olympic Committee Secretary General and Executive Director of the Olympic Council of Asia Hussain Ali Al-Musallam. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received...
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