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LIMA: Peruvian right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (C) and her vice-presidential co-candidates former congressman Luis Galarreta (L) and lawyer Patricia Juarez (R) make a statement to the press calling for unity, invoking for prudence, calm and peace while waiting for official results in the vote count. - AFPnnn n
Fujimori edges ahead of Castillo in tight Peru presidential vote
LIMA: Peruvian right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (C) and her vice-presidential co-candidates former congressman Luis Galarreta (L) and lawyer Patricia Juarez (R) make a statement to the press calling for unity, invoking for prudence, calm and peace while waiting for official results in the vote count. - AFPLIMA: Right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori held a narrow lead over radical leftist Pedro Castillo following a partial vote count...
Residents make their way through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on June 6, 2021.nISHARA S. KODIKARAn
Thousands homeless as S Lanka floods death toll hits 17
Residents make their way through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo on June 6, 2021. - AFPCOLOMBO: Army relief workers in aluminium dinghies handed out rice and other food to residents in submerged parts of the Sri Lankan capital as the death toll from monsoon floods across the country rose to 17 yesterday. The monsoon hits the South Asian country twice a year, bringing vital rain for irrigation and...
NAYPYIDAW: File photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26, detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. - AFPnnn
Suu Kyi to go on trial next week
NAYPYIDAW: File photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26, detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. - AFPNAYPYIDAW: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will go on trial next week, her lawyer said yesterday, with the Nobel laureate facing an eclectic...
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shows the results of Sunday's midterm elections at the National Palace in Mexico City yesterday. - AFPnnn
Mexico president suffers setback in legislative elections
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shows the results of Sunday's midterm elections at the National Palace in Mexico City yesterday. - AFPMEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's party lost its absolute majority in the lower house in elections Sunday, initial results indicated, marking a setback to his promised "transformation" of the country. The vote was seen as a referendum on his more than two years...
BRUSSELS: President of the European Council Charles Michel arrives to attend an Interconstitutional video conference with President of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission President and President of the Eurogroup.-AFPn
Surging inflation, economic rebound test ECB's mettle
BRUSSELS: President of the European Council Charles Michel arrives to attend an Interconstitutional video conference with President of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission President and President of the Eurogroup. - AFPFRANKFURT: Surging inflation and an economic rebound as virus curbs ease will be in focus when European Central Bank policymakers meet Thursday, testing their commitment to keeping pandemic-era stimulus...
PARIS: In this file photograph, a man takes a picture with his mobile phone of the logo of the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google. France's competition regulator fined Google 220 million euros ($267 million) yesterday.-AFPn
France fines Google $267m over online ad dominance
PARIS: In this file photograph, a man takes a picture with his mobile phone of the logo of the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google. France's competition regulator fined Google 220 million euros ($267 million) yesterday. - AFPPARIS: France's competition regulator fined Google 220 million euros ($267 million) yesterday after finding it had favored its own services for placing online ads at the expense of...
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US official warns cyberattacks are 'here to stay'
WASHINGTON: In this file photo US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks at an event on high-speed internet. The US commerce secretary appealed Sunday for vigilance from the private sector in the face of increasingly serious cyberattacks, saying the threat is "here to stay" and may even worsen. - AFPWASHINGTON: The US commerce secretary appealed Sunday for vigilance from the private sector in the face of increasingly serious cyberattacks,...
LOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers and Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks embrace after the game during Round 1, Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Sunday at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. – AFPn
Clippers win game seven to eliminate Doncic and Mavs
LOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the LA Clippers and Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks embrace after the game during Round 1, Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Sunday at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. – AFPLOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Clippers won game seven at home with a 126-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks to punch their ticket to the second round of...
BERLIN: A person rides a scooter past a building under construction covered in a massive billboard with an advertisement featuring the German national football team ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 football championships in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on Sunday. – AFPnn
Euro 2020 set to capture continent's attention but pandemic challenges remain
BERLIN: A person rides a scooter past a building under construction covered in a massive billboard with an advertisement featuring the German national football team ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 football championships in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on Sunday. – AFPPARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for its postponement but, with the health situation on the continent gradually improving, the delayed Euro 2020 finally kicks off...
PARIS: Coco Gauff of the US returns the ball to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur during their women's singles fourth round tennis match on Day 9 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris yesterday. - AFPnn
Gauff 'dreams big, aims higher' at French Open
PARIS: Coco Gauff of the US returns the ball to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur during their women's singles fourth round tennis match on Day 9 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris yesterday. - AFPPARIS: Coco Gauff became the youngest Grand Slam quarter-finalist in 15 years yesterday when she defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur at the French Open claiming she "dreams big but aims higher". Gauff, 17, swept to a 53-minute 6-3, 6-1 win...
CAIRO: Kuwait's Team in blue on the podium: Mansour Al-Rashidi, Saud Habeeb and Abdullah Al-Torqi.n
Kuwait wins gold in Arab shooting tournament
CAIRO: Kuwait's Team in blue on the podium: Mansour Al-Rashidi, Saud Habeeb and Abdullah Al-Torqi.CAIRO: Kuwait skeet shooting team comprising of Mansour Al-Rashidi, Saud Habeeb and Abdullah Al-Torqi won first place and the gold medal at the Arab Championship in Egypt. Second place went to Saudi Arabia and third to Qatar, while the host country Egypt ended up in fourth place.Kuwait, Palestine, Tunisia, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Mauritania,...
MIAMI: Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather (right) and YouTube personality Logan Paul fight in an eight-round exhibition bout at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on Sunday. - AFPnn
Mayweather barely breaks sweat in 'training session' with YouTuber Paul
MIAMI: Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather (right) and YouTube personality Logan Paul fight in an eight-round exhibition bout at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on Sunday. - AFPMIAMI: Floyd Mayweather predictably dominated YouTube star Logan Paul on Sunday in an eight-round exhibition fight in Miami before admitting it could have been his final performance. Mayweather, who weighed in at 155 lbs with his opponent tipping the...