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MOSCOW: This combination of file pictures created on June 4, 2021 shows then US vice-President Joe Biden (L) at a Drive-in event in Coconut Creek, Florida on October 29, 2020 and Russian President Vladimir Putin following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2018. - AFPnn

Putin says wants to find ways with Biden to improve ties

MOSCOW: This combination of file pictures created on June 4, 2021 shows then US vice-President Joe Biden (L) at a Drive-in event in Coconut Creek, Florida on October 29, 2020 and Russian President Vladimir Putin following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2018. - AFPSAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hoped to improve deeply damaged relations with the United States when he holds his first...

NEW DELHI: People make their way through a wholesale food grain market during a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 yesterday. – AFP n

In rural India, fear of testing and vaccines hampers Covid-19 fight

NEW DELHI: People make their way through a wholesale food grain market during a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure to curb the spread of COVID-19 yesterday. – AFPKALWA: When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them against COVID-19. With India's devastating recent virus surge easing in cities, the deadly pandemic is ravaging the...

LURIN: Peruvian police forces stand guard next to a fleet of trucks as they prepare to leave Lurin, near Lima, on their way to distribute voting material to voting stations ahead of the presidential election runoff. – AFPnnn

Peru peasant patrols banking on Castillo to bring change

LURIN: Peruvian police forces stand guard next to a fleet of trucks as they prepare to leave Lurin, near Lima, on their way to distribute voting material to voting stations ahead of the presidential election runoff. – AFPCHOTA: Chewing on coca leaves and brandishing whips, 15 Peruvian peasants patrol the paths around an Andean hamlet in the dead of night, just like presidential candidate Pedro Castillo once did. The "peasant patrols" were...

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'Uyghur Tribunal' hears allegations of rampant China abuses

LONDON: Witness Uyghur teacher Qelbinur Sidik (L) gestures as she speaks on the first day of hearings at the "Uyghur Tribunal", a panel of UK-based lawyers and rights experts investigating alleged abuses against Uyghurs in China, in London. – AFPLONDON: A London panel investigating the plight of Uyghurs in China on Friday heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, in a process slammed by Beijing as a mendacious smear. Witnesses...

SIEM REAP: File photo shows Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, wearing his gold medal received from PDSA for his work in detecting landmines, in Siem Reap. – AFPnnn

Bomb-sniffing rat retires

SIEM REAP: File photo shows Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, wearing his gold medal received from PDSA for his work in detecting landmines, in Siem Reap. – AFPPHNOM PENH: A giant African pouched rat called Magawa who spent years sniffing out landmines in the Cambodian countryside has stopped working and will enjoy a well-earned retirement eating bananas and peanuts, his employers told AFP. Magawa, originally from Tanzania, was trained by...

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China's Ai Weiwei unveils art exhibit in adoptive Portugal

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses at his exhibition "Rapture" at the Cordoaria Nacional exhibition center in Lisbon on June 3, 2021. - AFPExiled Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says the coronavirus pandemic, rather than slow him down, has spurred him on, as he prepared to open an exhibition of his art in Lisbon on Friday. "The pandemic time is tragic for the world... but for me personally I have had a very productive time," Ai, 63, told a news...

An NFT titled 'Quantum' by Kevin McCoy is on display during a press preview of the upcoming Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale at Sotheby's on Friday in New York City. - AFPn

Sotheby's selling first NFT that sparked a craze

An NFT titled 'Quantum' by Kevin McCoy is on display during a press preview of the upcoming Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale at Sotheby's on Friday in New York City. - AFPThe first non-fungible token (NFT) ever created, the origin of a craze that is sweeping the art market, has gone on sale at Sotheby's. "Quantum" is an octagon-shaped animation by New York artist Kevin McCoy. It became the first work to be associated with a NFT-type...

Tourists visit the ancient temple of Parthenon on Acropolis hill in Athens on Friday. - AFPnn

Acropolis makeover stirs Greek antiquity row

Tourists visit the ancient temple of Parthenon on Acropolis hill in Athens on Friday. - AFPControversy has engulfed an ambitious restoration project on the Acropolis, with critics accusing the Greek government of spoiling the country's priceless heritage. Most of the fire has been directed at a new concrete walkway unveiled in December, which main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said constitutes "abuse" of Greece's most vaunted archaeological...

In this file photo taken on June 19, 2018, Ajit Singh, owner of the music shop who fixed John Lennon's guitar and performed at George Harrison's 25th birthday party when the Beatles stayed at an ashram in nearby Rishikesh 50 years ago in 1968, poses for a picture in Dehradun. - AFP n

The Indian who took the Beatles home for tea

In this file photo taken on June 19, 2018, Ajit Singh, owner of the music shop who fixed John Lennon's guitar and performed at George Harrison's 25th birthday party when the Beatles stayed at an ashram in nearby Rishikesh 50 years ago in 1968, poses for a picture in Dehradun. - AFPAjit Singh, the Indian music shop owner who befriended the Beatles during their magical mystery trip in Rishikesh over half a century ago, has died aged 88. In...

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'Hamilton' creator celebrates immigrant roots with 'Heights'

(From left) Director Jon M Chu and actors Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace and Jimmy Smits attend the LALIFF special preview screening of "In The Heights". - AFPLong before his mega smash-hit "Hamilton", Lin-Manuel Miranda dazzled Broadway with "In The Heights," a Latin pop and salsa-inspired musical celebrating the New York immigrant community that raised him. Warner Bros' big-screen version of Miranda's debut work finally...

Aerial view taken on May 27, 2021 shows Sevilla's Cathedral. - AFP photos

Pandemic-ravaged Seville hopes for Euro tourism boost

Aerial view taken on May 27, 2021 shows Sevilla's Cathedral. - AFPSeville's pandemic-hit tourism sector is hoping to get a shot in the arm from UEFA's last-minute decision to name the southern Spanish city as a host for Euro 2020 matches. While thousands of football fans are set to flock to the city later this month, hotels, restaurants and bars warn the event won't be enough to make up for the collapse in business brought on by the health...

Facebook imposes 2-year Trump ban, revises rules for politicians

In this file photo illustration taken on May 04, 2021, a phone screen displays a Facebook logo with the official portrait of former US President Donald Trump on the background in Arlington, Virginia. – AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday banned former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol. The punishment will be...

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