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WASHINGTON: Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards gives his shoes to a fan after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Four of the Eastern Conference first round series at Capital One Arena on Monday in Washington, DC. - AFPn
Wizards stave off elimination vs 76ers, Jazz hold off Grizzlies
WASHINGTON: Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards gives his shoes to a fan after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Four of the Eastern Conference first round series at Capital One Arena on Monday in Washington, DC. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal proved to be too much to handle Monday as the Washington Wizards stayed alive in the NBA playoffs by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 122-114 in game four at...
PARIS: Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates after winning against Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 1 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday. – AFPn
Osaka crisis throws light on stars' mental health and media 'voyeurism'
PARIS: Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates after winning against Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 1 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday. – AFPPARIS: Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open, after revealing her battle with depression and anxiety, has thrown the tournament into turmoil and cast a harsh light on the mental health of the...
CARTAGENA: In this file photo taken on December 03, 2019, the Copa America trophy and the official ball are seen during the draw of the Copa America 2020 football tournament, at the Convention Centre in Cartagena, Colombia. – AFPnn
Copa America taken from Argentina due to COVID, moved to Brazil
CARTAGENA: In this file photo taken on December 03, 2019, the Copa America trophy and the official ball are seen during the draw of the Copa America 2020 football tournament, at the Convention Centre in Cartagena, Colombia. – AFPASUNCION: South America's largest football tournament, the Copa America, was shifted Monday from Argentina, battling a coronavirus surge, to even harder-hit Brazil, bracing for a third pandemic wave. With two weeks to...
ROME: In this file photo taken on April 20, 2021 The trophy of the UEFA Euro 2020 football competition is pictured on Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome. - AFPnn
UEFA betting on Euro 2020 success despite challenge of pandemic
ROME: In this file photo taken on April 20, 2021 The trophy of the UEFA Euro 2020 football competition is pictured on Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome. - AFPPARIS: The pan-European format has been derided, the tournament postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, host cities have been dropped and matches moved, but Euro 2020 finally gets underway next week when Italy face Turkey in Rome on Friday, June 11. Following the unprecedented...
A researcher checking seed stored in a long-term storage room.n - AFP photos
Last resort: The seeds kept safe in a South Korean mountain
A researcher checking seed stored in a long-term storage room. - AFP photosHidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war. Plant extinction is progressing at an alarming rate, researchers warn, driven by increasing human population, pollution and deforestation, even before many species are...
In this grab from an AFPTV video Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara gestures in front of one of his paintings in Havana. — AFP n
Dissident Cuban artist to 'continue the struggle' after hospital release
In this grab from an AFPTV video Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara gestures in front of one of his paintings in Havana. — AFPDissident Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara vowed Monday to "continue the struggle" after spending almost a month in hospital following a hunger strike. Otero Alcantara, 33, was released earlier in the day from the General Calixto Garcia university hospital, which announced "his complete...
This picture shows a general view of the Sulala dog shelter in Gaza City, which has received several wounded animals due to the 11-day conflict between Zionist entity and the Islamist Hamas movement currently in control of the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave. — AFP photosn
In Gaza, traumatized Palestinians tend to shell-shocked pets
This picture shows a general view of the Sulala dog shelter in Gaza City, which has received several wounded animals due to the 11-day conflict between Zionist entity and the Islamist Hamas movement currently in control of the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave. — AFP photosA smashed goldfish bowl, panicked birds in a cage, scores of animals needing treatment. The loss or injury of treasured pets has added to the grief and trauma of Gaza residents...
Italy’s Maneskin pose for pictures on stage with the trophy after winning the final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, at the Ahoy convention center in Rotterdam. — AFP n
183 million watched Eurovision Song Contest
Italy’s Maneskin pose for pictures on stage with the trophy after winning the final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, at the Ahoy convention center in Rotterdam. — AFPSome 183 million people tuned in to watch this year's Eurovision Song Contest, organizers said Monday, with young online fans driving up viewing figures for the pop extravaganza. Across 36 countries, the May 22 grand final in Rotterdam saw an average of...
Original manuscripts written in German by Jewish German-speaking novelist and story writer Franz Kafka are displayed in Jerusalem.—AFP photosn
Kafka letters, drawings made publicly available online
Original manuscripts written in German by Jewish German-speaking novelist and story writer Franz Kafka are displayed in Jerusalem.  — AFP photosAn unpublished collection of letters, manuscripts and drawings by Franz Kafka are now available online, which recovered the documents after years of legal wrangling. Some 120 drawings and more than 200 letters to his friend Max Brod are among the archives now available for public viewing, the...
MEXICO CITY: Wrestlers fight as part of the Copa Dinastias event of the World Wrestling Council (CMLL), at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City on Friday. - AFPnn
Mexican wrestling fans celebrate lucha libre's return
MEXICO CITY: Wrestlers fight as part of the Copa Dinastias event of the World Wrestling Council (CMLL), at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City on Friday. - AFPMEXICO CITY: The raucous sounds of roaring applause, lighthearted laughter and derisive whistles are again resounding through the cavernous Arena Mexico in the country's capital, a temple of the colorful "lucha libre" wrestling, as the receding threat of COVID-19 has allowed a return to...
MIAMI: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against the Miami Heat during Round One Game Four of the Eastern Conference Playoffs on Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. - AFPn
Giannis delivers triple double as Bucks sweep Heat
MIAMI: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against the Miami Heat during Round One Game Four of the Eastern Conference Playoffs on Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida. - AFPWASHINGTON: Giannis Antetokounmpo managed his first NBA playoff triple double Saturday and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated Miami 120-103 to sweep the Heat out of the post-season in the opening round. Greek star Antetokounmpo had...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.n
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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
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