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GOMA: Residents are seen gathering in a busy street after an eruption from Mount Nyiragongo in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. - AFPn

Volcano death toll mounts as aftershocks shake DR Congo

GOMA: Residents are seen gathering in a busy street after an eruption from Mount Nyiragongo in Goma in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. - AFPGOMA, DR Congo: Five people were found choked to death on toxic fumes from the eruption of eastern DR Congo's Nyiragongo volcano yesterday, as strong aftershocks rocked the city of Goma. The deaths bring to 20 the number killed since Africa's most active volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing...

DAMASCUS: People walk next to election campaign billboards depicting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, a candidate for the upcoming presidential vote, in the capital Damascus, yesterday. - AFPn

Assad, Syria's iron-fisted president

DAMASCUS: People walk next to election campaign billboards depicting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, a candidate for the upcoming presidential vote, in the capital Damascus, yesterday. - AFPBEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an ophthalmologist by training who has overseen one of the century's bloodiest conflicts, is expected to renew his stranglehold on power in elections on tomorrow. In appearance-whether in person or in the many...

YANGON: In this file photo, people participate in a rally in support of Myanmarfs State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.-AFP n

Myanmar's Suu Kyi defiant in first comments since coup

YANGON: In this file photo, people participate in a rally in support of Myanmarfs State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. - AFPNAYPYIDAW: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday voiced defiance as she made her first court appearance since being detained in a coup, vowing her ousted political party would live on. Myanmar has been in uproar since the February 1 putsch, with near-daily protests and a nationwide civil disobedience movement. More than...

In this file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) with his partner Carrie Symonds leave after attending the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 09, 2020. - AFPn

Boris Johnson sets wedding date: Report

In this file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) with his partner Carrie Symonds leave after attending the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London on March 09, 2020. - AFPLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have set a wedding date for next year after delaying plans due to the pandemic, The Sun tabloid reported yesterday. Known for his colourful love life, Johnson will...

HONG KONG: This file photo shows Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law pointing to a copy of the first newspaper front page in the newsroom in Hong Kong. -AFP n

Future sours for Hong Kong's brazen Apple Daily tabloid

HONG KONG: This file photo shows Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law pointing to a copy of the first newspaper front page in the newsroom in Hong Kong. - AFPHONG KONG: A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong's outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: "Are we next?" Each day, tomorrow's date is hung up on the walls of the bustling newsroom, a...

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Killings in Iraq spark calls for election boycott

KARBALA: Vehicles drive past a banner reading in Arabic "Who killed me?" and depicting renowned Iraqi anti-government activist Ihab Al-Wazni (Ehab Al-Ouazni), who was shot dead in an ambush earlier this month, in the shrine city of Karbala Sunday. — AFPBAGHDAD: A wave of deadly attacks on pro-democracy activists and journalists in Iraq have sparked mounting calls to boycott October parliamentary elections, as perpetrators go unpunished....

PHOENIX: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns shoots over Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of Game One of the Western Conference first-round playoff series at Phoenix Suns Arena on Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona. - AFPn

Booker shines as Suns sink Lakers

PHOENIX: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns shoots over Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of Game One of the Western Conference first-round playoff series at Phoenix Suns Arena on Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Devin Booker made the most of his playoff debut, scoring 34 points as the Phoenix Suns beat the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference series opener on Sunday....

MONACO: Winner Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on Sunday. - AFPn

Verstappen makes most of Leclerc's misery to take championship lead

MONACO: Winner Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on Sunday. - AFPMONACO: Max Verstappen capitalized on Ferrari pole-sitter Charles Leclerc's cruel last-minute withdrawal to win Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix and go top of the drivers' world championship for the first time. Carlos Sainz for Ferrari took second with Lando Norris of McLaren completing the...

MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (center) lifts the Premier League trophy during the award ceremony after the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Everton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Sunday. - AFPn

Who will challenge for Man City's Premier League crown next season?

MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho (center) lifts the Premier League trophy during the award ceremony after the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Everton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Sunday. - AFPLONDON: Manchester City cruised to their third Premier League title in four seasons, but Pep Guardiola's side are likely to face a tough defense of the crown next...

BOLOGNA: (From left) Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata, Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala and Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate after Juventus secured its qualification for the Champions League at the end of the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Juventus Turin on Sunday at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. - AFPn

Juventus and AC Milan qualify for Champions League, Napoli miss out

BOLOGNA: (From left) Juventus' Spanish forward Alvaro Morata, Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala and Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate after Juventus secured its qualification for the Champions League at the end of the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs Juventus Turin on Sunday at the Renato-Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. - AFPMILAN: Juventus qualified for the Champions League on the final day of the season on...

Samir Mansour, Palestinian owner of the eponymous bookstore and publishing house which had the largest collection of English literature in Gaza, poses on the rubble of the bookshop after it was destroyed by Zionist state air strikes, in Gaza City.-AFPn

Gaza bookshop owner's dreams buried under the rubble

Samir Mansour, Palestinian owner of the eponymous bookstore and publishing house which had the largest collection of English literature in Gaza, poses on the rubble of the bookshop after it was destroyed by Zionist state air strikes, in Gaza City. - AFPFor decades, it was the place to go for books in the blockaded Gaza Strip, from school texts to the Quran to Arabic translations of European literary classics. But last Tuesday, owner Samir...

(From left to right) Angel, Bravo and Bobby the K9 retriever dogs play with their handlers in between tests to sniff sweat samples, in order to detect the COVID-19 coronavirus through volatile organic compounds, at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. — AFP nn

Study shows dogs can detect COVID-positive arrivals

(From left to right) Angel, Bravo and Bobby the K9 retriever dogs play with their handlers in between tests to sniff sweat samples, in order to detect the COVID-19 coronavirus through volatile organic compounds, at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. — AFPDogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of COVID-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published yesterday,...

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