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BELFAST: Owner Robin Mercer poses amongst flowering plants in a greenhouse at Hillmount Garden Centre in east Belfast where problems have arisen since the post-Brexit 'protocol' with seeds and plants from the UK proving harder to obtain. - AFPn
Post-Brexit 'protocol' hits Northern Irish businesses
BELFAST: Owner Robin Mercer poses amongst flowering plants in a greenhouse at Hillmount Garden Centre in east Belfast where problems have arisen since the post-Brexit 'protocol' with seeds and plants from the UK proving harder to obtain. - AFPBELFAST: Five months after the UK cut ties with the European Union, the post-Brexit "protocol" governing Northern Irish trade is sowing discontent in the province. "Traditionally a box of seeds would take...
Store manager Domenica Gerlach works in the Lifvs unmanned supermarket store in Veckholm, a village of a few hundred people, about 80 kilometers from Stockholm.--AFPn
Unmanned supermarkets to the rescue in Sweden's rural areas
Store manager Domenica Gerlach works in the Lifvs unmanned supermarket store in Veckholm, a village of a few hundred people, about 80 kilometers from Stockholm. - AFPENKOPING, Sweden: One after another, grocery stores are shutting down in rural Sweden, leaving villagers to travel miles to buy food. But a new type of shop has sprung up in their wake: unmanned supermarkets in mobile containers. In Veckholm, a village of a few hundred people 80...
In this file photograph, a man talking on a mobile phone in a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. - AFPnnnnIn this file photograph, a man talking on a mobile phone in a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. - AFPn
Markets mull Musk role in bitcoin turbulence
In this file photograph, a man talking on a mobile phone in a shop displaying a bitcoin sign during the opening ceremony of the first bitcoin retail shop in Hong Kong. - AFPWASHINGTON: First he loved them, then he doubted them, but is he manipulating them? Tesla boss Elon Musk's tweets about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are annoying their devotees and raising eyebrows among market watchers. The saga started in February when Musk's company Tesla...
MILWAUKEE: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts after scoring in overtime against Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat during Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum on Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFPn
Middleton winner lifts Bucks over Heat, Nets rally to beat Celtics
MILWAUKEE: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts after scoring in overtime against Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat during Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum on Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Khris Middleton nailed a clutch two-pointer with less than one second remaining as the Milwaukee Bucks snatched a thrilling...
MADRID: Supporters and policemen gather at Neptuno square in Madrid on Saturday after Atletico Madrid won the Spanish Liga Championship title. - AFPn
Thousands of Atletico fans defy pandemic by celebrating title triumph in Madrid
MADRID: Supporters and policemen gather at Neptuno square in Madrid on Saturday after Atletico Madrid won the Spanish Liga Championship title. - AFPMADRID: Thousands of Atletico Madrid fans defied the authorities by taking to the streets of the Spanish capital to celebrate on Saturday night after victory over Real Valladolid secured their team an 11th league title. As soon as the full-time whistle blew in Valladolid to confirm a 2-1 win, Atleti...
LAS VEGAS: Josh Taylor poses with his title belts after his win by unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez in their junior welterweight world unification title fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPn
Scotland's Taylor drops Ramirez twice to unify four titles
LAS VEGAS: Josh Taylor poses with his title belts after his win by unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez in their junior welterweight world unification title fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPLAS VEGAS: Scotland's Josh Taylor used a relentless attack and two knockdowns to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Ramirez on Saturday in Las Vegas. Both...
File photo of people attending the Glastonbury Festival.--Reutersn
Technical glitch blights virtual Glastonbury festival
File photo of people attending the Glastonbury Festival. - ReutersA technical fault on Saturday left frustrated fans unable to access Glastonbury Festival's livestream concert at the famous farm site in southwest England, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the blockbuster event's cancellation. The five-hour virtual show kicked off with a performance by British rockers Wolf Alice, but many ticket-holders, who had paid £20 ($28, 23 euros) to...
This image taken from her Instagram account (@itscharmay), shows social media influencer Nakia Smith as she signs in Black American Sign Language. - AFP n
TikTok helping deaf Black Americans preserve their brand of sign language
This image taken from her Instagram account (@itscharmay), shows social media influencer Nakia Smith as she signs in Black American Sign Language. - AFP"English is not my first language," writes Nakia Smith on her TikTok account, although the 22-year-old grew up in Texas. The young African American woman has been deaf since birth, and uses her large online following to promote her little-known dialect: Black American Sign Language. In her video...
Picture shows a salt therapy area at the former Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort complex located 135 meters underground in Wieliczka, Poland.-AFPn
Salt therapy and a dose of fun help Poles fight long COVID
Picture shows a salt therapy area at the former Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort complex located 135 meters underground in Wieliczka, Poland. - AFPGyrating with gusto to the sounds of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", a group of middle-aged Poles is fighting off lingering COVID symptoms with gym circuits. But this is no ordinary fitness workout. It is taking place 130 meters (427 feet) underground in a cavernous space next to a dark green brine...
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 photosn
Italian rockers Maneskin win pandemic-defying Eurovision
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. - AFPItalian rock foursome Maneskin won the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam on Saturday in a glammed-up message of hope for a world emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. As the tournament returned after a year off because of the virus, the high-kicking,...
In this file photo journalist Martin Bashir speaks during the ABC portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. -AFP n
Shamed BBC journalist apologizes over Diana interview
In this file photo journalist Martin Bashir speaks during the ABC portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. - AFPMartin Bashir, the BBC journalist who tricked princess Diana into giving an explosive interview, yesterday apologized to Princes William and Harry, but said claims linking his actions to her death were "unreasonable". A report by retired senior judge John Dyson...
File photo shows demonstrators gather as union members hang banners and flags from the balcony of the Odéon theatre in Paris, to demand the reopening of cultural establishments in France.—AFP n
Top Paris theatre reopens as COVID occupy movement ends
File photo shows demonstrators gather as union members hang banners and flags from the balcony of the Odéon theatre in Paris, to demand the reopening of cultural establishments in France. — AFPFrench actors, stage technicians and other members of the performing arts ended a more-than-two-month occupation of the famous Odeon theatre in Paris yesterday, allowing the show to go on after this week's easing of COVID-19 curbs. The protesters took...
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