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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: In this file photo Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole Major General Ibrahim Attahiru speaks at the army headquarters, in Maiduguri, Borno State in northcentral Nigeria.-AFP n
Nigeria's top army commander killed in air crash
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: In this file photo Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole Major General Ibrahim Attahiru speaks at the army headquarters, in Maiduguri, Borno State in northcentral Nigeria. - AFPABUJA, Nigeria: Nigeria's top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather in the country's north, officials said. Chief of Army Staff Attahiru was only...
A health worker prepares the jab of the Covishield' Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp held in a residential area in Chennai on May 20, 2021. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Countries urge patent waivers than just jabs
A health worker prepares the jab of the Covishield' Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp held in a residential area in Chennai. - AFPGENEVA: Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat COVID, insisting it must be broader than just vaccines, non-governmental organizations said yesterday. More than 60 countries have presented a revision of their text before the World...
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Will Biden close Gitmo 'War on Terror' prison?
WASHINGTON: The approved release of three detainees locked up in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for nearly two decades has raised expectations that President Joe Biden might try to close the notorious US military prison. A high-level review board on May 17 signed off on the release of the oldest of the 40 so-called detainees still at Guantanamo, 73-year-old Pakistani businessman Saifullah Paracha, as well as two others.Despite being arrested and secretly...
CEUTA, Spain: In this file photo, migrant minors wait to be tested for COVID-19 upon their arrival to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. -AFP nn
Spanish enclave in a quandary over Ceuta's 'lost boys'
CEUTA, Spain: In this file photo, migrant minors wait to be tested for COVID-19 upon their arrival to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. - AFPCEUTA, Spain: Days after up to 10,000 people surged across the Moroccan border into Spain's Ceuta enclave, many hundreds are still here, mostly minors, posing a quandary for the tiny territory. "We can't yet say how many people entered Ceuta-we estimate between 8,000 and 10,000, and it seems 6,600 have returned...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint press conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris on May 18, 2021. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
IMF proposes $50bn plan to end pandemic
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a joint press conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris on May 18, 2021. - AFP)WASHINGTON: The IMF on Friday proposed a $50 billion plan to end the COVID-19 pandemic, with a target of vaccinating at least 40 percent of the world's population by the end of 2021. The modest financial commitment pales in comparison to the...
VOLVIC, France: Employees work at the French mineral water company Volvic on May 5, 2021. - AFP n
Too thirsty? France's Volvic blamed as streams run dry
VOLVIC, France: An employee works at the French mineral water company Volvic on May 5, 2021. - AFPVOLVIC, France: The lush volcanic hills surrounding Volvic in central France have long been a source of mineral water prized worldwide, but locals and geologists warn that too much is now being pumped out, putting the entire region at risk. "We used to have water up to our knees and the stream could turn two mills," said Pierre Grodecoeur, 69,...
BUENOS AIRES: A butcher works at the butcher's shop of the Don Julio restaurant in the Palermo neighborhood on May 20, 2021. - AFP n
Argentina's beloved beef becomes bone of contention
BUENOS AIRES: A butcher works at the butcher's shop of the Don Julio restaurant in the Palermo neighborhood on May 20, 2021. - AFPBUENOS AIRES: The grill master salts the cut of beef that will go into the fire, from where it heads to the table where a hungry family is gathered. It is an age-old ritual for Argentines to get together over a jaw-dropping "asado," but one that has grown increasingly out of the reach of many of them. "Aside from...
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G7 to end state financing for coal power plants
LONDON: The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed to end state financing of coal-fired power plants by the end of this year, and to "mostly decarbonize" electricity supplies in the 2030s. Ahead of a leaders meeting in Britain next month, G7 countries' climate and environment ministers also reaffirmed their commitment to limit keep temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, following a two-day virtual meeting.Scientists say any...
SAN FRANCISCO: Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball to with the game against the Golden State Warriors during the 2021 NBA Play-In Tournament on Friday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. – AFPn
Morant shines as Grizzlies oust Warriors to grab playoff 8th seed
SAN FRANCISCO: Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots the ball to win the game against the Golden State Warriors during the 2021 NBA Play-In Tournament on Friday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. – AFPLOS ANGELES: Ja Morant scored a team-high 35 points as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 117-112 in overtime on Friday to close out the play-in tournament and grab the final seed in the NBA playoffs. Morant...
LOS ANGELES: In this file photo taken on June 20, 2019 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao attends an afternoon training session at Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles on June 20, 2019. – AFPn
Pacquiao says he'll fight Errol Spence in August
LOS ANGELES: In this file photo taken on June 20, 2019 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao attends an afternoon training session at Wild Card Boxing in Los Angeles on June 20, 2019. – AFPLOS ANGELES: Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Friday he'll fight unbeaten unified welterweight world champion Errol Spence in Las Vegas in August. The 42-year-old legend will be fighting for the first time since he beat Keith Thurman in July 2019 for the...
MONACO: Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the third practice session at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on May 22, 2021, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. – AFPnn
Verstappen tops Monaco practice, smash rules Schumacher out
MONACO: Haas F1's German driver Mick Schumacher drives during the third practice session at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on May 22, 2021, ahead of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. – AFPMONACO: Mick Schumacher smashed up his Haas car in Monaco Grand Prix third practice on Saturday forcing the session to be red-flagged with Red Bull's Max Verstappen topping the timesheets and ruling the German rookie out of qualifying. Schumacher, whose...
This picture shows an image taken by the navigation camera of China's Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars, showing the rover's solar panels and antenna, after it landed on Mars.-AFP n
China's Mars rover starts roaming the Red Planet
This picture shows an image taken by the navigation camera of China's Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars, showing the rover's solar panels and antenna, after it landed on Mars. - AFPChina's Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface yesterday, state-run Xinhua news agency said, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the Red Planet. The launch last July of the Tianwen-1 Mars...
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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
Brazil plane crash kills 62
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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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