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Pontus (L) and Ola Berglund are seen while sitting the first one on the Swedish side and the second one on the Norwegian side of the old bridge of Svinesund with corresponding country flags, in Svinesund, Norway, on May 1, 2021. - They haven't been allowed to have each other over for a year because of Covid. So come rain or shine, two 73-year-old Swedish twins have met every Saturday, each on their side of the border, on a bridge that links Norway and Sweden. (Photo by Petter BERNTSEN / AFP)

Border divides and unites Swedish twins separated by COVID

Pontus (L) and Ola Berglund are seen while sitting the first one on the Swedish side and the second one on the Norwegian side of the old bridge of Svinesund, in Svinesund, Norway, on May 1, 2021. - AFPSVINESUND, Norway: They haven't been allowed to have each other over to their homes for a year now because of COVID. So come rain or shine, two 73-year-old Swedish twins have met every yesterday each on their side of the border, on a bridge that...

Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa (third right) performs a ritual after an interview with AFP at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district as Sherpa Friday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own record for most summits of the highest mountain in the world. – AFPn

COVID threatens Everest climbing comeback plans

Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa (third right) performs a ritual after an interview with AFP at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district as Sherpa Friday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own record for most summits of the highest mountain in the world. – AFPEVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal: More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears...

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WhatsApp delays enforcing new privacy terms

WASHINGTON: Facebook-owned messaging colossus WhatsApp on Friday retreated again from its plan to force users to accept new terms which critics said could expand data collection from its two billion users around the world. WhatsApp, which was set to enforce its new data-sharing policy on May 15 - following a delay in response to a user outcry - revealed on its website that it would not immediately cut off users who don't accept the new terms,...

PORTO: EU leaders pose for the family photo of the European Social Summit hosted by the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Palacio de Cristal yesterday. - AFP n

EU and India relaunch trade quest

PORTO: EU leaders pose for the family photo of the European Social Summit hosted by the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Palacio de Cristal yesterday. - AFPPORTO: The EU and India met at a virtual summit yesterday hoping to relaunch long-stalled trade talks and discuss how best to work together against the coronavirus pandemic battering the south Asian giant. The devastating wave of infections sweeping India has...

MIAMI: In this photo taken on April 12, 2021, people wait in line at the Miami International Airport car rental center. - AFP n

Rental cars becoming scarce and expensive for US travelers

MIAMI: In this photo taken on April 12, 2021, people wait in line at the Miami International Airport car rental center. - AFPNEW YORK: Talk about sticker shock: The $600 price tag for Joe Pohlen to rent a car for two days was twice as expensive as his plane ticket. The Michigan businessman was stunned, but the experience is becoming more common for US travelers, an unexpected consequence of the pandemic. Not only have prices skyrocketed, it can...

WASHINGTON, DC: US President Joe Biden speaks on job numbers from April, 2021 at the East Room of the White House Wednesday.—AFPn

Disappointing jobs data new challenge for Biden agenda

WASHINGTON, DC: US President Joe Biden speaks on job numbers from April, 2021 at the East Room of the White House Wednesday. — AFPWASHINGTON: The United States added just 266,000 jobs in April - a quarter of the number expected - in a surprise setback for President Joe Biden's efforts to revive an economy blighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The weak hiring also pushed the unemployment rate up slightly to 6.1 percent, according to the Labor...

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Facebook panel punt on Trump puts onus back on Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's top executives set up an independent oversight board to avoid having to make tough decisions about explosive content - but the panel's first major ruling on Donald Trump sent the ball right back into Mark Zuckerberg's court. The panel on Wednesday opted to uphold the ban on the former US president's use of the leading social media network, saying Facebook was right to oust him, but sidestepped an overall decision on...

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Real, Barca, Juventus lament UEFA 'threats'

ROMA: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus on Saturday defended the aborted Super League project after the nine other clubs were given a financial penalty by UEFA for their involvement. The three clubs said they had received "unacceptable" threats from UEFA and FIFA since the project collapsed just two days after it was announced last month, when six Premier League clubs and three other teams pulled out.In a joint statement, Real, Barcelona and...

ROMA: Manchester United's Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts during the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg football match between AS Roma and Manchester United at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, on May 6, 2021. - AFPnn

Solskjaer plans rotation following fixture pile-up

ROMA: Manchester United's Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts during the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg football match between AS Roma and Manchester United at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, on May 6, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is planning sweeping changes during Manchester United's run of four matches in eight days, saying the knock-on effects in the Premier League top-four race is "everyone else's problem". Last...

SAPPORO: A volunteer (right) holds a placard asking people to refrain from watching the competition to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus while an athlete (center) competes in the half-marathon race which doubles as a test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Sapporo on May 5, 2021. - AFPnn

Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates

SAPPORO: A volunteer (right) holds a placard asking people to refrain from watching the competition to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus while an athlete (center) competes in the half-marathon race which doubles as a test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Sapporo on May 5, 2021. - AFPSYDNEY: International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates was adamant yesterday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going...

MADRID: Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves after his 2021 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles quarter-final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Friday. - AFP n

Nadal admits Zverev defeat 'step back' but remains positive

MADRID: Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves after his 2021 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament singles quarter-final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Friday. - AFPMADRID: Rafael Nadal admitted his 6-4, 6-4 loss to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday was a "step back" but insisted there were plenty of positives as he plots his way to a 14th Roland Garros title. Nadal has now...

Pictures taken on May 5, 2021 show a sapphire and diamond brooch, made with an oval-shaped sapphire and old-cut diamonds, sapphire and diamond earrings made with pear and cushion-shaped sapphires and old-cut diamonds, and a sapphire and diamond necklace made with octagonal step-cut sapphires, rose and old-cut diamond and gold, all early 19th-century circa 1800 and once owned by Napoleon’s adopted daughter, Stephanie de Beauharnais, during a press preview ahead of sales by Christies auction house on May 12, 2021 in Geneva. – AFP photosnn

Rare sapphire glitters in Geneva auction

Picture taken on May 5, 2021 shows a sapphire and diamond brooch, made with an oval-shaped sapphire and old-cut diamonds, once owned by Napoleon’s adopted daughter, Stephanie de Beauharnais, during a press preview ahead of sales by Christies auction house on May 12, 2021 in Geneva. – AFP photosThe largest Kashmir sapphire ever auctioned and a royal tiara which everyone can try on via Instagram are the stars of this year's May magnificent...

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