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BELGRADE: Patients arrive to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in a shopping mall of Belgrade yesterday.-AFPn

US backs vaccine patent waiver

BELGRADE: Patients arrive to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in a shopping mall of Belgrade yesterday. - AFPWASHINGTON: The United States threw its weight behind a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as India yesterday posted record deaths and infections from a catastrophic wave swamping the country. Rich nations have faced accusations of hoarding shots while poor countries struggle to get inoculation...

TEHRAN: Iran's Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in the capital Tehran Wednesday.-AFPn

Iran spells out election terms, potentially bars candidates

TEHRAN: Iran's Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaee speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in the capital Tehran Wednesday. -AFPTEHRAN: Iran's election-vetting body has spelt out conditions for running in next month's presidential poll, potentially barring several high-profile candidates, local media reported yesterday. The conservative-dominated Guardian Council complained earlier this week of the "unpleasant situation"...

Water pours into an agricultural irrigation pool in Ghor Al-Haditha, around 80km (50 miles) south of the Jordanian capital Amman.-AFPn

Drought-hit Jordan 'critical' as water sources dry up

Water pours into an agricultural irrigation pool in Ghor Al-Haditha, around 80km (50 miles) south of the Jordanian capital Amman. - AFPGHOR AL-HADITHA, Jordan: Ahmad Daoud surveyed his shriveled tomato plants near the Dead Sea in Jordan, where severe drought in what is already one of the world's most water-deficient countries is hitting hard. "Look at how the land thirsts," he said, walking on cracked earth stained with white salt patches,...

In this photo screengrab made from SpaceX's live webcast shows the Starship SN15 launching from Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday.-AFPn

Touchdown! SpaceX lands Starship rocket successfully

In this photo screengrab made from SpaceX's live webcast shows the Starship SN15 launching from Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday. - AFPWASHINGTON: SpaceX managed to land its prototype Starship rocket at its Texas base without blowing it up on Wednesday, the first time it has succeeded in doing so in five attempts. The test flight represents a major win for the hard-charging company, which eventually wants to carry crew inside Starship for missions...

PEMBA: Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi (third right) leaves at the end of the ceremony for the signature of an Emergency Response Plan for the Cabo Delgado area signed in Pemba. - AFPn

Mozambique town traumatized weeks after deadly jihadist attack

PEMBA: Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi (third right) leaves at the end of the ceremony for the signature of an Emergency Response Plan for the Cabo Delgado area signed in Pemba. - AFPMAPUTO: Six weeks after it was raided by Islamic State-linked fighters, the northern Mozambican town of Palma remains deeply traumatized and hundreds of its residents flee each day, survivors and aid workers say. The jihadists swooped on the coastal town on March...

KIEV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shmygal greet each other prior to their talks in Kiev yesterday.-AFPn

Blinken presses Russia to withdraw troops on solidarity trip to Ukraine

KIEV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shmygal greet each other prior to their talks in Kiev yesterday. - AFPKIEV, Ukraine: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday pressed Russia to pull troops and end its "aggressive" actions in Ukraine on a visit to Kiev in which he vowed to expand US support. The top US diplomat met Ukraine's leadership and toured a somber memorial with photographs of some...

GLASGOW: Member of the Scottish Parliament Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, outside a polling station at a school in Scottish Parliament elections in Glasgow yesterday.-AFPn

UK votes as independence debate heats up in Scotland

GLASGOW: Member of the Scottish Parliament Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, outside a polling station at a school in Scottish Parliament elections in Glasgow yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Voters went to the polls for "Super Thursday" elections that could reshape the UK as pro-independence forces in Scotland bid to break away, in the first major electoral test since Brexit and the coronavirus crisis. The regional and local elections...

HERAT: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers march during a ceremony at a military base in the Guzara district of Herat Wednesday.-AFPn

Taleban capture key Afghan dam as fighting rages after US pullout

HERAT: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers march during a ceremony at a military base in the Guzara district of Herat Wednesday. - AFPKANDAHAR: The Taleban have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in their former bastion of Kandahar, the insurgents and officials said yesterday. Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, was...

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Convicted HK journalist scoops coveted award for investigation

HONG KONG: Bao Choy was found guilty last month of "knowingly making a false statement" to access number plate ownership records-a conviction that was decried by media groups as an assault on public interest journalism.HONG KONG: A Hong Kong journalist who was prosecuted over investigating an attack on democracy supporters by government loyalists won a prestigious press prize yesterday, even after her employer backed out of the awards. Bao Choy,...

LONDON: Chelsea's German striker Timo Werner headers a rebounding ball to score the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League second leg semi-final football match between Chelsea and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday. – AFPn

Chelsea dominate Real Madrid to set up all-English Champions League final

LONDON: Chelsea's German striker Timo Werner headers a rebounding ball to score the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League second leg semi-final football match between Chelsea and Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in London on Wednesday. – AFPLONDON: Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount beat Real Madrid 2-0 in a dominant display on Wednesday to seal a 3-1...

SALT LAKE CITY: Jordan Clarkson #00 of the Utah Jazz high fives Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. - AFPn

Jazz regain top spot in the West, reserves help Hawks down Suns

SALT LAKE CITY: Jordan Clarkson #00 of the Utah Jazz high fives Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Jordan Clarkson scored a team high of 30 points as the NBA-leading Utah Jazz won their third straight with a 126-94 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Bojan Bogdanovic finished with...

TOKYO: This file photograph taken on April 28, 2021, shows a general view of the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo. - AFPnn

Pfizer/BioNTech to supply vaccines for Olympic athletes

TOKYO: This file photograph taken on April 28, 2021, shows a general view of the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo. - AFPBRUSSELS: US drugs giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech yesterday announced a deal with the International Olympics Committee to provide vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo games. In a statement, the firms said they would coordinate with national sporting bodies to make sure that...

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers