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GENEVA: In this file photo taken on September 10, 2019 Chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) Andrea Agnelli gives a press conference in Geneva, at the end of the general assembly of the organization representing the interests of professional association football clubs in UEFA. - AFP nn

UEFA set to announce Champions League reforms and decide on Euro 2020 hosts

GENEVA: In this file photo taken on September 10, 2019 Chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) Andrea Agnelli gives a press conference in Geneva, at the end of the general assembly of the organization representing the interests of professional association football clubs in UEFA. - AFPLAUSANNE: UEFA is expected to formalize radical reforms to the format of the Champions League at a key meeting of its executive committee today which could...

WOLFSBURG: Bayern Munich's German head coach Hans-Dieter Flick reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, on Saturday. - AFPn

Nagelsmann tipped to replace Flick as Bayern Munich coach

WOLFSBURG: Bayern Munich's German head coach Hans-Dieter Flick reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, on Saturday. - AFPBERLIN: Julian Nagelsmann is top of the German media's list of contenders to become the next head coach of Bayern Munich in the wake of Hansi Flick's shock announcement that he wants to leave the club world champions. Despite...

LOS ANGELES: Andre Drummond #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against the Utah Jazz on Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. - AFPn

With Mitchell out, Jazz fall to Lakers in OT

LOS ANGELES: Andre Drummond #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against the Utah Jazz on Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. - AFPLOS ANGELES: An MRI on Donovan Mitchell's injured ankle showed no structural damage, giving the Utah Jazz some hope that their leading scorer would not be out for long, US media reported on Saturday. Mitchell suffered the right ankle injury in the third quarter of Friday's 119-111 NBA...

SEOUL: US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press conference yesterday. - AFP n

US, China commit to climate cooperation

SEOUL: US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press conference yesterday. - AFPWASHINGTON: The United States and China are "committed to cooperating" on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said Saturday, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden. The joint statement came after a trip to Shanghai by US climate envoy John Kerry, the first official from Biden's...

NEW YORK: An employee rides a scooter to deliver groceries from 'Fridge No More' on March 31, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough. - AFP n

From Moscow to New York, fast delivery takes off amid pandemic

NEW YORK: An employee rides a scooter to deliver groceries from 'Fridge No More' on March 31, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough. - AFPMOSCOW: Like millions of people around the world, Yuri Nekrasov stopped going to the grocery store every day last year when authorities in Moscow enforced a coronavirus lockdown. But even after restrictions were lifted, Nekrasov has stuck to his new routine, ordering groceries online from rapid delivery companies that...

HAVANA: Picture shows a general view of a session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party at the Convention Palace on Saturday. - AFP n

Cuban economy, Internet on agenda ahead of Castro exit

HAVANA: Picture shows a general view of a session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party at the Convention Palace on Saturday. - AFPHAVANA: A dire economic crisis and the "subversive" nature of the Internet were on the agenda yesterday and today as a historic congress of the Communist Party of Cuba meets ahead of longtime leader Raul Castro's departure from power. Some 300 delegates from across the country are gathered in Havana for...

This handout image courtesy of Supergiant Games shows artwork by art director Jen Zee from Hades video game. - AFP n

Paradise found: 'Hades' maker takes on gaming goliaths

This handout image courtesy of Supergiant Games shows artwork by art director Jen Zee from Hades video game. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: No work email after 5:00 pm on Fridays, mandatory vacations: The outfit behind role-playing video game sensation "Hades" doesn't believe you have to go through hell to reach the top. Yet the tiny, independent Supergiant's own-way approach seems to be working as it gains on the goliaths of the multibillion-dollar gaming...

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Jumping the gun: Saudis keep 'Taasheer' war dance alive

This combination of pictures shows Saudi folklore dancers performing the art of "Taasheer", a traditional dance of the people of Taif, 750 kilometers west of Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. - AFP photosIn Saudi Arabia's west, classic muzzle-loading rifles are carefully prepared for the traditional "Taasheer" war dance, a striking display of leaping and gunpowder blasts. Men and boys take weapons laid out in the bed of a truck and fill the barrels...

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Deserted Cape Verde hankers for its tourists

A general view of a beach in Tarrafal, Cape Verde. - AFP photosWay back in B.C.-Before COVID-Domingos Pereira made a living as a tourist guide, showing visitors the many natural wonders of Cape Verde. Today, the 26-year-old is in limbo, like tens of thousands of others on the Atlantic archipelago, whose economy depends hugely on the vacation industry. "I've been going fishing every day for the past year," said Pereira, a T-shirt on his head to...

Sniffer dog Sky takes part in a training to detect COVID-19 through sweat samples at a facility in Lebanon's capital Beirut. - AFP photosn

Lebanese doctor's drive to curb COVID with sniffer dogs

Sniffer dog Sky takes part in a training to detect COVID-19 through sweat samples at a facility in Lebanon's capital Beirut. - AFP photosLebanese doctor Riad Sarkis says he can help curb COVID-19 globally. As he speaks inside Beirut airport, one of his secret weapons is wagging its tail next to him. Specifically trained sniffer dogs can detect COVID in a person in a few seconds, including in very early stages when a PCR test would yield a...

In this file photo a view of the old ticketing concourse at the Downtown Los Angeles Union Station where part of the 2021 Oscars Ceremony will take place.-AFP n

Oscars producers lift the lid on nearly 'impossible' ceremony

In this file photo a view of the old ticketing concourse at the Downtown Los Angeles Union Station where part of the 2021 Oscars Ceremony will take place. - AFPA "teeny-tiny" red carpet, no invitations for Hollywood's most powerful moguls, and a "central" role for masks-next weekend's in-person Oscars are taking no risks when it comes to COVID-19, but the event still would have been "impossible" to hold just weeks earlier, producers said...

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UK's star ballet choreographer dies at 35

British choreographer Liam ScarlettA former star choreographer for Britain's famed Royal Ballet Company has died aged 35, his family announced Saturday, a day after Denmark's Royal Theatre pulled his show over claims of "offensive behavior". Liam Scarlett enjoyed a meteoric rise but the Royal Ballet ended its relationship with him in March last year after he was accused of sexual misconduct with students over a 10-year period, although he was...

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Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem with Standing Committee of National Committee of Political Consultative Conference member Cai Guanxin.

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