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CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand's Tom Latham (right) is congratulated by teammate Daryl Mitchell after scoring a century during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. - AFPn
Bangladesh blunders gift New Zealand ODI series win
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand's Tom Latham (right) is congratulated by teammate Daryl Mitchell after scoring a century during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. - AFPCHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand secured a series-clinching five-wicket win in the second one-day international against Bangladesh yesterday after a string of fielding errors dashed the tourists'...
STOCKHOLM: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (second right), forward of Sweden's national football team, attends a training session with teammates yesterday in Stockholm, prior to the World Cup qualifier of Sweden vs Georgia to be played tomorrow. - AFPn
Emotional Zlatan returns to Sweden squad
STOCKHOLM: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (second right), forward of Sweden's national football team, attends a training session with teammates yesterday in Stockholm, prior to the World Cup qualifier of Sweden vs Georgia to be played tomorrow. - AFPSTOCKHOLM: An unusually reserved and humble Zlatan Ibrahimovic had to hold back the tears on Monday as he arrived in Sweden ahead of his return this week to the Swedish national squad after nearly five years...
SHANGHAI: In this file photo taken on May 25, 2020, China's head coach Li Tie (right) takes part in a training session with members of the Chinese national football team in Shanghai. - AFPn
China coach says 'door open to everyone' as injuries strike
SHANGHAI: In this file photo taken on May 25, 2020, China's head coach Li Tie (right) takes part in a training session with members of the Chinese national football team in Shanghai. - AFPSHANGHAI: China coach Li Tie is missing several key players, including forward Wu Lei, as he attempts to stamp his mark on the national squad ahead of must-win World Cup qualifiers in June. Injuries and other factors mean that the former Everton midfielder is...
BERLIN: In this file photo a homeless woman begs for coins at Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.-AFP n
Pandemic sharpens plight of Berlin's homeless women
BERLIN: In this file photo a homeless woman begs for coins at Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.-AFPBERLIN: "I never thought it would happen to me," said Petra, who found herself living on the street in Berlin as the pandemic gripped Europe's top economy one year ago. Petra's story reflects the struggle of the estimated 2,500 homeless women in the German capital, who have become even more vulnerable in the...
SYDNEY: Residents look out at a flooded residential area in the Windsor area in northwestern Sydney yesterday after torrential downpours have lashed Australia's southeast for days. - AFPn
'Catastrophic' floods prompt helicopter rescues in Australia
SYDNEY: Residents look out at a flooded residential area in the Windsor area in northwestern Sydney yesterday after torrential downpours have lashed Australia's southeast for days. - AFPWINDSOR, Australia: Military helicopters, jet skis and rubber boats were deployed to rescue people stranded by "catastrophic" floods along Australia's populous east coast yesterday, with thousands of homes damaged. A relentless week-long downpour has soaked most...
CARACAS: A young woman and a baby rest at a makeshift refuge at the southern general cemetery in Caracas.-AFP n
At Caracas cemetery, homeless mix with looters
CARACAS: A young woman and a baby rest at a makeshift refuge at the southern general cemetery in Caracas.-AFPCARACAS: Dragging a dead rat by a string, 11-year-old Jendry scoots on a single roller skate amongst the tombs and graves at a massive cemetery in the south of Caracas. The morbid setting of human remains and broken coffins has no impact on Jendry, who's lived at the site in the Venezuelan capital for two years. He's not alone. Several...
HONG KONG: Baidu is the latest Chinese tech giant to opt for a secondary listing in Hong Kong as relations with the United State sour.n
China's Baidu debuts in Hong Kong after $3.1 billion IPO
HONG KONG: Baidu is the latest Chinese tech giant to opt for a secondary listing in Hong Kong as relations with the United State sour.HONG KONG: Chinese search engine Baidu debuted on Hong Kong's stock exchange yesterday after raising $3.1 billion in its initial public offering, the latest mainland tech giant to flock to the financial hub. Shares rose a modest 0.8 percent to HK$254 from their listing price of HK$252 after the market opened. Over...
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. - AFPn
White House considering $3tn for US infrastructure: Reports
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Joe Biden departs after delivering remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration is considering spending $3 trillion on infrastructure in the United States, split into two bills that face narrow paths to approval in Congress, US media reported on Monday. The infrastructure plan would follow the $1.9 trillion American...
Lina Khan, an associate professor of law at Columbia University's law school, has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commissionn
Big Tech critic gets approval for key US regulatory post
Lina Khan, an associate professor of law at Columbia University's law school, has been nominated to the Federal Trade CommissionWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday named a prominent advocate of breaking up Big Tech firms to a key regulatory post, in a move suggesting an aggressive posture on antitrust enforcement. The White House said it was submitting the nomination of Lina Khan, an associate professor of law at Columbia University's...
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Boom in innovation for overcoming disabilities: UN
GENEVA: Innovations aimed at helping people overcome mobility, sight and other disabilities have exploded in recent years, and are becoming ever more integrated in regular consumer goods, the United Nations said yesterday. More than one billion people worldwide currently need technology-based assistance to overcome a disability-a figure expected to double in the next decade as populations age, UN data shows.Meanwhile, only one in 10 people...
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Banksy painting to raise millions for UK health service
A handout picture shows a member of staff posing with an artwork by street artist Banksy called "Game Changer". - AFPA painting by UK street artist Banksy is expected to raise millions of pounds for the staff of Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) at auction yesterday. The painting by the elusive artist, titled "Game Changer", first appeared at Southampton General Hospital on England's south coast, during the first wave of the...
In this photo a couple visits the promenade on the Bund along Huangpu River in Shanghai. -AFP
Love on the rocks: Inside China's marriage counseling boom
In this photo a couple visits the promenade on the Bund along Huangpu River in Shanghai. -AFPFrom a small office in Shanghai, marriage counselor Zhu Shenyong livestreams advice over several phones simultaneously to an attentive audience keen to save their relationships. On his wall hangs the mantra: "Let there be no bad marriages under heaven." But in the earthly realities of modern China, divorce rates are surging, and Zhu's services are in...