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BEIJING: People cross a street during a sandstorm in Beijing yesterday.-AFP n

Biggest sandstorm in decade turns Beijing skies yellow

BEIJING: People cross a street during a sandstorm in Beijing yesterday.-AFPBEIJING: Beijing was cloaked in thick yellow smog yesterday with pollution levels surging off the charts as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended on China's capital from the Gobi desert. City residents used goggles, masks and hairnets to protect themselves from the choking dust and sand, with landmarks including the Forbidden City partly obscured behind an...

NAYPYIDAW: Police inspect the identification card of motorists entering Zabuthiri township court in Naypyidaw yesterday.-AFPn

Suu Kyi court hearing postponed over Myanmar's internet block

NAYPYIDAW: Police inspect the identification card of motorists entering Zabuthiri township court in Naypyidaw yesterday.-AFPYANGON: A block on mobile data networks across Myanmar yesterday scuppered a scheduled video court appearance by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as protesters returned to the streets after the bloodiest day since the military coup six weeks ago. At least 44 protesters were killed Sunday as security forces cracked down on...

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Former interim Bolivia's President Jeannine Anez (center) is escorted by police members of the Special Force against Crime (FELCC) after being arrested in La Paz.-AFP n

Bolivia's Anez says to be held for four months in 'coup' probe

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Former interim Bolivia's President Jeannine Anez (center) is escorted by police members of the Special Force against Crime (FELCC) after being arrested in La Paz.-AFPLA PAZ, Bolivia: Former Bolivian president Jeanine Anez said Sunday she had been sentenced to four months pre-trial detention after she was arrested on charges linked to the ousting of her predecessor Evo Morales in what he claims was a coup d'etat. Anez-who was...

MEXICO CITY: Mexican doctor Yesenia Leyva and widow of Colombian doctor Christian Andres Cruz, poses with a picture of her husband, during an interview with AFP.-AFP n

Families mourn Mexican doctor lost to COVID

MEXICO CITY: Mexican doctor Yesenia Leyva and widow of Colombian doctor Christian Andres Cruz, poses with a picture of her husband, during an interview with AFP.-AFPMEXICO CITY: Christian Cruz specialized in intubation. Jesus de la Torre gave advice over the telephone to colleagues treating coronavirus patients. Diego Gutierrez worked long days examining tumors through a microscope. The three doctors are among several thousand heath workers who...

NETANYA, Israel: Workers hang election campaign posters for Israel's Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom), and opposition party leader Yair Lapid (top) on a billboard in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.-AFP n

Lapid emerges top challenger to Netanyahu

NETANYA, Israel: Workers hang election campaign posters for Israel's Likud party bearing a portrait of its leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (bottom), and opposition party leader Yair Lapid (top) on a billboard in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.-AFPJERUSLAEM: He's a former prime-time news anchor once known largely for his chiseled good looks, but Israel's Yair Lapid has emerged as one of the strongest challengers to Prime Minister...

SYDNEY: Protesters attend a rally against sexual violence and gender inequality in Sydney yesterday.-AFPn

Australian women rally against sexual violence, inequality

SYDNEY: Protesters attend a rally against sexual violence and gender inequality in Sydney yesterday.-AFPCANBERRA: Tens of thousands of women protested across Australia against sexual violence and gender inequality yesterday, as outrage grew over rape allegations that have convulsed the conservative government. The #March4Justice rallies were held in more than 40 Australian cities and towns, with a major demonstration in Canberra following...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay and English defender Harry Maguire contest a crossed ball as the ball goes in for the opening goal credited as an own goal to West Ham United's English defender Craig Dawson during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on Sunday. - AFPn

Man Utd close in on top-four finish

MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay and English defender Harry Maguire contest a crossed ball as the ball goes in for the opening goal credited as an own goal to West Ham United's English defender Craig Dawson during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on Sunday. - AFPMANCHESTER: Manchester United tightened their...

NEW ORLEANS: In this file photo Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 17, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. - AFPn

Saints quarterback Drew Brees announces NFL retirement

NEW ORLEANS: In this file photo Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 17, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. - AFPLOS ANGELES: New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday after a prolific 20-year career that included one Super Bowl triumph. Brees retires as the league's all-time...

LAS VEGAS: The San Diego State Aztecs celebrate their 68-57 victory over the Utah State Aggies in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPn

March Madness ready for return after COVID-19 wipeout

LAS VEGAS: The San Diego State Aztecs celebrate their 68-57 victory over the Utah State Aggies in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPWASHINGTON: March Madness, the annual US college basketball tournament that was wiped out last year by COVID-19, returns with a challenge unlike any it has faced after the bracket was revealed Sunday....

FUKUSHIMA: In this file photo taken on March 24, 2020, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station, Fukushima Prefecture. - AFPn

Fans barred from Tokyo Olympics torch relay start

FUKUSHIMA: In this file photo taken on March 24, 2020, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station, Fukushima Prefecture. - AFPTOKYO: Spectators will be barred from the start of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, organizers said yesterday, announcing a pared-back launch as the countdown to the postponed Games begins in earnest. Fans were told to stay away from next week's "simplified" starting ceremony and first leg...

STOCKHOLM: Comparing the period of 2011-2015 to 2016-2020, three of the world's five largest exporters-the US, France and Germany-actually increased their exports, but these rises were offset by a drop in exports from the other two major exporters, Russia and China.n

Arms exports stop rising for first time since early 2000s: Report

STOCKHOLM: Comparing the period of 2011-2015 to 2016-2020, three of the world's five largest exporters-the US, France and Germany-actually increased their exports, but these rises were offset by a drop in exports from the other two major exporters, Russia and China.STOCKHOLM: The number of international arms transfers has leveled off in the last five years, but a more peaceful world is not necessarily the reason as some nations shun imports and...

AMRITSAR: Banks' employees take part in a protest during a two-day nationwide bank strike in Amritsar yesterday.-AFPn

Bank employees begin two-day strike in India

AMRITSAR: Banks' employees take part in a protest during a two-day nationwide bank strike in Amritsar yesterday.-AFPNEW DELHI: Nine bank unions in India yesterday started a nationwide two-day strike against the privatization of public sector banks and regressive banking reforms initiated by the federal government. As many as one million bank employees are expected to participate in the strike. Banks in the country were already closed on March 13...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP

Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt

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