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Energy prices fell in the Eurozone by 1.7% in February compared to a year ago. - AFPn

Eurozone consumer prices stable in Feb as energy prices recover

Energy prices fell in the Eurozone by 1.7% in February compared to a year ago. - AFPBRUSSELS: The rise in eurozone consumer prices steadied in February, official data showed yesterday, as the slump in energy prices sharply slowed despite the enduring pandemic. The Eurostat agency said inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro ran at 0.9 percent last month, the same as in January.January's rate marked a big leap after several months of...

BEIJING: Men chat below a portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong at a store in Beijing yesterday ahead of the upcoming annual meeting of the National People's Congress. More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally released yesterday. -- AFPnn

China's billionaires club swells as market rally offsets virus pain

BEIJING: Men chat below a portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong at a store in Beijing yesterday ahead of the upcoming annual meeting of the National People's Congress. More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally released yesterday. - AFPBEIJING: More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year...

SAN ANTONIO: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. - AFPn

Zion dominant as Pelicans upset Jazz

SAN ANTONIO: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Zion Williamson produced a dominant performance as the New Orleans Pelicans upset the league-leading Utah Jazz with a 129-124 victory on Monday. Pelicans prodigy Williamson finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to give New Orleans a deserved victory over the...

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino poses at the team's training grounds in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, outside Paris, on Monday. - AFPn

Refreshed Pochettino embraces PSG project

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino poses at the team's training grounds in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, outside Paris, on Monday. - AFPSAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France: Mauricio Pochettino was given the luxury of time at Tottenham Hotspur to build a team that would go on to reach a Champions League final, but the Argentine knows the demands are different now he is in charge at Paris...

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Ex-Barcelona president released after appearing before judge: Court

Josep Maria BartomeuBARCELONA: Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his former advisor Jaume Masferrer were released yesterday after appearing before a judge investigating last year's 'Barcagate' scandal, a Spanish court said. The two men, who were arrested on Monday, "exercised their right not to speak," and the judge granted them conditional release while the investigation continues, the Barcelona court said in a statement. The...

LEEDS: England's manager Gareth Southgate gestures ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on February 27, 2021. - AFPn

Euro 2020 shrouded in uncertainty 100 days before kick-off

LEEDS: England's manager Gareth Southgate gestures ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on February 27, 2021. - AFPLONDON: Today marks 100 days until the scheduled start of Euro 2020 but there remains much uncertainty about exactly how and where a competition that was postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic will take place. The opening match...

KUWAIT: Al-Seif Palace lit up with Kuwait flag's colors during the country's recent national celebrations. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn

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KUWAIT: Al-Seif Palace lit up with Kuwait flag's colors during the country's recent national celebrations. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Lebanese film directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige pose in Paris. - AFPn

Beirut blast 'collapsed world' of Berlin film fest contenders

Lebanese film directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige pose in Paris. - AFPThe Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut's devastating port blast and the pandemic to bring their movie to the screen. "Memory Box" by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige is one of 15 films vying for the Golden Bear top prize Friday at the 71st Berlinale, the first major European cinema...

This combination of file photos shows German actress Maren Eggert (left) posing for photographers during a photocall at the 69th Berlinale film festival, and British actor Dan Stevens posing on arrival for the Three Empire awards in London.-AFP photosn

'Unorthodox' director charms Berlin fest with robot love story

This combination of file photos shows German actress Maren Eggert (left) posing for photographers during a photocall at the 69th Berlinale film festival, and British actor Dan Stevens posing on arrival for the Three Empire awards in London.-AFP photos"Unorthodox" director Maria Schrader on Monday premiered her sci-fi comedy "I'm Your Man" starring Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens as a robot ready to beat human rivals in the game of love. The Emmy...

TOPSHOT - An aerial photo taken on February 28, 2021 shows ice surfers skating across the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of Helsinki. - What to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice, reaching speeds of up to 100km/h (62mph) in a burgeoning sport that can only be practised in a handful of places around the world. (Photo by Sam KINGSLEY / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY

Ice surfers carve up Finland's frozen sea

An aerial photo shows ice surfers skating across the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of Helsinki.-AFPWhat to do if you are a windsurfing enthusiast in a country where the sea freezes over for months of the year? For a group of Finns, the answer is to kit out sailboards with skates and take to the ice, reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour in a burgeoning sport that can only be practiced in a handful of places around the world. "I call...

In this file photo gallery workers pose with an artwork titled ''Tower of Koutoubia Mosque'' by Winston Churchill during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London.-AFP n

Churchill's 'most important' painting sells for £7m

In this file photo gallery workers pose with an artwork titled ''Tower of Koutoubia Mosque'' by Winston Churchill during a photocall at Christie's auction house in London.-AFPA painting of Marrakesh by Britain's famed wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, owned by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, smashed expectations to sell for £7 million ($9.75 million) at auction in London on Monday. Churchill, a keen artist, took inspiration from the...

A hairdresser cuts the hair of a client sitting in a space separated by transparent panes at the hair salon 'Harmony' in Dortmund, western Germany, on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than two months.-AFP n

'I look normal again': Relief as German hairdressers reopen

A hairdresser cuts the hair of a client sitting in a space separated by transparent panes at the hair salon 'Harmony' in Dortmund, western Germany, on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than two months.-AFP photosHans-Joachim Berthold had a spring in his step as he set off down the street on Monday morning after getting his hair cut for the first time in two and a half months. "It's such a relief. I couldn't bear to look at...

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