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JAKARTA: People put out furniture to dry in the sun next to a wall where the Krukut river broke through and flooded the area in Kemang in Jakarta yesterday, a day after parts of Indonesia's capital were inundated with flooding from seasonal heavy rains.-AFP tn

Severe floods kill five in Jakarta

JAKARTA: People put out furniture to dry in the sun next to a wall where the Krukut river broke through and flooded the area in Kemang in Jakarta yesterday, a day after parts of Indonesia's capital were inundated with flooding from seasonal heavy rains.-AFPJAKARTA: Five people were killed in the severe floods that submerged entire neighborhoods in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, authorities said yesterday, as residents returned to clean their homes...

In this file photo, a general view of 60 Sloane Square, a period building in West London owned by the Vatican. - AFPnnn

Property: A blessing and a burden for the Vatican

In this file photo, a general view of 60 Sloane Square, a period building in West London owned by the Vatican. - AFPVATICAN CITY: Prestigious addresses in Paris, London and Geneva and 3,000 properties across Rome: the Vatican has revealed more details of its real estate empire, a source of income-and scandal. Nunzio Galantino, who was brought in two years ago by Pope Francis to centralize the Vatican's assets, says he is tired of...

KHARTOUM: Sudan announced yesterday it was ditching its fixed exchange rate and adopting a managed float, in line with an IMF program but at the risk of fanning already-simmering discontent. n

Sudan shifts to managed currency float amid crisis

KHARTOUM: Sudan announced yesterday it was ditching its fixed exchange rate and adopting a managed float, in line with an IMF program but at the risk of fanning already-simmering discontent.KHARTOUM: Sudan announced yesterday it was ditching its fixed exchange rate and adopting a managed float, in line with an IMF program but at the risk of fanning already-simmering discontent. The move aims to stem a flourishing black market that has seen the...

VILNIUS: Rockit CEO Sarune Smalakyte looks on during an interview at the offices of the Rockit workspace for FinTech founders, in Vilnius. - AFPn

UK fintechs seek 'cure for Brexit' in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Rockit CEO Sarune Smalakyte looks on during an interview at the offices of the Rockit workspace for FinTech founders, in Vilnius. - AFPVILNIUS, Lithuania: Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licenses there so they can continue to operate in the European Union. The Baltic eurozone state with a population about a third the size of London is...

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Privacy faces risks in tech-infused post-COVID workplace

WASHINGTON: People returning to work following the long pandemic will find an array of tech-infused gadgetry to improve workplace safety but which could pose risks for long-term personal and medical privacy. Temperature checks, distance monitors, digital "passports," wellness surveys and robotic cleaning and disinfection systems are being deployed in many workplaces seeking to reopen.Tech giants and startups are offering solutions which include...

In this file photo Models present creations from designer Victoria Beckham during a catwalk show for the Spring/Summer 2020 collection on the third day of London Fashion Week in London.-AFP photosn

London Fashion Week goes virtual as COVID bites

In this file photo Models present creations from designer Victoria Beckham during a catwalk show for the Spring/Summer 2020 collection on the third day of London Fashion Week in London.-AFP photosThe designer who caused a furor with his androgynous outfit for Former "One Direction" singer Harry Styles helped kick off London Fashion Week on Friday, which is being held virtually due to coronavirus. This time last year, thousands flocked to the...

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Less formal, more comfortable: Pandemic transforms work attire

Suits and tailored shirts are out, sweatpants and pajamas are in: remote working is changing work clothes habits, and while vaccines may bring back some formality, old-school office attire should emerge from the pandemic far less starched and strict. "For the last year, everybody has just been dressed from the waist up, wearing a nice short for Zoom calls," quipped stylist Sascha Lilic. Many workers who have already returned to offices notice a...

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Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of the Wall Street Charging Bull, dies

Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica, who created the famous "Charging Bull" statue which has become a symbol of New York's Wall Street, died overnight at the age of 80, Italian media reported Saturday. The artist, who died at his home in Vittoria in the south of the island of Sicily, "had been battling cancer for years and his condition had worsened in recent weeks," La Repubblica daily said on its website.Di Modica, who was born in Vittoria, shot...

In this file photo (from left) Soon-Yi Previn, Lindsay Lohan, and Woody Allen attend the amfAR New York Gala To Kick Off Fall 2012 Fashion Week at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.-AFP photosn

New documentary paints disturbing picture of Woody Allen

In this file photo (from left) Soon-Yi Previn, Lindsay Lohan, and Woody Allen attend the amfAR New York Gala To Kick Off Fall 2012 Fashion Week at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.-AFPA new documentary series premiered yesterday on the HBO network, "Allen v. Farrow," paints a damning picture of Oscar-winning director Woody Allen, particularly regarding his alleged sexual abuse of young adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow. Even if the four-part...

People try to save short-finned pilot whales beached in Bangkalan, Madura Island as some 49 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation.-AFPn

Dozens of whales die stranded on Indonesian beach

People try to save short-finned pilot whales beached in Bangkalan, Madura Island as some 49 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding on the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java that sparked a major rescue operation.-AFPForty-six small whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia have died, after rescue efforts succeeded in saving three others, local officials said Friday. Starting Thursday, at least 49 short-finned pilot whales arrived at a...

MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy after beating Russia's Daniil Medvedev to win their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. - AFP n

Djokovic dominates Medvedev to win ninth Australian Open

MELBOURNE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy after beating Russia's Daniil Medvedev to win their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. - AFPMELBOURNE: Peerless world number one Novak Djokovic demolished Russia's Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win his ninth Australian Open title and extend his record-breaking reign at Melbourne Park...

MELBOURNE: Japan's Naomi Osaka poses with the 2021 Australian Open winner's trophy at the Government House in Melbourne yesterday, following her victory over Jennifer Brady of the US in the women's singles final of the tennis tournament. - AFPn

Osaka aims to inspire new generation

MELBOURNE: Japan's Naomi Osaka poses with the 2021 Australian Open winner's trophy at the Government House in Melbourne yesterday, following her victory over Jennifer Brady of the US in the women's singles final of the tennis tournament. - AFPMELBOURNE: Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said she felt comfortable being a role model for the next generation after her fourth Grand Slam victory solidified her position at the forefront of a new era...

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