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US set to execute woman who cut newborn from mother's womb
This handout photo provided by the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department, Lisa Montgomery appears in a booking photo. - AFP CHICAGO: In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim's uterus so she could kidnap the girl. Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a...
Deputy director of the National Space Administration and deputy chief commander of the lunar exploration project, Wu Yanhua answers questions during a press conference in Beijing on December 17, 2020, after an unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Chinese craft returns to Earth with rocks and soil from Moon
BEIJING: Deputy director of the National Space Administration and deputy chief commander of the lunar exploration project, Wu Yanhua answers questions during a press conference in Beijing yesterday after an unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth. - AFP BEIJING: An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early yesterday, completing another...
A Fijian family takes refuge in a temporary shelter from the strong damaging winds in the capital city of Suva on December 17, 2020. - Fijians were warned that no part of the Pacific island nation would escape the wrath of approaching super cyclone Yasa, expected to bring flash floods, huge waves and widespread destruction. (Photo by Leon LORD / AFP)
Super cyclone Yasa hits Fiji bringing floods, landslides
SUVA: A Fijian family takes refuge in a temporary shelter from the strong damaging winds in the capital city of Suva yesterday. - AFP SUVA: Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fiji's second-largest island yesterday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island nation. After days of dire warnings about widespread destruction, Fiji's Met service said the top-of-the-scale Category Five storm made...
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As Brazil reels from pandemic, doll hospital makes kids smile
Suelen da Silva -who lost her job in April, shortly after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Brazil- checks a doll at her 'Doll Hospital' located in her house in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. - AFP photos Wearing a traditional white coat and a surgical mask, "Doctor" Suelen da Silva uses a stethoscope to listen to her patient-a black doll that she is healing at her home on a hillside near Rio de Janeiro. Da Silva does not have a...
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Art of watchmaking gets UNESCO heritage status
In this file photo an employee of Swiss watchmaker H Moser & Cie assembles a wristwatch at the "Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie" (SIHH) professional fair in fine watchmaking in Geneva. - AFP photos The craftmanship of Swiss and French mechanical watchmaking on Wednesday won UNESCO intangible heritage status, casting the spotlight on an art practiced for centuries in the Jura mountain region straddling the two countries. Inclusion on...
View of typical Pinatas at a workshop in Xochimilco, Mexico City, on December 15, 2020. - In the midst of a rebound in COVID-19 infections, which shot hospital occupancy to 82% in the capital, people keeps on buying flowers and typical pinatas for the Christmas season, challenging the gloomy forecasts due to the economic crisis. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP)
The posada must go on: Mexico celebrates Christmas against backdrop of Covid
View of typical Pinatas at a workshop in Xochimilco, Mexico City,. In Yuridia Torres' workshop, the sale of pinatas is nonstop. Despite the Mexican government's warning against traditional posadas-celebrations which began Wednesday and play a huge role in the country's Christmas season-people in the capital's Xochimilco neighborhood continued to buy the festive party item. Posadas traditionally bring people into the streets and into the homes of...
Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (R) remonstrates with the linesman during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on December 16, 2020. (Photo by PETER POWELL / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Firmino sinks Spurs as Liverpool go top, 10-man Arsenal held
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (R) remonstrates with the linesman during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on Wednesday. - AFP LONDON: Furious Jose Mourinho had a heated exchange with Jurgen Klopp after Roberto Firmino's last-gasp header sent Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win against title rivals Tottenham,...
Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba celebrates his goal with Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 16, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Barcelona's 'best game of season' as fightback reignites title bid
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba celebrates his goal with Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday. - AFP MADRID: Barcelona reignited their La Liga title push on Wednesday when they came back from a goal down to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, with veteran defender and goal scorer Jordi Alba claiming...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 29, 2020 Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on November 29, 2020. - Edinson Cavani has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for a now-deleted social media post containing a Spanish phrase that is offensive in some contexts and for which the Manchester United star apologised. (Photo by Mike Hewitt / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Cavani charged by FA over social media post
SOUTHAMPTON: In this file photo taken on November 29, 2020 Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on November 29, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Edinson Cavani has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association for a now-deleted social media post...
Cranes are seen at the quay at the harbor CuxPort at the North Sea in Cuxhaven, northern Germany, on December 16, 2020. - As most of the trade handled here is with the UK, Cuxhaven is perhaps the most sensitive port on the German side affected by post-Brexit-trade. (Photo by Patrik Stollarz / AFP)
EU and UK close to Brexit deal
Cranes are seen at the quay at the harbor CuxPort at the North Sea in Cuxhaven, northern Germany. As most of the trade handled here is with the UK, Cuxhaven is perhaps the most sensitive port on the German side affected by post-Brexit-trade. - AFP BRUSSELS: EU negotiator Michel Barnier told MEPs that it was "difficult but possible" to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain by today, sources in the European Parliament said. Separately,...
People fill plastic containers with water from a spring water tank at the Chacao neighborhood in Caracas on October 28, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. - The drilling of wells in the Venezuelan capital gained strength during the pandemic, in view of the deficient service of drinking water. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Well drilling thrives in Caracas as city's water supply flounders
CARACAS: People fill plastic containers with water from a spring water tank at the Chacao neighborhood in Caracas. The drilling of wells in the Venezuelan capital gained strength during the pandemic, in view of the deficient service of drinking water. -AFP CARACAS: Alfredo Araya used to dig wells on farms or out in the countryside, but due to a failing water supply he says demand for his services has recently exploded in Venezuela's capital...
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British hauliers fear bumps in the road as Brexit looms
Trucks queue on the A20 road to enter the Port of Dover to board ferries to Europe, in Dover, Britain in this file photo. CHOBHAM, United Kingdom: "It's an absolute mess," said Terry Goodwin, whose haulage company is one of many British businesses racing against time to prepare for Brexit. Goodwin feels bitter about all the work needed to prepare for the "D-day" when Britain leaves the EU single market, as his company, Conference Haul...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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