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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 17, 2014 Commander of US Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III conducts a media briefing on Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort against (IS) Islamic State group, at the Pentagon in Washingon, DC. - US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to head his Defence Department, US media reported on December 7, 2020. (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP)
Biden picks General Lloyd Austin as the first Black Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON: In this file photo, Commander of US Central Command Gen Lloyd Austin III conducts a media briefing on Operation Inherent Resolve at the Pentagon. - AFP WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, as the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday. A veteran of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the retired...
A farmer holds a placard during a nationwide general strike to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu on December 8, 2020. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
India farmers block railway tracks, roads in protest against new laws
SINGHU, India: A farmer holds a placard during a nationwide general strike to protest against recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: Railway tracks and highways were blocked across India as farmers launched a national day of action yesterday against reforms deregulating the agriculture sector, upping the stakes after 10 days blockading the capital. Tens of thousands of farmers have set up...
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Post-Brexit borders to divide EU, UK citizens
LONDON: Pedestrians cross Westminster Bridge yesterday as talks on a trade deal between the EU and the UK enter a critical stage. – AFP BRUSSELS: From January 1 British and EU citizens will be confronted with the reality of Brexit as the transition period ends and borders done away with decades ago return. From that date, Britons will be treated by the EU as "third country" nationals, no longer enjoying freedom of movement to work, study or...
Sitanan, sister of missing self-exiled Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh on December 8, 2020 six months after his alleged kidnapping. (Photo by Chor SOKUNTHEA / AFP)
Sister of missing Thai activist asks Cambodia to investigate
PHNOM PENH: Sitanan, sister of missing self-exiled Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. - AFP PHNOM PENH: The sister of a missing Thai activist pleaded yesterday with a Cambodian court for a thorough investigation into her brother's disappearance, more than six months after he was snatched off the streets of Phnom Penh. Democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit has not been seen or heard from...
TOPSHOT - An Ethiopian refugee and english and music teacher Bereket Weldgebriel gives class to grade four refugee, who fled the Tigray conflict, at a makeshift classroom set by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern Sudan, on December 7, 2020. - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has registered 722 students from grades one through ten at Um Raquba refugee camp. According to the UN refugee agency, 45 percent of the refugees are children. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
Hope, joy for Ethiopian children at refugee-run school in Sudan
GEDAREF, Sudan: An Ethiopian refugee and English and music teacher Bereket Weldgebriel gives lessons to grade four refugees at a makeshift classroom at Um Raquba refugee camp on Monday. - AFP UM RAQUBA: "Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!" an Ethiopian girl sings to her classmates, who are huddled together on a straw mat on the sandy ground of a refugee camp in Sudan. Shielded from the hot mid-afternoon sun in a makeshift classroom built from wood...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 24, 2020 an Uber car equipped with cameras and sensors drives the streets of Washington, DC. - Uber agreed to sell its autonomous car division to Aurora in a deal that gives the ride-hailing giant a stake in the startup developing self-driving technology, the companies said December 7, 2020. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP)
Uber to sell autonomous car division to startup Aurora
WASHINGTON, DC: An Uber car equipped with cameras and sensors drives the streets of Washington, DC. Uber agreed to sell its autonomous car division to Aurora in a deal that gives the ride-hailing giant a stake in the startup developing self-driving technology, the companies said Monday. - AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Uber agreed to sell its autonomous car division to Aurora in a deal that gives the ride-hailing giant a stake in the startup developing...
A woman looks at fruits and vegetables for sale at a street stall in Tokyo on December 8, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Japan approves $700 billion stimulus package
TOKYO: A woman looks at fruits and vegetables for sale at a street stall in Tokyo yesterday. Japan's government yesterday more than $700 billion in fresh stimulus to fund projects from anti-coronavirus measures to green tech. - AFP TOKYO: Japan's government yesterday approved more than $700 billion in fresh stimulus to fund projects from anti-coronavirus measures to green tech, the country's third such package this financial year. The Covid-19...
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stc forms strategic partnership with Tecnotree to deliver EDP
Fahad Al Ali KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced a strategic partnership with Tecnotree to deliver stc's Enterprise Digitalization Program (EDP). The digital transformation project will provide stc's enterprise customers with a seamless and personalized omnichannel experience.In its...
(FILES) In this file photo an art handler from Sotheby's holds one-of-a-kind Sneakers by Adidas and Meisse named the ZX8000 Porcelain, during a preview at Sotheby's Auction House on December 4, 2020 in New York City. - A unique pair of sneakers designed by Adidas and German porcelain maker Meissen that could become the first to fetch $1 million went on sale at a Sotheby's auction on December 7, 2020. The leather shoes -- based on Adidas's popular ZX8000 model and painted by craftsmen from Meissen -- are tipped to set a new record for a pair of trainers. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
Sotheby's eyes $1mn for rare sneakers
In these file photos an art handler from Sotheby's holds one-of-a-kind Sneakers by Adidas and Meisse named the ZX8000 Porcelain, during a preview at Sotheby's Auction House in New York City.-AFP photos A unique pair of sneakers designed by Adidas and German porcelain maker Meissen that could become the first to fetch $1 million went on sale at a Sotheby's auction Monday. The leather shoes-based on Adidas's popular ZX8000 model and painted by...
In this picture taken on November 3, 2020 India's hip-hop artist Palak Parnoor Kaur also known as 'Lil Malai' (Lil Cream) does her make-up before recording a song video at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade in Mumbai. - Bollywood movie songs normally dominate India's music charts. But when the pandemic dried up film releases, it created a huge opportunity for independent musicians to become famous ñ- sometimes from their bedrooms. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) / TO GO WITH 'India-music-economy-Bollywood, FOCUS' by Vishal MANVE
Independent musicians thrive as pandemic silences Bollywood
In this picture taken India's hip-hop artist Palak Parnoor Kaur also known as 'Lil Malai' (Lil Cream) does her make-up before recording a song video at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade in Mumbai.-AFP photos Bollywood movie songs normally dominate India's music charts. But when the coronavirus epidemic put paid to new film releases, it created a huge opportunity for independent musicians to make a name for themselves-sometimes from their bedrooms....
Nahida Mabardi takes care of her heritage house in the old part of Syria's capital Damascus on October 28, 2020. - The old city of the Syrian capital is famed for its elegant century-old houses, usually two storeys built around a leafy rectangular courtyard with a carved stone fountain at its centre. While the capital has been largely spared the violence of Syria's almost ten-year war, several of these traditional homes have been abandoned by their owners or damaged in the conflict. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Syrian archives images of Damascus homes to preserve them
Nahida Mabardi takes care of her heritage house in the old part of Syria's capital Damascus. Strolling through the alleyways of war-torn Syria's capital, Rania Kataf snaps photos of the city's famed houses, capturing their nooks and crannies for posterity. After seeing how vulnerable they had become during the country's devastating civil war, the 35-year-old began creating a digital archive of the buildings of Old Damascus. "I was inspired by...
BLACK PANTHER, Chadwick Boseman, 2018. © Marvel / © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
Boseman honored by Downey Jr, Cheadle during MTV Movie & TV Awards Special
Chadwick Boseman Robert Downey Jr. says Chadwick Boseman "truly embodied what it meant to be a superhero". The 'Black Panther' star passed away in August at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, and on Sunday, he was posthumously honored with the Hero of the Ages award at the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards. The award - which recognizes stars who are heroes both on and off screen - was presented to the late actor by two...
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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
Fears of Middle East war grow
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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests