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ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 24: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays slides into home plate during the ninth inning to score the game winning run to give his team the 8-7 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 24, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Rays rally for two runs in 9th to stun Dodgers, 8-7
ARLINGTON: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays slides into home plate during the ninth inning to score the game winning run to give his team the 8-7 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the 2020 MLB World Series on October 24, 2020. - AFP ARLINGTON: Brett Phillips's single scored two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays walked off with a stunning 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday that knotted the World Series at...
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As Mike Pompeo campaigns against China, a growing welcome in India
WASHINGTON, DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pictured in September 2020 in this file photo. Pompeo will travel to India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka this week. Pompeo will visit the Maldives this week after top-level talks in India. WASHINGTON: When the United States tried to seal a defense deal seven years ago with the Maldives, a sprawling and strategic archipelago, its plans were quietly torpedoed by a friend-India, which considers the...
TOPSHOT - Iraqi demonstrators wave flags as they gather in Tahrir Square in the centre of the capital Baghdad on October 25, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of a massive anti-government movement demanding the ouster of the entire ruling class accused of corruption. - Thousands of Iraqis headed to the capital Baghdad's iconic Tahrir Square and the Green Zone, where authorities sit, to mark the first anniversary of an ongoing revolt against the country's stagnant political class. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Iraqis rally to revive year-old revolt
BAGHDAD: Iraqi demonstrators wave flags as they gather in Tahrir Square in the center of the capital yesterday to mark the first anniversary of a massive anti-government movement demanding the ouster of the entire ruling class accused of corruption. - AFP BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces fired water cannon and tear gas at anti-government protesters yesterday to prevent them crossing barricades on a bridge leading towards government buildings. The...
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Biden, Obama slam Trump's COVID response, president stays optimistic
WEST BEACH, Florida: President Trump waves at reported after casting his own vote at a public library in Florida. - Reuters WAUKESHA, US: An energized Joe Biden and Barack Obama on Saturday accused Donald Trump of a massive screw-up in his handling of the coronavirus, but the US president remained ebullient despite trailing in polls with 10 days to go until the election. Trump plowed through three campaign rallies in one day, targeting separate...
A couple looks at the skyline of Malaysiaís capital Kuala Lumpur on October 25, 2020. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Malaysia's king rejects emergency rule in blow to PM
KUALA LUMPUR: A couple looks at the skyline of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia's king yesterday rejected a proposal by the premier to declare a state of emergency and suspend parliament to fight the coronavirus after the plan sparked a massive backlash. - AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah rejected yesterday a request by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for him to declare a state of emergency in response to...
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Kamala Harris brings energy to Biden's campaign
CLEVELAND: US Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris speaks during an election campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday.-Reuters ATLANTA: As she speaks to cheering crowds, drops in to neighborhood coffee shops or pays "surprise" visits to college students, 56-year-old Kamala Harris has brought a jolt of youthful energy to the low-key presidential campaign of her 77-year-old running mate, Democrat Joe Biden."I'm very happy...
A pro-democracy protester holds a sign with the image of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha urging him leave office at an anti-government rally in Bangkok on October 25, 2020, as activists continued their calls for his resignation. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
Thais gather for protest after PM snub
BANGKOK: A pro-democracy protester holds a sign with the image of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha urging him to leave office at an anti-government rally yesterday. - AFP BANGKOK: Hundreds gathered yesterday at a major Bangkok intersection to renew calls for Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha to resign, after he ignored a deadline to step down set by protesters who have issued unprecedented challenges to the regime. The former military chief...
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Nearly 9,000 flee in Philippines as Molave intensifies
MANILA: A resident holds onto his umbrella in strong wind as others stand by their wooden boats along the coastal area of Legaspi City, Albay province south of Manila yesterday ahead of tropical storm Molave's expected landfall. - AFP MANILA: Nearly 9,000 people fled their homes in the Philippines as Typhoon Molave made landfall while traversing provinces on the southern part of the main Luzon island yesterday, bringing heavy rain and strong...
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Airlines suffering from business class blues
CHICAGO: In this file photo taken on October 05, 2020 people travelling wear facemasks as they walk through Chicago O'Hare International airport (ORD) in Chicago, Illinois. The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of video meetings. But can Zoom really replace in-person meetings that require business executives to travel? - AFP NEW YORK: The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in the era of video meetings. But can Zoom really replace in-person...
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More US firms offer earnings guidance
NEW YORK: With earnings season in full swing, more companies are again offering earnings guidance, signaling to investors that some corporations are adapting to uncertainty about a global pandemic that may extend deep into next year. Overall, 73 companies in the S&P 500 index have offered guidance this quarter so far, up from last quarter's 65 pre-announcements but well below the 170 companies that typically offer guidance, according to...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 23: Ben Ratner takes a photo of the new iPhone after being the first customer to walk out of the Apple Fifth Avenue store on October 23, 2020 in New York City. The new Apple iPhone 12 was released today. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP
Big week for Big Tech as earnings, hearings loom
NEW YORK: Ben Ratner takes a photo of the new iPhone after being the first customer to walk out of the Apple Fifth Avenue store on Oct 23, 2020 in New York City. Earnings reports are due this week from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Google-parent Alphabet, whose combined value has grown to more than $7 trillion.-- AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech is bracing for a tumultuous week marked by quarterly results likely to show resilience...
Mohamed Fathi (R), coach of Al-Mosul FC, speaks with his team players at the ravaged al-Idara al-Mahalia stadium, which was once used by Islamic State group fighters as a weapons depot, near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on October 22, 2020. - Jihadi fighters from the Islamic State (IS) group seized Mosul in 2014, later expanding its so-called 'caliphate' to over a third of Iraq and into neighbouring Syria. In 2017, Iraqi and coalition forces forced the hardened insurgents out in a grinding urban battle that left the ancient city in ruins. The bullet-riddled 20,000-seater stadium, home to Mosul Sports Cub, was not spared -- the extremist fighters used the pitch as a firing ground for rockets. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
Iraq's 'stadium of horrors' in ruins, but the game goes on
MOSUL: Mohamed Fathi (right), coach of Al-Mosul FC, speaks with his team players at the ravaged Al-Idara Al-Mahalia stadium, which was once used by Islamic State group fighters as a weapons depot, near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. - AFP MOSUL: Mohamed Fathi, coach of Mosul's football club in northern Iraq, hardly recognizes the ruined soccer stadium once used by Islamic State group fighters to fire rockets and lob mortars from. Piles of...
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
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TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei office shows him (center) leading the prayer, next to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (center right), over the coffin of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, during his funeral procession in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. --- AFP
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