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Nigeria's gas flaring plan risks going down in flames
A woman empties his plastic bowl filled with tapioca close to a gas flaring of waste gas being "flared" near his home town in Nigeria's Delta State. UGHELLI, Delta State, Nigeria: Jonah Gbemre often has no electricity, but he says his home is permanently lit at night by the flames of waste gas being "flared" near his home town in Nigeria's Delta State. Like Gbemre, nearly half of Nigerians have no stable power supply, yet government attempts to...
People gather around the coffin of an Azeri serviceman who is said was killed in fighting with Armenian separatists over the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region, during a funeral ceremony in a settlement in Azerbaijan's Beylagan district on September 30, 2020. (Photo by TOFIK BABAYEV / AFP)
Armenia accuses Turkey of downing warplane during Azerbaijan clashes
BEYLAGAN: People gather around the coffin of an Azeri serviceman who is said was killed in fighting with Armenian separatists over the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region, during a funeral ceremony in a settlement in Azerbaijan's Beylagan district yesterday. - AFP YEREVAN: Armenia said Tuesday that a Turkish fighter jet had shot down one of its warplanes during heavy fighting with Turkey's ally Azerbaijan, but Ankara fiercely denied the claim....
Congress supporters react as they face the police during a demonstration outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan (state house) in New Delhi on September 30, 2020, a day after a 19-year-old woman who was allegedly gang-raped died from her injuries near Bool Garhi village in the UP state. - Indian police were accused on September 30 of forcibly cremating the body of a 19-year-old alleged gang-rape victim as anger grew over the latest horrific sexual assault to rock the country. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Indian police accused of forcing cremation of gang rape victim
NEW DELHI: Congress supporters react as they face the police during a demonstration outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan (state house) in New Delhi yesterday, a day after a 19-year-old woman who was allegedly gang-raped died from her injuries near Bool Garhi village in the UP state. Indian police were accused of forcibly cremating the body of a 19-year-old alleged gang-rape victim as anger grew over the latest horrific sexual assault to rock the...
US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden exchange arguments during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Biden faces down raging Trump in chaotic opening debate
CLEVELAND: US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden exchange arguments during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. - AFP CLEVELAND: Democrat Joe Biden told a raging President Donald Trump to "shut up" in a chaotic opening debate that turned almost immediately into a shouting match weeks ahead of the most tense US...
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Hezbollah arsenal next to Beirut 'gas' depot: Netanyahu
UNITED NATIONS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of manufacturing weapons next to a "gas station" in Beirut, warning of "another tragedy" if it explodes. Israel has repeatedly accused the Shiite movement Hezbollah, backed by Israel's arch-foe Iran, of building missiles to attack the Jewish state. Hezbollah swiftly denied the latest charge and invited journalists to visit the site.In a video speech...
Family members of 12 Hong Kong residents who were intercepted and detained in mainland China after they were caught trying to flee serious protest-linked prosecutions by boat in Hong Kong in August, gather outside China's Liaison Office to petition for the return of the 12 to Hong Kong on September 30, 2020. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Families of detained Hong Kongers petition Beijing office
HONG KONG: Family members of 12 Hong Kong residents who were intercepted and detained in mainland China after they were caught trying to flee serious protest-linked prosecutions by boat in Hong Kong in August, gather outside China's Liaison Office to petition for the return of the 12 to Hong Kong yesterday. - AFP HONG KONG: Relatives of 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained on the Chinese mainland after trying to flee the financial hub petitioned...
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Mexico's forgotten Afro-descendants celebrate roots
CUAJINICUILAPA: Teenagers, members of the Afro-Mexican community, make Los Diablos dance, at El Pitayo community in Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero state, Mexico, on September 10, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Although there are 1,5 million African descendants in a country of 128 million inhabitants, it is normal to hear that "in Mexico there are no blacks". - AFP CUAJINICUILAPA DE SANTA MARIA: With dancing devils, fireworks and...
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In changing Saudi Arabia, first dog cafe delights pet lovers
A man, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, holds his German Shepherd on a leash at the "Barking Lot" cafe in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf city of Khobar, 450 kilometres east of the capital.-AFP photos Dog owners in Saudi Arabia can now enjoy a cup of coffee alongside their beloved pets at a new cafe-a first for the ultra-conservative kingdom. In Islam, dogs are considered unclean animals-unlike cats-and are generally banned from...
This photo taken on September 9, 2020 shows longboarder and cancer survivor Nongluck Chairuettichai, also known as Jeab, during a practice session on an unfinished highway ramp in Bangkok. - Cruising on an empty Bangkok highway, 63-year-old Jeab says taking up the longboard set her on the road to recovery from breast cancer. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
The healing wheels: 63-year-old skates her way to cancer recovery
Longboarder and cancer survivor Nongluck Chairuettichai, also known as Jeab, during a practice session on an unfinished highway ramp in Bangkok. Cruising on an empty Bangkok highway, 63-year-old Nongluck Chairuettichai-the oldest member of Thailand's longboard national team-says taking up the sport set her on the road to recovery from breast cancer. Diagnosed a decade ago, Nongluck-who goes by the nickname Jeab-had surgery and chemotherapy, her...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 14, 2020 This illustration picture shows a person logging into Epic Games' Fortnite on their smartphone in Los Angeles. - Epic Games will strive anew September 28 to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple's App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan's standard commission on transactions. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP)
Fortnite still unwelcome in Apple's mobile App Store
This illustration picture shows a person logging into Epic Games' Fortnite on their smartphone in Los Angeles.-AFP Epic Games on Monday failed to convince a US judge to make Apple put its hit title Fortnite back in the tech giant's App Store, while their legal battle heads for a possible trial next year. The two firms are fighting over whether Apple's tight control of the App Store, and its 30 percent cut of revenue, counts as monopolistic...
Egypt's Mayar Sherif returns the ball to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)
Pliskova ends Sherif's fairytale
PARIS: Egypt's Mayar Sherif returns the ball to Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova during their women's singles first round tennis match on Day 3 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament yesterday. - AFP PARIS: Second seed Karolina Pliskova ended Mayar Sherif's fairytale Grand Slam breakthrough to set up a Roland Garros second round clash against former champion Jelena Ostapenko yesterday as world number one Novak Djokovic pledged...
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French Open is now my next goal: Thiem
KUWAIT: Fresh from his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, Dominic Thiem has set his sights on further tennis glory. A two-time French Open runner-up, the Austrian is aiming to upstage the likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros. On the eve of the event, he looked back on his historic win in the Big Apple, breaking the run of tennis' Big Three, and why he's primed to make an impact in Paris.Question - What was going...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story
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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
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge