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GURYE, South Korea: This photo taken on Sunday shows cows stranded on a rooftop at a farm in Jeolla province. — AFP
Cows on a wet tin roof: Floods strand animals
GURYE, South Korea: This photo taken on Sunday shows cows stranded on a rooftop at a farm in Jeolla province. — AFP SEOUL: Dozens of cows were stranded on rooftops by floods in South Korea, leaving rescue crews facing a problem the size of several bovines. The cattle floated upwards as floodwaters mounted at the weekend in Gurye, a farming town in the country’s south, and scrambled to safety on the roofs of several houses and other...
TOPSHOT - Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk on August 9, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
Belarus police, protesters clash after claims of 'rigged' election
MINSK: Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest after polls closed in Belarus' presidential election, in Minsk. - AFP MINSK: Belarus yesterday declared a landslide election victory for long-serving leader Alexander Lukashenko after police used stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters denouncing the vote as a fraud. Prominent rights group Viasna said one man was killed, dozens wounded and more than 300 arrested...
(FILES) In this combination of file pictures created on July 29, 2020 shows a woman watching videos of (L to R) Egyptian influencers Haneen Hossam and Mowada al-Adham, who were sentenced to two years in prison on charges of violation public morals, on the video-sharing app TikTok in Egypt's capital Cairo. - Social media has become a new and dangerous battleground for women's rights in Egypt after young TikTok influencers were jailed while a resurgent #MeToo movement decried male sexual violence. On July 27, a court sentenced five female social media influencers, Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others, to two years in jail each on charges of violating public morals over content posted to video-sharing app TikTok. (Photos by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Egypt mulls law to protect identity of women amid 'MeToo movement'
CAIRO: Egyptian lawmakers are pushing for a new law to protect the identity of women coming forward to report sexual abuse and assault as the nation's MeToo movement picks up speed. An Egyptian parliamentarian committee has approved a draft law that would give survivors of sexual assault and harassment the automatic right to anonymity, with the law expected to go to vote at a general session of the parliament later this month.The moves comes as...
Police cordon off the area outside the Next Media publishing offices as authorities conduct a search of the premises after the company's founder Jimmy Lai was arrested under the new national security law in Hong kong on August 10, 2020. - Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested under a new national security law on August 10 and police raided his newspaper offices in a deepening crackdown on dissent in the restless Chinese city. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
HK tycoon arrested under security law
HONG KONG: Police cordon off the area outside the Next Media publishing offices as authorities conduct a search of the premises after the company's founder Jimmy Lai was arrested under the new national security law in Hong Kong yesterday. - AFP HONG KONG: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile person arrested under a new national security law yesterday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as around 200...
? goat stands in a flooded field, following a storm at the village of Politika, on Evia island, northeast of Athens, on August 9, 2020. - Five people including a baby died and two more were missing as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek island of Evia, damaging dozens of houses and blocking roads, officials said Sunday. (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP)
7 dead as floods hit Greek island
EUBOEA, Greece: Goat stands in a flooded field, following a storm at the village of Politika, on Evia island, northeast of Athens. _ AFP ATHENS: A baby was among seven people who died as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek island of Evia, damaging dozens of houses and blocking roads, authorities said Sunday. The eight-month-old baby was found dead in a house in the village of Politika on Sunday, said a spokesman for firefighters involved...
DEADWOOD, SD - AUGUST 08: Motorcyclists ride through downtown Deadwood, South Dakota during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 8, 2020. While the rally usually attracts around 500,000 people, officials estimate that more than 250,000 people may still show up to this year's festival despite the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
US hits 5 million COVID-19 cases
DEADWOOD: Motorcyclists ride through downtown Deadwood, South Dakota during the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. - AFP WASHINGTON: The United States has reached the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package. The US has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, recording nearly 163,000 deaths-by far the highest of...
Cypriot singer Alexia Vassiliou speaks during an interview with AFP in Nicosia on July 29, 2020. - Vassiliou still remembers the sound of the sirens wailing eerily over her house when she was just a child to warn of the Turkish invasion in 1974, before she fled the northeastern town of Famagusta with her family, never to return. Decades later, she uses her international acclaim as an artist to help shine a spotlight on the plight of the displaced and refugees around the world. (Photo by Christina ASSI / AFP)
Cyprus singer shines spotlight on refugees
Cypriot singer Alexia Vassiliou plays music during an interview with AFP in Nicosia.—AFP photos Cypriot singer Alexia Vassiliou still remembers the sound of the sirens wailing eerily over her house when she was just a child to warn of the Turkish invasion. She and her family fled the northeastern town of Famagusta in 1974, and decades later she has never returned to live in the place she once called home. But Alexia's experiences shaped her...
This photo taken on July 31, 2020 shows technicians inspecting a row of Lamborghini cars during a Lamborghini Club Thailand event at a showroom in Bangkok. - With tourism and exports in freefall, Thailand's growth could shrivel by as much as 10 percent this year, dumping millions into unemployment. But in a split-screen economy there are plenty with immunity to the economic scourge caused by COVID-19. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) / To go with 'THAILAND-ECONOMY-LUXURY-AUTOMOBILE,FOCUS' by Aidan JONES
Supercars and champagne: Bangkok's rich purr through pandemic
Technicians inspecting a row of Lamborghini cars during a Lamborghini Club Thailand event at a showroom in Bangkok. As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself an $872,000 treat-a lime-green Lamborghini. Yod picked up the customized Huracan EVO supercar in Bangkok, a city of billionaires with a luxury economy unbroken by the crisis ripping through Thailand's wider economy. With tourism...
Chelsea's English striker Tammy Abraham (L) fights for the ball with Bayern Munich's German midfielder Leon Goretzka during the UEFA Champions League, second-leg round of 16, football match FC Bayern Munich v FC Chelsea in Munich, southern Germany on August 8, 2020. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Bayern crush Chelsea, book last 8
MUNICH: Chelsea's English striker Tammy Abraham (left) fights for the ball with Bayern Munich's German midfielder Leon Goretzka during the UEFA Champions League, second-leg round of 16, football match FC Bayern Munich v FC Chelsea in Munich on August 8, 2020. - AFP MUNICH: Treble-chasing Bayern Munich are relishing their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona in Lisbon after Robert Lewandowski netted twice to seal a 4-1 home win over...
England's Chris Woakes (L) celebrates after hitting the winning runs during play on the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on August 8, 2020. - England beat Pakistan by three wickets in 1st Test thriller. (Photo by LEE SMITH / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB
Woakes leads England to a stunning win over Pakistan in first Test
MANCHESTER: England's Chris Woakes (left) celebrates after hitting the winning runs during play on the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester. - AFP MANCHESTER: Chris Woakes hit an unbeaten 84 as England came from behind to beat Pakistan by three wickets in the first Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. England were struggling in pursuit of a victory target of 277 after collapsing to...
Napoli's Spanish defender Fabian Ruiz (L) fights for the ball with Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie De Jong (R) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Napoli at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 8, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)
Messi helps Barca sink Napoli to reach last 8
BARCELONA: Napoli’s Spanish defender Fabian Ruiz (left) fights for the ball with Barcelona’s Dutch midfielder Frenkie De Jong (right) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Napoli at the Camp Nou stadium. – AFP BARCELONA: A fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League...
(FILES) A file photo taken on December 12, 2019 shows a view of the exchange board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh displaying Aramco shares on the second day of their trading. - Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its net profit for the second quarter plunged a massive 73 percent year-on-year due to sharply lower oil prices. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Saudi Aramco profits slump 73%
RIYADH: A file photo shows a view of the exchange board at the Stock Exchange Market (Tadawul) bourse in Riyadh displaying Aramco shares on the second day of their trading. Energy giant Saudi Aramco said yesterday its net profit for the second quarter plunged a massive 73 percent year-on-year due to sharply lower oil prices. - AFP RIYADH: Energy giant Saudi Aramco said yesterday its net profit for the second quarter plunged a massive 73 percent...
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