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KUWAIT: The full 'Buck' super moon rises behind Liberation Tower in Kuwait City, on July 13, 2022. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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MYKOLAIV, Ukraine: Handout picture released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on July 14, 2022 shows rescuers working on a hotel and business centre partialy destroyed by missile strike in the city of Mykolaiv amid the Russian invasion of the country.- AFP

Russian missile strikes kill 20

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian missiles struck Vinnytsia in central Ukraine Thursday, killing at least 20 people including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "an open act of terrorism". The midday attack on the city hundreds of kilometres from the frontlines and invading Russian troops came as EU officials convened in The Hague to discuss war crimes in Ukraine.The charred remains of upturned cars surround by burnt debris were...

VISOKO: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (left), Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia (2nd left), Ivan Dodig from Croatia (2nd right) and Bosnian player Aldin Setkic pose with theirs gifts after an exhibition match, organized to mark the opening of a tennis court at the 'Archaeological park of the Bosnian pyramid'.- AFP

Djokovic inaugurates courts at controversial Bosnia 'pyramids'

VISOKO: Recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic on Wednesday inaugurated tennis courts at a 'pyramid park' in Bosnia that he regularly visits to recharge his batteries. The tennis star, known for his new-age spiritual interests, is fond of the hill town of Visoko, where thousands flock every year to what some believe are an ancient man-made pyramid complex with healing powers-a claim rejected by scientists.The 35-year-old Serb, who...

Gang violence displaces thousands in Haiti.

89 die in Haiti gang violence, as country slides into chaos

PORT-AU-PRINCE: A week of gang violence in Haiti's capital has left at least 89 people dead, a rights group said Wednesday, as soaring prices, fuel shortages and gang warfare accelerate a brutal downward spiral in the security situation in Port-au-Prince. The unrest erupted on July 7 between two rival factions in Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. As gunfire crackled in the slums for nearly a week,...

MANILA: Philippines: In this photo taken on July 12, 2022, Maria Ressa speaks during an interview with AFP at Rappler's office in Pasig, Metro Manila. - AFP

Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom

MANILA : Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news site Rappler faces possible closure. But the spirited veteran reporter-a vocal critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war-refuses to be cowed into silence."This is a newsroom that's been under attack for six years and we've prepared...

EUGENE: Shelby McEwen back flips after winning the men's high jump during the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. - AFP

Maiden world champs offers spotlight for 'unknown' stars

EUGENE: Track and field stars are hoping a maiden world championships on US soil will shine the light on athletes in a country where athletics is dwarfed by the big money sports of American football, basketball and baseball. The irony for many American athletes is that they are generally far better known in Europe, where many spend large chunks of their season travelling on a circuit that takes in some of the most iconic track stadiums in front...

PROVIDENCE: Akeal Hosein (left) of West Indies is run out by Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan of Bangladesh during the 2nd ODI match between West Indies and Bangladesh at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, on July 13, 2022. - AFP

Bangladesh sweep to ODI series win; West Indies batting 'didn't show up'

PROVIDENCE: Bangladesh's array of spin bowling talent again proved too much for the West Indies batting line-up to handle with the visitors completing a comprehensive series-clinching nine-wicket victory in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday.Beaten by six wickets in the first match at the same venue on Sunday, the home batsmen were even more inept in being dismissed for 108 off 35...

(From left) Rob Minkoff, Cathy Shim, Kylie Kuioka, George Takei and Mark Koetsier attend the 'Paws of Fury' Family Day at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California.- AFP photos

Pet hate: Dogs and cats confront division in 'Paws of Fury'

Dogs and cats must put their rivalry aside to save a village-and offer audiences a lesson in inclusion and diversity-in the new animated film "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank." The film, out in US theaters on Friday, features a stellar voice cast including Samuel L Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Michael Cera, George Takei, Mel Brooks and Michelle Yeoh. It tells the story of Hank (Cera), an underestimated beagle who dreams of becoming a samurai, but...

Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan

Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements, the firms said Wednesday, as the streaming giant fights to attract customers. Netflix opted to develop the lower-cost offering after a disappointing first quarter in which it lost subscribers for the first time in a decade, and after years of resistance against the very idea of running ads.The ad-supported subscription will be in addition to the...

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UK gallery unearths hidden Van Gogh self-portrait

A gallery in Scotland said Thursday it was "thrilled" to announce the discovery of a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, with his ear intact, hidden behind another painting. The portrait was found on the back of the canvas of "Head of a Peasant Woman", an 1885 work by the Dutch post-Impressionist, covered by layers of glue and cardboard.It shows a bearded sitter in a brimmed hat with a neckerchief tied loosely at the neck. It...

Participating muezzins wait to perform the Ezan call to prayer in front of a jury, in Old mosque (Eski Camii) in Edirne.- AFP photos

Call to prayer merges Turkish politics with art

Cupping his hands to his ears, one of the contestants in an annual competition for Turkey's most melodious religious voice leans closer to the microphone to intone a tender call to prayer. "Allahu akbar" ("God is greatest"), he sings in a slow, cascading voice, elbows sticking out at right angles, his words echoing off the golden-tinged stones of the majestic Eski Camii mosque in the city of Edirne. Adorned with striking Arabic calligraphy and...

KUWAIT: The full buck supermoon rises near the Liberation Tower in Kuwait City on July 13, 2022. The July full moon is the largest supermoon of 2022. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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