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BARCELONA: FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Athletic Bilbao's Eneko Boveda during quarterfinal, second leg,nCopa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday. - AP

Injury leaves Messi in doubt for qualifiers

MADRID: Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has returned home to Argentina but remains doubtful for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela with his club confirming the 29-yearold is struggling with a sore left hamstring. Messi played in Sunday’s 1-0 league win at Athletic Bilbao but underwent tests on Monday after admitting that the injury was causing him pain. “Tests conducted have confirmed that Lionel Messi has a sore left adductor...

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland during their 2016 US Open 2016 Men’s Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday in New York. — AFP

Djokovic beats scare, Nadal eases

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland during their 2016 US Open 2016 Men’s Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday in New York. — AFPNEW YORK: Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame an arm injury scare and long-time rival Rafael Nadal shone in 33-degree heat as the US Open showcased its $650 million upgrade on Monday. World number one Djokovic, also the 2011 winner...

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England set new ODI record of 444-3 against Pakistan

England’s Alex HalesNOTTINGHAM: England recorded the highest-ever team total in a one-day international when they made 444 for three against Pakistan at Trent Bridge yesterday. In what was the 3,773rd match at this level England’s total surpassed the previous record of 443 for nine by Sri Lanka against the Netherlands at Amstelveen in 2006. It was also the highest ODI total in a match between two Test nations, topping South Africa’s 439...

PRETORIA: New Zealand’s batsman Henry Nicholls, left, watches as South Africa’s bowler Kagiso Rabada, fields off his shot during the fourth day of the second cricket test match between South Africa and New Zealand, at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday. — AP

Steyn sets up South African series win

PRETORIA: New Zealand’s batsman Henry Nicholls, left, watches as South Africa’s bowler Kagiso Rabada, fields off his shot during the fourth day of the second cricket test match between South Africa and New Zealand, at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday. — APCENTURION: Fast bowler Dale Steyn set up a series-clinching 204-run win for South Africa on the fourth day of the second and final Test against New Zealand at...

VANCOUVER: Man Kaur, 100, of India, competes in the 100-meter track and field event at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday. —AP

100-year-old runner from India inspires at US Masters Games

VANCOUVER: Man Kaur, 100, of India, competes in the 100-meter track and field event at the Americas Masters Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday. —APVANCOUVER: Man Kaur from India needed almost a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in the 100-meter dash, but she still picked up a gold medal Monday at the American Masters Games. That’s because the 100-year-old Kaur was the only female competitor in her age category at the...

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EU hits Apple with 13 bn euro tax bill - US warns economic ties in peril, iPhone maker to appeal

Margrethe VestagerBRUSSELS: The EU ordered tech giant Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, a move Washington warned could damage hugely important transatlantic economic ties. Brussels said Apple, the world's most valuable company, avoided virtually all tax on its business in the bloc by illegal arrangements with Dublin which gave the company an unfair advantage over competitors.Apple and the Irish government...

Why the EU says Apple must pay Ireland $14.5bn in tax

A hand holding an iphone next to the Apple logo in New York City. — AFPLONDON: The European Commission (EC) ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) yesterday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid.What is the EC alleging?The European Union's (EU) executive arm has ruled that Ireland made a deal with Apple that had no basis in tax law. The Commission said this involved cutting...

CORK, Southern Ireland: A man passing by buildings on The Apple campus in Cork, southern Ireland. — AFP

13 billion euros would be huge windfall for Ireland

CORK, Southern Ireland: A man passing by buildings on The Apple campus in Cork, southern Ireland. — AFPBRUSSELS: 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) looks like a ton of money for any nation. But for the 4.6 million people of the Republic of Ireland, among the least populous in the 28-nation EU, it's almost unfathomable.Should Apple eventually pay the Irish that sum, it would represent about 2,825 euros ($3,150) per man, woman and child. In...

BUDAPEST: Some trained dogs involved in a study to investigate how dog brains process speech sit around a scanner in Budapest, Hungary. Scientists have found that dogs use the same brain areas as humans to process language. — AP

Dogs, like humans, distinguish words and intonation

BUDAPEST: Some trained dogs involved in a study to investigate how dog brains process speech sit around a scanner in Budapest, Hungary. Scientists have found that dogs use the same brain areas as humans to process language. — APWASHINGTON: Dogs distinguish words and intonation in the same region of the brain as humans, according to a new study of how man’s best friend interprets our language. Published Monday in the journal Science, the...

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Kate Mara, right, in a scene from ‘Morgan.’ — AP

Film Review: ‘Morgan’

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Kate Mara, right, in a scene from ‘Morgan.’ — APRobots, supercomputers, automatons: The history of sci-fi can be boiled down to a laundry list of humanoid machines whose very existence raises the question, "Yes, but do they have feelings?" The title character of "Morgan" is, in many ways, a successor to all those spooky-chilly faux-human techno marvels. Except that Morgan does have...

This file photo taken on March 17, 2008 shows actor and author Gene Wilder posing with copies of his new book ‘The Woman Who Wouldn’t’ at Barnes & Noble Bookstore at The Grove in West Hollywood, California.

Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies, dies at 83

This file photo taken on March 17, 2008 shows actor and author Gene Wilder posing with copies of his new book ‘The Woman Who Wouldn’t’ at Barnes & Noble Bookstore at The Grove in West Hollywood, California.Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in "The Producers" and the mad scientist of "Young Frankenstein," has died. He was 83. Wilder's nephew said...

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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

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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

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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP

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