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January 20, 2023

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Pictures of the week: From Indian Runner ducks to white-tailed eagles

White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
Members of the US dance company Bandaloop present the aerial dance piece 'Bird Strike', during the Santiago a Mil festival, in Santiago, Chile. EPA
Members of the US dance company Bandaloop present the aerial dance piece 'Bird Strike', during the Santiago a Mil festival, in Santiago, Chile. EPA
Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel walks on stage after being crowned Miss Universe in New Orleans. AP
Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel walks on stage after being crowned Miss Universe in New Orleans. AP
Palestinian youth show their fire breathing skills in Gaza city. AFP
Palestinian youth show their fire breathing skills in Gaza city. AFP
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a building in Dnipro, Ukraine. AP
Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a building in Dnipro, Ukraine. AP
The Al Forsan aerobatic team performs a flyby in Abu Dhabi to mark the arrival of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol. UAE Presidential Court
The Al Forsan aerobatic team performs a flyby in Abu Dhabi to mark the arrival of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol. UAE Presidential Court
Devotees return home after attending the final prayer of Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi, Bangladesh. Reuters
Devotees return home after attending the final prayer of Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi, Bangladesh. Reuters
A woman holds a picture of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican teenager who disappeared in 1983 aged 15, during a rally in Rome. EPA
A woman holds a picture of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican teenager who disappeared in 1983 aged 15, during a rally in Rome. EPA
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
A train at a railroad crossing between flooded fields near Frankfurt in Germany. AP
A train at a railroad crossing between flooded fields near Frankfurt in Germany. AP
Iraq supporters gather in a designated fan zone to watch the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-final football match between Iraq and Qatar. AFP
Iraq supporters gather in a designated fan zone to watch the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-final football match between Iraq and Qatar. AFP
Bullets, part of a large arsenal confiscated from alleged dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), are shown at a press conference in Bogota. AFP
Bullets, part of a large arsenal confiscated from alleged dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), are shown at a press conference in Bogota. AFP
Singer Pierre Fontaine spontaneously sings 'We Shall Overcome' for the crowd gathered to view the Martin Luther King memorial statue, 'The Embrace,' on Martin Luther King Day in Boston. EPA
Singer Pierre Fontaine spontaneously sings 'We Shall Overcome' for the crowd gathered to view the Martin Luther King memorial statue, 'The Embrace,' on Martin Luther King Day in Boston. EPA
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. AP Photo
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. AP Photo
A helicopter carrying bodies of plane crash victims arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP Photo
A helicopter carrying bodies of plane crash victims arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP Photo
An oil tanker burning after an explosion at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkram province, Thailand. EPA
An oil tanker burning after an explosion at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkram province, Thailand. EPA
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, the chief executive of Philippine online news site Rappler, speaks outside a court in Manila, after being acquitted of tax evasion charges. EPA
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, the chief executive of Philippine online news site Rappler, speaks outside a court in Manila, after being acquitted of tax evasion charges. EPA
The wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing 16 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and two children. AP
The wreckage of the helicopter that crashed in Brovary, on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing 16 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and two children. AP
A man carries a photo of the late Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida for the installation of her lying in state, to allow the public to pay their respects, at Rome's Capitoline Hill. Lollobrigida, one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died aged 95. AFP
A man carries a photo of the late Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida for the installation of her lying in state, to allow the public to pay their respects, at Rome's Capitoline Hill. Lollobrigida, one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died aged 95. AFP
Internally displaced people carry charcoal from the forest at the foot of Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After the resurgence of the M23 rebellion in the region, tens of thousands of people have crowded into makeshift camps. AFP
Internally displaced people carry charcoal from the forest at the foot of Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After the resurgence of the M23 rebellion in the region, tens of thousands of people have crowded into makeshift camps. AFP
A helicopter of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps takes part in a military drill, in the south of the country. AFP
A helicopter of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps takes part in a military drill, in the south of the country. AFP
Priests celebrate Timkat (the Ethiopian epiphany) with the Ark of the Covenant on a lake near Batu, Ethiopia. AFP
Priests celebrate Timkat (the Ethiopian epiphany) with the Ark of the Covenant on a lake near Batu, Ethiopia. AFP
Health workers visit homes during a polio vaccination campaign in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. EPA
Health workers visit homes during a polio vaccination campaign in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. EPA
Police block a street after a day of clashes with anti-government protesters in Lima, Peru. AP Photo
Police block a street after a day of clashes with anti-government protesters in Lima, Peru. AP Photo
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi. Getty Images
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi. Getty Images
A flock of Indian Runner ducks, which assist as a natural form of pest control, by eating snails and bugs, do their daily patrol around the Vergenoegd Wine Estate, in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Reuters
A flock of Indian Runner ducks, which assist as a natural form of pest control, by eating snails and bugs, do their daily patrol around the Vergenoegd Wine Estate, in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Reuters
Brief scoreline:

Al Wahda 2

Al Menhali 27', Tagliabue 79'

Al Nassr 3

Hamdallah 41', Giuliano 45 1', 62'

Name: Peter Dicce

Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics

Favourite sport: soccer

Favourite team: Bayern Munich

Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer

Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates 

 

Also on December 7 to 9, the third edition of the Gulf Car Festival (www.gulfcarfestival.com) will take over Dubai Festival City Mall, a new venue for the event. Last year's festival brought together about 900 cars worth more than Dh300 million from across the Emirates and wider Gulf region – and that first figure is set to swell by several hundred this time around, with between 1,000 and 1,200 cars expected. The first day is themed around American muscle; the second centres on supercars, exotics, European cars and classics; and the final day will major in JDM (Japanese domestic market) cars, tuned vehicles and trucks. Individuals and car clubs can register their vehicles, although the festival isn’t all static displays, with stunt drifting, a rev battle, car pulls and a burnout competition.

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2018 ICC World Twenty20 Asian Western Sub Regional Qualifier

Event info: The tournament in Kuwait this month is the first phase of the qualifying process for sides from Asia for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. The UAE must finish within the top three teams out of the six at the competition to advance to the Asia regional finals. Success at regional finals would mean progression to the World T20 Qualifier.

UAE’s fixtures: Fri Apr 20, UAE v Qatar; Sat Apr 21, UAE v Saudi Arabia; Mon Apr 23, UAE v Bahrain; Tue Apr 24, UAE v Maldives; Thu Apr 26, UAE v Kuwait

World T20 2020 Qualifying process:

  • Sixteen teams will play at the World T20 in two years’ time.
  • Australia have already qualified as hosts
  • Nine places are available to the top nine ranked sides in the ICC’s T20i standings, not including Australia, on Dec 31, 2018.
  • The final six teams will be decided by a 14-team World T20 Qualifier.

World T20 standings: 1 Pakistan; 2 Australia; 3 India; 4 New Zealand; 5 England; 6 South Africa; 7 West Indies; 8 Sri Lanka; 9 Afghanistan; 10 Bangladesh; 11 Scotland; 12 Zimbabwe; 13 UAE; 14 Netherlands; 15 Hong Kong; 16 Papua New Guinea; 17 Oman; 18 Ireland

Updated: January 20, 2023, 6:00 PM`