Performers take part in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on March 13, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Performers take part in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on March 13, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Buddhist monks walk barefoot over smouldering coals during the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari Matsuri, in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
Buddhist monks walk barefoot over smouldering coals during the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari Matsuri, in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
Ethiopian Orthodox deacons attend the burial ceremony of the late Abune Merkorios, fourth patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, in Addis Ababa. AFP
Ethiopian Orthodox deacons attend the burial ceremony of the late Abune Merkorios, fourth patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, in Addis Ababa. AFP
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades talks to migrants at a refugee camp, on the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades talks to migrants at a refugee camp, on the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
A farmer works in a poppy field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP
A farmer works in a poppy field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP
A woman is rescued from residential building after it was struck by shelling in Kyiv, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
A woman is rescued from residential building after it was struck by shelling in Kyiv, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
A boy carries a bottle of drinking water back home in the village of Madina Torobe, Senegal. The shortage of drinking water in the north-west areas of the country is a recurring problem. AFP
A boy carries a bottle of drinking water back home in the village of Madina Torobe, Senegal. The shortage of drinking water in the north-west areas of the country is a recurring problem. AFP

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Today's best photos: from the Paralympics to water shortages

'The National' picks the best images from around the world

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March 14, 2022

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1st ODI, UAE win by 6 wickets

2nd ODI, January 12

3rd ODI, January 14

4th ODI, January 16

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Kareem Shaheen on Canada
Scoreline

Arsenal 3
Aubameyang (28'), Welbeck (38', 81')
Red cards: El Neny (90' 3)

Southampton 2
Long (17'), Austin (73')
Red cards: Stephens (90' 2)

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Transmission: eight-speed automatic

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Stage result

1. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 4:42:34

2. Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe

3. Elia Viviani (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers

4. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco

5. Emils Liepins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo

6. Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

7. Max Kanter (Ger) Movistar Team

8. Olav Kooij (Ned) Jumbo-Visma

9. Tom Devriendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

10. Pascal Ackermann (Ger) UAE Team Emirate

Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.

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Updated: March 14, 2022, 12:55 PM`
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