A lion dance team performs to bring good fortune and to chase away bad luck at a shopping district in Hong Kong. AFP
A lion dance team performs to bring good fortune and to chase away bad luck at a shopping district in Hong Kong. AFP
Runners race during the Dead Sea Marathon. AFP
Runners race during the Dead Sea Marathon. AFP
A Ukrainian firefighter walks amid rubble in a shopping mall following a Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
A Ukrainian firefighter walks amid rubble in a shopping mall following a Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
Employees of the Salgueiro samba school prepare for the Silver Series of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. EPA
Employees of the Salgueiro samba school prepare for the Silver Series of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. EPA
Dog Lily sits in front of paintings during a Christie's pre auction photo call on English country House contents in London. AP Photo
Dog Lily sits in front of paintings during a Christie's pre auction photo call on English country House contents in London. AP Photo
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Berlin. Reuters
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Berlin. Reuters
A person takes a picture of the waves crashing onto the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP
A person takes a picture of the waves crashing onto the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP
Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP
Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP

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Today's best photos: from a lion dance in Hong Kong to firefighters in Montreal

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February 04, 2023

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BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES

Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm) 
RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm) 
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm) 
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn  (4.30pm) 
Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm) 
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)

Sunday, May 17

Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)

Monday, May 18

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
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Updated: February 04, 2023, 10:58 AM`
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