A fishing boat cruises along the Potomac River at sunset in Washington state, US. AP Photo
A fishing boat cruises along the Potomac River at sunset in Washington state, US. AP Photo
A man runs in a park as the sun sets, in Kansas City. AP Photo
A man runs in a park as the sun sets, in Kansas City. AP Photo
Soldiers wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic stand in formation during Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan. AFP
Soldiers wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic stand in formation during Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan. AFP
Olivier Gerard, director of the Ossuary, 1916 Battle of Verdun Soldiers Memorial, poses in the cloister of the Ossuary in Douaumont, north-east France. AFP
Olivier Gerard, director of the Ossuary, 1916 Battle of Verdun Soldiers Memorial, poses in the cloister of the Ossuary in Douaumont, north-east France. AFP
An employee of France's biggest coffin-maker, OGF group varnishes a coffin in Jussey, eastern France, amid the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
An employee of France's biggest coffin-maker, OGF group varnishes a coffin in Jussey, eastern France, amid the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
A paddle boarder is seen with his dog at Mordialloc beach, Australia. EPA
A paddle boarder is seen with his dog at Mordialloc beach, Australia. EPA
Adriana Brenes prays during a live streamed mass as photos of the congregation are displayed over the church's benches at the Nuestra Senora de Fatima church, San Jose, Costa Rica. Reuters
Adriana Brenes prays during a live streamed mass as photos of the congregation are displayed over the church's benches at the Nuestra Senora de Fatima church, San Jose, Costa Rica. Reuters
91-year-old twins Jackie Voskamp and Joyce Kriesmer, residents at the Vi at La Jolla Village senior complex, exercise on their balcony in San Diego, California. Reuters
91-year-old twins Jackie Voskamp and Joyce Kriesmer, residents at the Vi at La Jolla Village senior complex, exercise on their balcony in San Diego, California. Reuters
A woman argues with a policeman during an operation to enforce the curfew in El Callao, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. AP Photo
A woman argues with a policeman during an operation to enforce the curfew in El Callao, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. AP Photo
A cyclist crosses a near-empty Westminster Bridge with the Houses of Parliament in the background in central London. AFP
A cyclist crosses a near-empty Westminster Bridge with the Houses of Parliament in the background in central London. AFP

World

World in focus - best photos for April 9, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

The National

April 09, 2020

  • English
  • Arabic

More galleries from The National:

'Super Pink Moon' lights up world's skies

Inside a coronavirus testing tent in Dubai’s Naif area

World's best players plummet in value amid coronavirus - in pictures

The biog

Name: Gul Raziq

From: Charsadda, Pakistan

Family: Wife and six children

Favourite holes at Al Ghazal: 15 and 8

Golf Handicap: 6

Childhood sport: cricket 

ENGLAND SQUAD

Goalkeepers Henderson, Johnstone, Pickford, Ramsdale

Defenders Alexander-Arnold, Chilwell, Coady, Godfrey, James, Maguire, Mings, Shaw, Stones, Trippier, Walker, White

Midfielders Bellingham, Henderson, Lingard, Mount, Phillips, Rice, Ward-Prowse

Forwards Calvert-Lewin, Foden, Grealish, Greenwood, Kane, Rashford, Saka, Sancho, Sterling, Watkins 

THE SPECS

Touareg Highline

Engine: 3.0-litre, V6

Transmission: 8-speed automatic

Power: 340hp

Torque: 450Nm

Price: Dh239,312

The specs

The specs: 2019 Audi Q8
Price, base: Dh315,000
Engine: 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 340hp @ 3,500rpm
Torque: 500Nm @ 2,250rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 6.7L / 100km
 

COMPANY%20PROFILE
%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3ECompany%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Eco%20Way%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarted%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20December%202023%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EFounder%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Ivan%20Kroshnyi%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EBased%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Dubai%2C%20UAE%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EIndustry%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Electric%20vehicles%3Cbr%3E%3Cstrong%3EInvestors%3A%3C%2Fstrong%3E%20Bootstrapped%20with%20undisclosed%20funding.%20Looking%20to%20raise%20funds%20from%20outside%3Cbr%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
While you're here
While you're here
About RuPay

A homegrown card payment scheme launched by the National Payments Corporation of India and backed by the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank

RuPay process payments between banks and merchants for purchases made with credit or debit cards

It has grown rapidly in India and competes with global payment network firms like MasterCard and Visa.

In India, it can be used at ATMs, for online payments and variations of the card can be used to pay for bus, metro charges, road toll payments

The name blends two words rupee and payment

Some advantages of the network include lower processing fees and transaction costs

While you're here
World