People on vehicles arrive to watch an outdoor screening of 'The Weight of Water' as part of the Beijing Film Festival, at a drive-in cinema in Beijing. AFP
People on vehicles arrive to watch an outdoor screening of 'The Weight of Water' as part of the Beijing Film Festival, at a drive-in cinema in Beijing. AFP
Rescue workers search for people in the rubble of a five-storey apartment building after it collapsed in Mahad, India. AFP
Rescue workers search for people in the rubble of a five-storey apartment building after it collapsed in Mahad, India. AFP
Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan floats though the sky after jumping from the SolarStratos solar powered aircraft prototype with Spanish test pilot Miguel A Iturmendi aboard during an attempt to break two world records at an airbase in Payerne, Switzerland. EPA
Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan floats though the sky after jumping from the SolarStratos solar powered aircraft prototype with Spanish test pilot Miguel A Iturmendi aboard during an attempt to break two world records at an airbase in Payerne, Switzerland. EPA
French athlete Jean Baptiste Alaise, who represented France at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, wears his prosthesis during a training session in Antibes. AFP
French athlete Jean Baptiste Alaise, who represented France at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, wears his prosthesis during a training session in Antibes. AFP
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention in a live address from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, US. Reuters
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention in a live address from the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, US. Reuters
Black Lives Matter protesters clash with police from the Los Angeles Police Department in Los Angeles, California, US. EPA
Black Lives Matter protesters clash with police from the Los Angeles Police Department in Los Angeles, California, US. EPA
Health workers prepares to give a HPV vaccine shot to an elementary school student during a free vaccination service for school children in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
Health workers prepares to give a HPV vaccine shot to an elementary school student during a free vaccination service for school children in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
Protesters take cover from tear gas fired by police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. AP Photo
Protesters take cover from tear gas fired by police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. AP Photo
Orthodox nuns wearing masks as a measure of prevention against the spread of the coronavirus light candles for a procession to bring the icon of the Virgin Mary from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the tomb where she is believed to be buried, in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
Orthodox nuns wearing masks as a measure of prevention against the spread of the coronavirus light candles for a procession to bring the icon of the Virgin Mary from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the tomb where she is believed to be buried, in Jerusalem's Old City. AP Photo
Rohingya refugees catch fish in the waters of a canal at Kutupalong refugee camp near Ukhia. AFP
Rohingya refugees catch fish in the waters of a canal at Kutupalong refugee camp near Ukhia. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 25, 2020

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

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Dates for the diary

To mark Bodytree’s 10th anniversary, the coming season will be filled with celebratory activities:

  • September 21 Anyone interested in becoming a certified yoga instructor can sign up for a 250-hour course in Yoga Teacher Training with Jacquelene Sadek. It begins on September 21 and will take place over the course of six weekends.
  • October 18 to 21 International yoga instructor, Yogi Nora, will be visiting Bodytree and offering classes.
  • October 26 to November 4 International pilates instructor Courtney Miller will be on hand at the studio, offering classes.
  • November 9 Bodytree is hosting a party to celebrate turning 10, and everyone is invited. Expect a day full of free classes on the grounds of the studio.
  • December 11 Yogeswari, an advanced certified Jivamukti teacher, will be visiting the studio.
  • February 2, 2018 Bodytree will host its 4th annual yoga market.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
BMW M5 specs

Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor

Power: 727hp

Torque: 1,000Nm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh650,000

The specs

Engine: 1.6-litre 4-cyl turbo

Power: 217hp at 5,750rpm

Torque: 300Nm at 1,900rpm

Transmission: eight-speed auto

Price: from Dh130,000

On sale: now

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 261hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 405Nm at 1,750-3,500rpm

Transmission: 9-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 6.9L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh117,059

ICC T20 Rankings

1. India - 270 ranking points

 

2. England - 265 points

 

3. Pakistan - 261 points

 

4. South Africa - 253 points

 

5. Australia - 251 points 

 

6. New Zealand - 250 points

 

7. West Indies - 240 points

 

8. Bangladesh - 233 points

 

9. Sri Lanka - 230 points

 

10. Afghanistan - 226 points

 
HOW DO SIM CARD SCAMS WORK?

Sim swap frauds are a form of identity theft.

They involve criminals conning mobile phone operators into issuing them with replacement Sim cards, often by claiming their phone has been lost or stolen 

They use the victim's personal details - obtained through criminal methods - to convince such companies of their identity.

The criminal can then access any online service that requires security codes to be sent to a user's mobile phone, such as banking services.

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