Visitors take pictures of the painting 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris as the museum reopens its doors to the public after an almost four-month closure in France. Reuters
Visitors take pictures of the painting 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris as the museum reopens its doors to the public after an almost four-month closure in France. Reuters
A student of the Leap of Dance Academy, Olamide Olawale, performs a dance routine in Okelola street in Ajangbadi, Lagos. AFP
A student of the Leap of Dance Academy, Olamide Olawale, performs a dance routine in Okelola street in Ajangbadi, Lagos. AFP
Tengger tribe people make their way to the summit of Mount Bromo volcano to make offerings in Probolinggo, East Java province, as part of the Yadnya Kasada Festival. AFP
Tengger tribe people make their way to the summit of Mount Bromo volcano to make offerings in Probolinggo, East Java province, as part of the Yadnya Kasada Festival. AFP
A man walks in a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Tsunagi, Kumamoto prefecture. Emergency services in western Japan were 'racing against time' to rescue people stranded by floods and landslides, with at least 50 feared dead and more torrential rain forecast. AFP
A man walks in a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Tsunagi, Kumamoto prefecture. Emergency services in western Japan were 'racing against time' to rescue people stranded by floods and landslides, with at least 50 feared dead and more torrential rain forecast. AFP
The Sydney Opera House at sunrise in Sydney, Australia. EPA
The Sydney Opera House at sunrise in Sydney, Australia. EPA
Haitian protesters, who denounce the climate of insecurity in the country, gather in the vicinity of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, before being pushed back by the Haitian National Police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
Haitian protesters, who denounce the climate of insecurity in the country, gather in the vicinity of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, before being pushed back by the Haitian National Police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
Parents wearing masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus wait in the shade as their children take part in their college entrance exams in Beijing, China. AP Photo
Parents wearing masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus wait in the shade as their children take part in their college entrance exams in Beijing, China. AP Photo
Seagulls follow a fishing boat on the Baltic Sea near Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany. AP Photo
Seagulls follow a fishing boat on the Baltic Sea near Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany. AP Photo
People steer their stand-up paddle-boards at sunset on the Velikaya River in Pskov, 300 kilometres south-west of St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
People steer their stand-up paddle-boards at sunset on the Velikaya River in Pskov, 300 kilometres south-west of St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
A worker disinfects the goal post before the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. AP Photo
A worker disinfects the goal post before the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. AP Photo
A macaque is silhouetted as it climbs a tarpaulin of a roadside stall in Dharamshala, India. AP Photo
A macaque is silhouetted as it climbs a tarpaulin of a roadside stall in Dharamshala, India. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for July 7, 2020

Take a look at our pick of the images from around the world during the past 24 hours

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July 07, 2020

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UAE squad

Esha Oza (captain), Al Maseera Jahangir, Emily Thomas, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Katie Thompson, Lavanya Keny, Mehak Thakur, Michelle Botha, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Sashikala Silva, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) Udeni Kuruppuarachchige, Vaishnave Mahesh.

UAE tour of Zimbabwe

All matches in Bulawayo
Friday, Sept 26 – First ODI
Sunday, Sept 28 – Second ODI
Tuesday, Sept 30 – Third ODI
Thursday, Oct 2 – Fourth ODI
Sunday, Oct 5 – First T20I
Monday, Oct 6 – Second T20I

The bio:

Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.

Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.

Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.

Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.

 

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Unresolved crisis

Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a bitter conflict since 2014, when Ukraine’s Kremlin-friendly president was ousted, Moscow annexed Crimea and then backed a separatist insurgency in the east.

Fighting between the Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces has killed more than 14,000 people. In 2015, France and Germany helped broker a peace deal, known as the Minsk agreements, that ended large-scale hostilities but failed to bring a political settlement of the conflict.

The Kremlin has repeatedly accused Kiev of sabotaging the deal, and Ukrainian officials in recent weeks said that implementing it in full would hurt Ukraine.

RESULTS

Tottenham 1

Jan Vertonghen 13'

Norwich 1

Josip Drmic 78'

2-3 on penalties

UAE currency
Dhadak

Director: Shashank Khaitan

Starring: Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khattar, Ashutosh Rana

Stars: 3

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