Team AG2R La Mondiale rider France's Nans Peters rides ahead during the 8th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 140km between Cazeres-sur-Garonne and Loudenvielle. AFP
Team AG2R La Mondiale rider France's Nans Peters rides ahead during the 8th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 140km between Cazeres-sur-Garonne and Loudenvielle. AFP
Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
Waves crash on the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture. AFP
Waves crash on the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture. AFP
People gather on Venice Beach on the first day of the Labour Day weekend amid a heatwave in Venice, California. Temperatures are soaring across California amid a late-summer heatwave. AFP
People gather on Venice Beach on the first day of the Labour Day weekend amid a heatwave in Venice, California. Temperatures are soaring across California amid a late-summer heatwave. AFP
Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif (centre) stands with party leaders and activists to pay tribute and pray in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore, to mark the country’s Defence Day. AFP
Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif (centre) stands with party leaders and activists to pay tribute and pray in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore, to mark the country’s Defence Day. AFP
A couple watch a race before the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, in Louisville. AP Photo
A couple watch a race before the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, in Louisville. AP Photo
A man holds a US National flag during a demonstration over Dijon Kizee in Los Angeles, California. Dijon Kizzee was killed by sheriff's deputies on the evening of August 31 in Los Angeles. AFP
A man holds a US National flag during a demonstration over Dijon Kizee in Los Angeles, California. Dijon Kizzee was killed by sheriff's deputies on the evening of August 31 in Los Angeles. AFP
Demonstrators take part in a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, US. Reuters
Demonstrators take part in a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, US. Reuters
A close up of a Ditch Jewel dragonfly (Brachythemis contaminata) seen on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly and can be spotted in many Asian countries. EPA
A close up of a Ditch Jewel dragonfly (Brachythemis contaminata) seen on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly and can be spotted in many Asian countries. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for September 6, 2020

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

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September 06, 2020

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Several boats sink at Trump parade on Texas lake

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The White Lotus: Season three

Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

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Uefa Champions League quarter-final, second leg (first-leg score)

Porto (0) v Liverpool (2), Wednesday, 11pm UAE

Match is on BeIN Sports

THE BIO: Mohammed Ashiq Ali

Proudest achievement: “I came to a new country and started this shop”

Favourite TV programme: the news

Favourite place in Dubai: Al Fahidi. “They started the metro in 2009 and I didn’t take it yet.”

Family: six sons in Dubai and a daughter in Faisalabad

 

On Women's Day
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Episode list:

Ep1: A recovery like no other- the unevenness of the economic recovery 

Ep2: PCR and jobs - the future of work - new trends and challenges 

Ep3: The recovery and global trade disruptions - globalisation post-pandemic 

Ep4: Inflation- services and goods - debt risks 

Ep5: Travel and tourism 

Christopher Robin
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Haley Atwell, Jim Cummings, Peter Capaldi
Three stars

2021 World Triathlon Championship Series

May 15: Yokohama, Japan
June 5: Leeds, UK
June 24: Montreal, Canada
July 10: Hamburg, Germany
Aug 17-22: Edmonton, Canada (World Triathlon Championship Final)
Nov 5-6 : Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date TBC: Chengdu, China

Women’s World T20, Asia Qualifier, in Bangkok

UAE fixtures Mon Nov 20, v China; Tue Nov 21, v Thailand; Thu Nov 23, v Nepal; Fri Nov 24, v Hong Kong; Sun Nov 26, v Malaysia; Mon Nov 27, Final

(The winners will progress to the Global Qualifier)

Score

Third Test, Day 1

New Zealand 229-7 (90 ov)
Pakistan

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

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KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
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Countries recognising Palestine

France, UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino and Andorra

 

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