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Shattered rooms show Gaza war toll on kids

GAZA CITY: The latest Gaza war is over, but its wreckage still liters the purple bedroom of 9-year-old Shrouq Al Masri and her 4-year-old sister, Razan.

Britain reports zero COVID-19 deaths

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since last July, despite a recent rise in cases linked to the Delta variant.

IPA invites project proposals to nurture Africa's reading culture

The 2022 APIF theme of cultivating a reading culture is intentionally broad to attract a wide range of innovations

3rd runner-up at Miss Universe Adline Castelino looks forward to Bollywood

22-year-old Indian model Adline Castelino emerged as the third runner-up at the 69th edition of Miss Universe 2021, held in the US

New Zealand fancy chances of breaking Lord's jinx against depleted England

New Zealand have won only one out of the 17 Tests they have played at Lord’s in their 90-year cricket history in England. Their lone victory came in 1999 under Stephen Fleming’s captaincy. They have lost eight and drawn eight matches

Sliming the victim ‘normal' in political discourse

George Floyd became the most unlikeliest of catalysts for this discussion. Americans prefer that their martyrs be non-threatening saints, though our martyrs stubbornly refuse to be anything but troubled fellow citizens

Egypt's intelligence chief holds truce talks with Hamas in Gaza

Egypt’s intelligence chief met Hamas leaders in Gaza to try to bolster a ceasefire between the Palestinian group and Israel and to discuss reconstruction plans following the recent hostilities

Mohammed comes to help of cholera-hit Bangladesh

IHC charters Emirates Sky Cargo aircraft to deliver over 50 metric tonnes of cholera kits; cholera supplies from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai will reach 20,000 patients

Denmark helped US spy on Europe officials: Report

NSA used a partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including Merkel, said Danish state broadcaster DR

After Footfall Of 80,000 Book Lovers, It's Curtains For SCRF

The 2021 edition of SCRF marked a new chapter in its 12-year history by expanding its reach to cities on the eastern coast of Sharjah and across the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, and RAK

Project Supports Centre For Differently-Abled

Dubai: Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination, Dubai’s legacy institution for people of determination, has officially inaugurated Beit Al Noor, a future-focused endowment project aimed at providing the Association with a sustainable sourcing of funding to support its education efforts.

Pope To Meet Lebanon's Christian Leaders

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country’s worst crisis since its civil war that ended in 1990.

UAE's Ajami Targets Tokyo Olympics Qualification

SHARJAH: Sharjah Women’s Sports Club’s top karate player, Hawraa Al Ajami, let the UAE on Sunday to take part in the Olympic qualifier scheduled to be held in France.

UAE, Egypt Conclude Joint Military Drill

ABU DHABI: Major General Saeed Al Shehhi, Deputy Commander of the UAE Land Forces, and Lieutenant General Mohamed Abbas Helmy, Commander of the Egyptian Air Force, attended the closing ceremony of the Zayed 3 joint military exercise held in the UAE, with the participation of the land forces of the UAE Armed Forces and the Special Forces of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Kate gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

LONDON: British royal Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, said on Saturday she had received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and paid tribute to everyone involved in the rollout of the inoculation programme.

Through oceans of imagination, children explore science at SCRF

During the hands-on session, children constructed layers of the ocean using basic material that can be easily found at home

RTA opens Al Khaleej Street's main bridge

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened on Saturday, 29th of May 2021, the main bridge on Al Khaleej Street extending 570 metres comprising of three lanes in the direction of Bur Dubai as well as a surface junction at the intersection of Al Khaleej Street and Omar Bin Al Khatab Street.

Italy thrash neighbours San Marino 7−0 in Euro warm-up

The Azzurri coach gave some of the fringe members of his provisional 33-man Euro 2020 squad a chance to impress as he looked to cut his selection to 26 before the tournament, but Italy struggled to make any inroads in the opening half-hour

Britney Spears musical to premiere at Shakespeare Theatre Company

Plans are afoot to put some old hit songs by Britney Spears into a stage musical about woke princesses, and the hope is that the result isn’t ‘Toxic.’

US, UK call for new study into virus origins

GENEVA: The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization (WHO) to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.

Global stocks push for record high on $6 trillion US spending hopes

European stocks hit a new record high as they opened in London, Frankfurt and Paris. Tokyo had leapt more than 2% overnight and the 50-country MSCI world index was now nearly 90% above its COVID lows

Kerala governor reassures free vaccines for all

TRIVANDRUM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has reiterated the state government’s commitment to providing free vaccination against the COVID-19 to all.

Indian jewellers stay shut as lockdowns stifle gold demand

Dealers offered discounts of up to $10 an ounce, the highest since mid-September 2020, over official domestic prices inclusive of 10.75% import and 3% sales levies - unchanged from last week

Chelsea stand in the way as City look to corner CL glory

After romping to the Premier League title, their third in four seasons, and having won the League Cup this season, a City side starring the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Ruben Dias are the clear favourites at the Estadio do Dragao as they target a treble

TN wants to make vaccines at Biotech unit

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hand over the Integrated Vaccine Complex of HLL Biotech Limited in Chengalpatu so that the state can start production of anti-Covid vaccines there.

Govt scraps local trials for virus shots as it battles second wave

Centre tries to accelerate the vaccination rollout to counter the world’s worst surge in infections; virus vaccine trials on children in India to begin soon, says govt

Mary Kom, Sakshi march into finals of Asian Boxing Championships

The six-time world champion made the Mongolian opponent work hard and looked in good touch in the next round as she landed timely and powerful punches that put pressure on Altantsetseg

India extends anti-virus curbs until end of June

New Delhi vows to produce 2.59b vaccines by year-end; UAE reports 2,167 new cases, 3 deaths; Sinopharm appears safe, effective: Study; Boris defends virus handling record; Australia’s Victoria state under lockdown.

Boris disagrees that thousands died of virus due to his inaction

We did everything we could to protect the people, NHS and to protect care homes as well and may need to wait before reopening England from lockdown, says PM

Iconic figures from history shine at Sharjah reading fest

Statue-like silhouettes dressed as Isaac Newton, Queen Elizabeth I of England, Muhammad Ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi and Sherlock Holmes steal the limelight