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December 16, 2022

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Morocco’s football team makes history by reaching World Cup semi-finals
UAE launches Arab world’s first mission to the Moon
US technology firm buys 4% stake in London Stock Exchange
Russia’s 'new McDonald’s' to serve Big Mac alternative
US Department of Energy reveals major scientific breakthrough
Long-awaited Avatar sequel finally hits theatres around the world
Limited edition Mercedes-Maybach car unveiled in Dubai
Brazilian footballer Neymar acquitted in fraud and corruption trial
UK teenager declared free from disease after world’s first use of cell engineering therapy
Most searched-for fashion brand on Google in 2022 revealed

Pictures of the week: From low-hanging clouds to high-flying Al Forsan

Al Fursan aerobatic team puts on a display near the Adnoc Events Village in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The top of the Feldberg mountain is surrounded by fog and clouds near Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Schoolgirls look out at the Indian Ocean at Galle Face beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP

Hot-air balloons are displayed at an international transport exhibition, in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA

A Hindu woman offers prayers after feeding pigeons in Hyderabad, India. AP

Waiters serve dessert during the royal banquet in honour of the laureates of the Nobel Prize 2022, following the awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. AFP

England's Jude Bellingham remonstrates with referee Wilton Sampaio during the side's World Cup defeat to France. Reuters

Fuego volcano erupts 65km south-west of Guatemala City. AFP

Pilgrims sleep next to images of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside a basilica in Mexico City. AFP

An old-fashioned wholesale market in Jalandhar, in Punjab, India. AFP

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou's son, Isaac, plays on the pitch after the country's World Cup win against Portugal. Reuters

Nasa's Orion capsule is retrieved by the USS Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Moon mission, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Reuters

A labourer works at a factory that produces handicrafts made of salt in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA

A street scene in Kitshanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

Protestors opposed to Peruvian President Dina Boluarte take over an airport in Arequipa, Peru. AFP

The original mechatronic E. T. character from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film of the same name, on display in Beverly Hills, California. AFP

Submerged statues on a flooded street in Alges, Portugal. Reuters

AYA, an 'entertainment experiential park' in Wafi Mall. Antonie Robertson / The National

The sun rises over the frozen trees of the Taunus region near Frankfurt. AP

Buenos Aires basks in the glory of reaching the World Cup final, after Argentina knocked out Croatia in the semis. AFP

A man collects plastic from the polluted Citarum river in West Bandung, Indonesia. AFP

Ukrainian civilians take shelter inside a metro station during an air raid alert in the centre of Kyiv. AFP

A snow leopard, whose numbers are slowly bouncing back, looks into a remote camera in Kyrgyzstan. Reuters

Workers remove containers at Tiendita bridge in Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, where the land border will reopen on January 1. AFP

Carp swim at Bay Bon pond in the Mekong river, which had been affected by sediment, Can Tho, Vietnam. Reuters

The Aerobics Marathon with live salsa music in Cali, Colombia. AFP

Miss New York, Taryn Delanie Smith, centre left, and Miss Wisconsin, Grace Stanke, centre right, celebrate after the latter was announced as Miss America 2023, in Connecticut. AP

A choreographed beach exhibition before the International Martial Arts Championship in Kenya. AFP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul Pelosi during the unveiling of a portrait of Ms Pelosi at the US Capitol in Washington. EPA

Korey Miller, 23, looks for valuables and family heirlooms in her grandmother's home in Gretna, Louisiana, after the entire roof was blown away by a tornado. AP

Al Fursan aerobatic team puts on a display near the Adnoc Events Village in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

The top of the Feldberg mountain is surrounded by fog and clouds near Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Schoolgirls look out at the Indian Ocean at Galle Face beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP

Hot-air balloons are displayed at an international transport exhibition, in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA

A Hindu woman offers prayers after feeding pigeons in Hyderabad, India. AP

Waiters serve dessert during the royal banquet in honour of the laureates of the Nobel Prize 2022, following the awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. AFP

England's Jude Bellingham remonstrates with referee Wilton Sampaio during the side's World Cup defeat to France. Reuters

Fuego volcano erupts 65km south-west of Guatemala City. AFP

Pilgrims sleep next to images of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside a basilica in Mexico City. AFP

An old-fashioned wholesale market in Jalandhar, in Punjab, India. AFP

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou's son, Isaac, plays on the pitch after the country's World Cup win against Portugal. Reuters

Nasa's Orion capsule is retrieved by the USS Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Moon mission, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Reuters

A labourer works at a factory that produces handicrafts made of salt in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA

A street scene in Kitshanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

Protestors opposed to Peruvian President Dina Boluarte take over an airport in Arequipa, Peru. AFP

The original mechatronic E. T. character from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film of the same name, on display in Beverly Hills, California. AFP

Submerged statues on a flooded street in Alges, Portugal. Reuters

AYA, an 'entertainment experiential park' in Wafi Mall. Antonie Robertson / The National

The sun rises over the frozen trees of the Taunus region near Frankfurt. AP

Buenos Aires basks in the glory of reaching the World Cup final, after Argentina knocked out Croatia in the semis. AFP

A man collects plastic from the polluted Citarum river in West Bandung, Indonesia. AFP

Ukrainian civilians take shelter inside a metro station during an air raid alert in the centre of Kyiv. AFP

A snow leopard, whose numbers are slowly bouncing back, looks into a remote camera in Kyrgyzstan. Reuters

Workers remove containers at Tiendita bridge in Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, where the land border will reopen on January 1. AFP

Carp swim at Bay Bon pond in the Mekong river, which had been affected by sediment, Can Tho, Vietnam. Reuters

The Aerobics Marathon with live salsa music in Cali, Colombia. AFP

Miss New York, Taryn Delanie Smith, centre left, and Miss Wisconsin, Grace Stanke, centre right, celebrate after the latter was announced as Miss America 2023, in Connecticut. AP

A choreographed beach exhibition before the International Martial Arts Championship in Kenya. AFP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and husband Paul Pelosi during the unveiling of a portrait of Ms Pelosi at the US Capitol in Washington. EPA

Korey Miller, 23, looks for valuables and family heirlooms in her grandmother's home in Gretna, Louisiana, after the entire roof was blown away by a tornado. AP

Al Fursan aerobatic team puts on a display near the Adnoc Events Village in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Updated: December 16, 2022, 8:44 PM

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