• Police spray a water cannon at protesters during a demonstration against an "overall security" bill, which includes an article seeking to limit the filming of police officers on duty in Paris. AFP
    Police spray a water cannon at protesters during a demonstration against an "overall security" bill, which includes an article seeking to limit the filming of police officers on duty in Paris. AFP
  • A protester wearing make-up to play the part of a victim of abuse at school poses for photographers during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok. AFP
    A protester wearing make-up to play the part of a victim of abuse at school poses for photographers during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok. AFP
  • Protesters dressed in dinosaur costumes play with inflatable balls representing asteroids - the impact from which contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which activists said represents the older generation of Thai politicians - during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok. AFP
    Protesters dressed in dinosaur costumes play with inflatable balls representing asteroids - the impact from which contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which activists said represents the older generation of Thai politicians - during a 'Bad Student' rally in Bangkok. AFP
  • Apollinariia Panfilova and Dmitry Rylov of Russia perform their pairs programme during the Free Skating competition at the Rostelecom Cup 2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow. AFP
    Apollinariia Panfilova and Dmitry Rylov of Russia perform their pairs programme during the Free Skating competition at the Rostelecom Cup 2020 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow. AFP
  • A visitor is pictured at the iconic 'Angel of the North' sculpture, designed by designed by British artist Antony Gormley, at sunset in Gateshead, northeast England. AFP
    A visitor is pictured at the iconic 'Angel of the North' sculpture, designed by designed by British artist Antony Gormley, at sunset in Gateshead, northeast England. AFP
  • A protester holds up her mobile phone, pasted with passport-sized photos of her family on the back, in the Siam area in Bangkok, Thailand. Getty Images
    A protester holds up her mobile phone, pasted with passport-sized photos of her family on the back, in the Siam area in Bangkok, Thailand. Getty Images
  • A man walks past an office of the Congress building set on fire by demonstrators during a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Reuters
    A man walks past an office of the Congress building set on fire by demonstrators during a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Reuters
  • An athlete carries a body of a car during a strongmen contest "People are stronger than machines" in Sevastopol, Crimea. Reuters
    An athlete carries a body of a car during a strongmen contest "People are stronger than machines" in Sevastopol, Crimea. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for November 22, 2020

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

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November 22, 2020

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Ronaldo wears red face paint to raise awareness of domestic violence against women

Sheikh Hamdan leads from the front as Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road turns into a cycle track

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Abu Dhabi

The biog

First Job: Abu Dhabi Department of Petroleum in 1974  
Current role: Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding since 2008
Career high: Regularly cited on Forbes list of 100 most powerful Arab Businesswomen
Achievement: Helped establish Al Maskari Medical Centre in 1969 in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region
Future plan: Will now concentrate on her charitable work

Jewel of the Expo 2020

252 projectors installed on Al Wasl dome

13.6km of steel used in the structure that makes it equal in length to 16 Burj Khalifas

550 tonnes of moulded steel were raised last year to cap the dome

724,000 cubic metres is the space it encloses

Stands taller than the leaning tower of Pisa

Steel trellis dome is one of the largest single structures on site

The size of 16 tennis courts and weighs as much as 500 elephants

Al Wasl means connection in Arabic

World’s largest 360-degree projection surface

Difference between fractional ownership and timeshare

Although similar in its appearance, the concept of a fractional title deed is unlike that of a timeshare, which usually involves multiple investors buying “time” in a property whereby the owner has the right to occupation for a specified period of time in any year, as opposed to the actual real estate, said John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a law firm.

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What sanctions would be reimposed?

Under ‘snapback’, measures imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council in six resolutions would be restored, including:

  • An arms embargo
  • A ban on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
  • A ban on launches and other activities with ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, as well as ballistic missile technology transfer and technical assistance
  • A targeted global asset freeze and travel ban on Iranian individuals and entities
  • Authorisation for countries to inspect Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines cargoes for banned goods
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