• The Washington Monument is seen at sunrise on the National Mall, as vote counting continues in the 2020 US presidential election, in Washington, US. Reuters
    The Washington Monument is seen at sunrise on the National Mall, as vote counting continues in the 2020 US presidential election, in Washington, US. Reuters
  • Japan's skipper Kojiro Shiraishi, dressed in traditional costume, waves his family before taking the start of the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. AFP
    Japan's skipper Kojiro Shiraishi, dressed in traditional costume, waves his family before taking the start of the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world sailing race in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. AFP
  • Two locals chat while standing nearby the flooded road to San Pedro Sula, following the passage of Hurricane Eta, near the locality of Campin, 240km north of Tegucigalpa. Scores of people have died or remain unaccounted for as the remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed floods and triggered landslides on its deadly march across Central America. AFP
    Two locals chat while standing nearby the flooded road to San Pedro Sula, following the passage of Hurricane Eta, near the locality of Campin, 240km north of Tegucigalpa. Scores of people have died or remain unaccounted for as the remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed floods and triggered landslides on its deadly march across Central America. AFP
  • Schevon Salmon, of Washington, left, celebrates with his 2-year-old daughter Nyomi Salmon, President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump, in Washington. AP Photo
    Schevon Salmon, of Washington, left, celebrates with his 2-year-old daughter Nyomi Salmon, President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump, in Washington. AP Photo
  • Supporters of President Donald Trump unfurl a giant American flag outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. AP Photo
    Supporters of President Donald Trump unfurl a giant American flag outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. AP Photo
  • Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United (left) and Nathan Redmond of Southampton (right) in action during the English Premier League match between Southampton and Newcastle United in Southampton, Britain. EPA
    Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle United (left) and Nathan Redmond of Southampton (right) in action during the English Premier League match between Southampton and Newcastle United in Southampton, Britain. EPA
  • Truffle hunter Carlo Marenda pets his dog Buc as they search for white truffles through the Langhe Countryside in Roddi, near Alba, north-western Italy. Despite new measures to stop the spread of the Covid-19, truffles hunters are allowed to search in the countryside in Italy. AFP
    Truffle hunter Carlo Marenda pets his dog Buc as they search for white truffles through the Langhe Countryside in Roddi, near Alba, north-western Italy. Despite new measures to stop the spread of the Covid-19, truffles hunters are allowed to search in the countryside in Italy. AFP
  • A woman reacts after news media declared Democratic candidate Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 US presidential election, at BLM Plaza in Washington, DC, US. Reuters
    A woman reacts after news media declared Democratic candidate Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 US presidential election, at BLM Plaza in Washington, DC, US. Reuters
  • Maryland running back Peny Boone (13) tries to stay in bounds on a second-quarter run against Penn State during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pennsylvania. AP Photo
    Maryland running back Peny Boone (13) tries to stay in bounds on a second-quarter run against Penn State during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pennsylvania. AP Photo

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UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

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Four motivational quotes from Alicia's Dubai talk

“The only thing we need is to know that we have faith. Faith and hope in our own dreams. The belief that, when we keep going we’re going to find our way. That’s all we got.”

“Sometimes we try so hard to keep things inside. We try so hard to pretend it’s not really bothering us. In some ways, that hurts us more. You don’t realise how dishonest you are with yourself sometimes, but I realised that if I spoke it, I could let it go.”

“One good thing is to know you’re not the only one going through it. You’re not the only one trying to find your way, trying to find yourself, trying to find amazing energy, trying to find a light. Show all of yourself. Show every nuance. All of your magic. All of your colours. Be true to that. You can be unafraid.”

“It’s time to stop holding back. It’s time to do it on your terms. It’s time to shine in the most unbelievable way. It’s time to let go of negativity and find your tribe, find those people that lift you up, because everybody else is just in your way.”