• Smoke hangs over the Siuslaw River near Mapleton, Oregon, as the The Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire burns on the hillside overlooking the town. AP
    Smoke hangs over the Siuslaw River near Mapleton, Oregon, as the The Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire burns on the hillside overlooking the town. AP
  • A woman is scanned for body temperature as she arrives in The Vatican, prior to the Pope's limited public audience. AFP
    A woman is scanned for body temperature as she arrives in The Vatican, prior to the Pope's limited public audience. AFP
  • A protester uses a tennis racket to repel a tear gas canister during clashes with security forces amidst an anti-government demonstration in the centre of Lebanon's capital Beirut during. AFP
    A protester uses a tennis racket to repel a tear gas canister during clashes with security forces amidst an anti-government demonstration in the centre of Lebanon's capital Beirut during. AFP
  • Students attend a ceremony to kick off the new semester in Wuhan High School in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Chinese students began a full return to regular classes Tuesday following two weeks without new cases of local transmission in the country. AP
    Students attend a ceremony to kick off the new semester in Wuhan High School in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Chinese students began a full return to regular classes Tuesday following two weeks without new cases of local transmission in the country. AP
  • The full moon shines surrounded by clouds in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
    The full moon shines surrounded by clouds in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
  • A Palestinian man wearing a protective face mask looks through a hole in a torched house where three children of Al Hazeen family were killed in a fire ignited by a candle used to light up their room during a power cut in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian man wearing a protective face mask looks through a hole in a torched house where three children of Al Hazeen family were killed in a fire ignited by a candle used to light up their room during a power cut in the central Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Pope Francis greets attendees as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican to hold a limited public audience. AFP
    Pope Francis greets attendees as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican to hold a limited public audience. AFP
  • Police officers use pepper sprays against protestors during an anti-government demo in Sofia. AFP
    Police officers use pepper sprays against protestors during an anti-government demo in Sofia. AFP
  • A woman takes a walk as it rains at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    A woman takes a walk as it rains at a Han River park in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for September 2, 2020

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

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September 02, 2020

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Classification of skills

A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation. 

A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.

The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000. 

Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
 
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
The specs
  • Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
  • Power: 640hp
  • Torque: 760nm
  • On sale: 2026
  • Price: Not announced yet
Greatest of All Time
Starring: Vijay, Sneha, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Rating: 2/5
MATCH INFO

Who: France v Italy
When: Friday, 11pm (UAE)
TV: BeIN Sports

A MINECRAFT MOVIE

Director: Jared Hess

Starring: Jack Black, Jennifer Coolidge, Jason Momoa

Rating: 3/5

Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

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