• Team AG2R La Mondiale rider France's Nans Peters rides ahead during the 8th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 140km between Cazeres-sur-Garonne and Loudenvielle. AFP
    Team AG2R La Mondiale rider France's Nans Peters rides ahead during the 8th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 140km between Cazeres-sur-Garonne and Loudenvielle. AFP
  • Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
    Local boys are silhouetted as they ride on a motorcycle back to home after offering food at a Buddhist pagoda during the Pchum Ben festival or Ancestors's Day in Kob Srov village on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP Photo
  • Waves crash on the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture. AFP
    Waves crash on the coast as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima prefecture. AFP
  • People gather on Venice Beach on the first day of the Labour Day weekend amid a heatwave in Venice, California. Temperatures are soaring across California amid a late-summer heatwave. AFP
    People gather on Venice Beach on the first day of the Labour Day weekend amid a heatwave in Venice, California. Temperatures are soaring across California amid a late-summer heatwave. AFP
  • Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif (centre) stands with party leaders and activists to pay tribute and pray in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore, to mark the country’s Defence Day. AFP
    Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif (centre) stands with party leaders and activists to pay tribute and pray in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore, to mark the country’s Defence Day. AFP
  • A couple watch a race before the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, in Louisville. AP Photo
    A couple watch a race before the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, in Louisville. AP Photo
  • A man holds a US National flag during a demonstration over Dijon Kizee in Los Angeles, California. Dijon Kizzee was killed by sheriff's deputies on the evening of August 31 in Los Angeles. AFP
    A man holds a US National flag during a demonstration over Dijon Kizee in Los Angeles, California. Dijon Kizzee was killed by sheriff's deputies on the evening of August 31 in Los Angeles. AFP
  • Demonstrators take part in a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, US. Reuters
    Demonstrators take part in a protest over the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, US. Reuters
  • A close up of a Ditch Jewel dragonfly (Brachythemis contaminata) seen on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly and can be spotted in many Asian countries. EPA
    A close up of a Ditch Jewel dragonfly (Brachythemis contaminata) seen on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly and can be spotted in many Asian countries. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for September 6, 2020

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

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BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES

Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm) 
RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm) 
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm) 
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn  (4.30pm) 
Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm) 
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)

Sunday, May 17

Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)

Monday, May 18

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)

The 10 Questions
  • Is there a God?
  • How did it all begin?
  • What is inside a black hole?
  • Can we predict the future?
  • Is time travel possible?
  • Will we survive on Earth?
  • Is there other intelligent life in the universe?
  • Should we colonise space?
  • Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?
  • How do we shape the future?
The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 261hp at 5,500rpm

Torque: 405Nm at 1,750-3,500rpm

Transmission: 9-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 6.9L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh117,059

Company Profile

Company name: Fine Diner

Started: March, 2020

Co-founders: Sami Elayan, Saed Elayan and Zaid Azzouka

Based: Dubai

Industry: Technology and food delivery

Initial investment: Dh75,000

Investor: Dtec Startupbootcamp

Future plan: Looking to raise $400,000

Total sales: Over 1,000 deliveries in three months

Profile of Whizkey

Date founded: 04 November 2017

Founders: Abdulaziz AlBlooshi and Harsh Hirani

Based: Dubai, UAE

Number of employees: 10

Sector: AI, software

Cashflow: Dh2.5 Million  

Funding stage: Series A

RESULT

Fifth ODI, at Headingley

England 351/9
Pakistan 297
England win by 54 runs (win series 4-0)

Paatal Lok season two

Directors: Avinash Arun, Prosit Roy 

Stars: Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Lc Sekhose, Merenla Imsong

Rating: 4.5/5

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

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