A camp for displaced people at the Gymnasium Vincent sports centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than 1,120 people, half of them minors, live in poverty at the centre, which is behind the former official residence of the country's president. EPA
A camp for displaced people at the Gymnasium Vincent sports centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than 1,120 people, half of them minors, live in poverty at the centre, which is behind the former official residence of the country's president. EPA
The coffin of Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, sits on a golden dragon float during a funeral procession before his cremation in Phnom Penh. AFP
The coffin of Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, sits on a golden dragon float during a funeral procession before his cremation in Phnom Penh. AFP
A boy plays with an inflatable tube on a flooded street in Colombo's Biyagama district. Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that killed at least 10 and left six missing. AP
A boy plays with an inflatable tube on a flooded street in Colombo's Biyagama district. Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that killed at least 10 and left six missing. AP
People play with a ball during a blockage of a motorway in Le Perthus, Spain, near the border with France, as farmers demand better conditions before European elections. Reuters
People play with a ball during a blockage of a motorway in Le Perthus, Spain, near the border with France, as farmers demand better conditions before European elections. Reuters
Mexico's president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses her supporters in Mexico City after winning the election. Reuters
Mexico's president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses her supporters in Mexico City after winning the election. Reuters
A banner reading 'Keir Starmer: Will Labour Stop Arming Israel?' is hung over the side of Westminster Bridge, in front of the Palace of Westminster, home to the houses of Parliament, in London. AFP
A banner reading 'Keir Starmer: Will Labour Stop Arming Israel?' is hung over the side of Westminster Bridge, in front of the Palace of Westminster, home to the houses of Parliament, in London. AFP
Fans await the arrival of Taylor Swift in Decines-Charpieu, eastern France. AFP
Fans await the arrival of Taylor Swift in Decines-Charpieu, eastern France. AFP
Banpo Rainbow Bridge over Han river in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg
Banpo Rainbow Bridge over Han river in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg
A boy sips a cup of tea during a break at a factory in Al Bab, on the outskirts of Aleppo. Thousands of vulnerable children in Syria are being forced to take up work due to the devastating effects of a civil war that began in 2011. AFP
A boy sips a cup of tea during a break at a factory in Al Bab, on the outskirts of Aleppo. Thousands of vulnerable children in Syria are being forced to take up work due to the devastating effects of a civil war that began in 2011. AFP

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June 03, 2024

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On Women's Day
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  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
GROUPS AND FIXTURES

Group A
UAE, Italy, Japan, Spain

Group B
Egypt, Iran, Mexico, Russia

Tuesday
4.15pm: Italy v Japan
5.30pm: Spain v UAE
6.45pm: Egypt v Russia
8pm: Iran v Mexico

Conflict, drought, famine

Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million, according to a document prepared for the UK House of Lords in 2024.
It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government, which took control after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie in a military-led revolution in 1974, contributed to the scale of the famine.
Dr Miriam Bradley, senior lecturer in humanitarian studies at the University of Manchester, has argued that, by the early 1980s, “several government policies combined to cause, rather than prevent, a famine which lasted from 1983 to 1985. Mengistu’s government imposed Stalinist-model agricultural policies involving forced collectivisation and villagisation [relocation of communities into planned villages].
The West became aware of the catastrophe through a series of BBC News reports by journalist Michael Buerk in October 1984 describing a “biblical famine” and containing graphic images of thousands of people, including children, facing starvation.

Band Aid

Bob Geldof, singer with the Irish rock group The Boomtown Rats, formed Band Aid in response to the horrific images shown in the news broadcasts.
With Midge Ure of the band Ultravox, he wrote the hit charity single Do They Know it’s Christmas in December 1984, featuring a string of high-profile musicians.
Following the single’s success, the idea to stage a rock concert evolved.
Live Aid was a series of simultaneous concerts that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, the US, and at various other venues across the world.
The combined event was broadcast to an estimated worldwide audience of 1.5 billion.

MATCH INFO

Inter Milan v Juventus
Saturday, 10.45pm (UAE)
Watch the match on BeIN Sports

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The specs: 2018 Genesis G70

Price, base / as tested: Dh155,000 / Dh205,000

Engine: 3.3-litre, turbocharged V6

Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 370hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque: 510Nm @ 1,300rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 10.6L / 100km

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Updated: June 03, 2024, 10:27 AM