• TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Gold medalist Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of Team Kenya poses during the medal ceremony for the Men's 800m Final.
    TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Gold medalist Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir of Team Kenya poses during the medal ceremony for the Men's 800m Final.
  • Sandor Totka, of Hungary, reacts after finish first in men's kayak single 200m final A to win the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
    Sandor Totka, of Hungary, reacts after finish first in men's kayak single 200m final A to win the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  • Hansle Parchment of Jamaica reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 110m hurdles.
    Hansle Parchment of Jamaica reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 110m hurdles.
  • Gold medalist Hansle Parchment of Team Jamaica, bronze medalist Ronald Levy of Team Jamaica and silver medalist Grant Holloway of Team United States compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final.
    Gold medalist Hansle Parchment of Team Jamaica, bronze medalist Ronald Levy of Team Jamaica and silver medalist Grant Holloway of Team United States compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final.
  • Germany's Florian Wellbrock celebrates after finishing first to take the gold medal in the men's 10km marathon swimming event.
    Germany's Florian Wellbrock celebrates after finishing first to take the gold medal in the men's 10km marathon swimming event.
  • Florian Wellbrock, of Germany, holds up his gold medal during a victory ceremony for the men's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
    Florian Wellbrock, of Germany, holds up his gold medal during a victory ceremony for the men's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  • Florian Wellbrock of Team Germany.
    Florian Wellbrock of Team Germany.
  • Gold medalist Florian Wellbrock of Team Germany, centre, silver medalist Kristof Rasovszky of Team Hungary, left, and bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Team Italy pose after the Men's 10km Marathon Swimming.
    Gold medalist Florian Wellbrock of Team Germany, centre, silver medalist Kristof Rasovszky of Team Hungary, left, and bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Team Italy pose after the Men's 10km Marathon Swimming.
  • Gold medalist Wojciech Nowicki, centre, of Poland, silver medalist Eivind Henriksen, left, of Norway and bronze medalist Pawel Fajdek of Poland during the medal ceremony for the men's Hammer Throw.
    Gold medalist Wojciech Nowicki, centre, of Poland, silver medalist Eivind Henriksen, left, of Norway and bronze medalist Pawel Fajdek of Poland during the medal ceremony for the men's Hammer Throw.
  • Ryan Crouser of the United States competes en route to winning the men's shot put final at the Tokyo Olympics.
    Ryan Crouser of the United States competes en route to winning the men's shot put final at the Tokyo Olympics.
  • Ryan Crouser, of United States, holds a sign while celebrating winning the gold medal in the final of the men's shot put with his father and coach, Mitch Crouser, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
    Ryan Crouser, of United States, holds a sign while celebrating winning the gold medal in the final of the men's shot put with his father and coach, Mitch Crouser, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  • Ryan Crouser, of United States, holds a sign while celebrating winning the gold medal in the final of the men's shot put.
    Ryan Crouser, of United States, holds a sign while celebrating winning the gold medal in the final of the men's shot put.
  • Keegan Palmer of Australia competes during the Men's Park Skateboarding Finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Urban Sports Park.
    Keegan Palmer of Australia competes during the Men's Park Skateboarding Finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Urban Sports Park.
  • Silver medalist Pedro Barros of Brazil, gold medalist Keegan Palmer of Australia and bronze medalist Cory Juneau of the USA show their medals during the Men's Park Skateboarding Finals awarding ceremony.
    Silver medalist Pedro Barros of Brazil, gold medalist Keegan Palmer of Australia and bronze medalist Cory Juneau of the USA show their medals during the Men's Park Skateboarding Finals awarding ceremony.
  • Gold medalist Nevin Harrison of Team United States celebrates at the medal ceremony following the Women's Canoe Single 200m Final.
    Gold medalist Nevin Harrison of Team United States celebrates at the medal ceremony following the Women's Canoe Single 200m Final.
  • Gold medalist Sandor Totka of Team Hungary celebrates at the medal ceremony following the Men's Kayak Single 200m Final.
    Gold medalist Sandor Totka of Team Hungary celebrates at the medal ceremony following the Men's Kayak Single 200m Final.
  • Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green of Team Australia celebrate winning the gold medal following the Men's Kayak Double 1,000m Final.
    Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green of Team Australia celebrate winning the gold medal following the Men's Kayak Double 1,000m Final.
  • Silver medalist Max Hoff and Jacob Schopf of Team Germany, gold medalists Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green of Team Australia and bronze medalists Josef Dostal and Radek Slouf of Team Czech Republic celebrate at the medal ceremony following the Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final.
    Silver medalist Max Hoff and Jacob Schopf of Team Germany, gold medalists Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green of Team Australia and bronze medalists Josef Dostal and Radek Slouf of Team Czech Republic celebrate at the medal ceremony following the Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final.
  • From left: silver medalist Koki Ikeda of Team Japan, gold medalist Massimo Stano of Team Italy and bronze medalist Toshikazu Yamanishi of Team Japan pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk.
    From left: silver medalist Koki Ikeda of Team Japan, gold medalist Massimo Stano of Team Italy and bronze medalist Toshikazu Yamanishi of Team Japan pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's 20km Race Walk.
  • Gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian Olympic Committee at an award ceremony for the men's featherweight (52-57kg) boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
    Gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian Olympic Committee at an award ceremony for the men's featherweight (52-57kg) boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
  • Gold medalist Matthew Walls of Team Great Britain poses while holding the flag of his country during the medal ceremony after the Men's Omnium points race.
    Gold medalist Matthew Walls of Team Great Britain poses while holding the flag of his country during the medal ceremony after the Men's Omnium points race.
  • Great Britain's Matthew Walls celebrates gold in the Men's Omnium Points Race.
    Great Britain's Matthew Walls celebrates gold in the Men's Omnium Points Race.
  • Gold medallist Shanne Braspennincx of Netherlands poses with her medal after the women's track cycling keirin final.
    Gold medallist Shanne Braspennincx of Netherlands poses with her medal after the women's track cycling keirin final.
  • Gold medallist Pedro Pichardo of Portugal poses with his medal on the podium after the men's triple jump event.
    Gold medallist Pedro Pichardo of Portugal poses with his medal on the podium after the men's triple jump event.
  • Gold medalist Pedro Pichardo (C) of Portugal, silver medalist Zhu Yaming (L) of China and bronze medalist Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso during the medal ceremony.
    Gold medalist Pedro Pichardo (C) of Portugal, silver medalist Zhu Yaming (L) of China and bronze medalist Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso during the medal ceremony.
  • From left: Silver medalist Kenneth Bednarek of Team United States, gold medalist Andre De Grasse of Team Canada and bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States pose with their for the 400m Final medal ceremony.
    From left: Silver medalist Kenneth Bednarek of Team United States, gold medalist Andre De Grasse of Team Canada and bronze medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States pose with their for the 400m Final medal ceremony.
  • Gold medallist in the men's 200m final, Andre De Grasse of Canada, poses as he celebrates on the podium REUTERS / Dylan Martinez
    Gold medallist in the men's 200m final, Andre De Grasse of Canada, poses as he celebrates on the podium REUTERS / Dylan Martinez

Tokyo 2020 Day 13: All the gold medals Australian teen win's men's park skateboarding


Steve Luckings
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Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics and we have already witnessed the "unbeatable" Florian Wellbrock power to gold in the men's 10km marathon swimming competition.

The German set the pace early on and holding his lead all the way to the finish.

Wellbrock, who claimed bronze in the men's 1,500m freestyle swimming event, finished in a time of 1 hour, 48 minutes, 33.7 seconds, more than 25 seconds ahead of Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky. Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed bronze.

Rasovszky, who said he had trained in tough conditions to prepare for the Games, conceded he had no chance of catching Wellbrock.

"Florian was unbeatable today," he said. "I tried to be the best of the rest."

Flying Australian teen Keegan Palmer claimed the inaugural men's park skateboarding Olympic gold medal in stunning fashion with two giant scores in the final on Thursday.

Palmer, 18, threw down the gauntlet with 94.04 points in his first run before incredibly bettering his score to 95.83 in his third and final routine.

"I put in a lot of hard work over the last couple of years," said Palmer.

"It paid off today and I'm so grateful to be able to bring the gold back to Australia. It means the world to me because that's where it all started."

The San Diego-based Aussie pulled some huge airs at Ariake Urban Sports Park and he finished well clear of Brazilian silver medallist Pedro Barrios's 86.14 and America's Cory Juneau, who claimed bronze with 84.13.

"I just went in planning to put down a solid run in the first run, and then work on making it better if I needed to," said Palmer.

"I can't believe I'm here now. I put a lot of hard work into that one run and it paid off."

American Heimana Reynolds, the world number one and reigning world champion, did not reach the final after failing to complete any of his three rides in qualifying.

Grant Holloway of the United States took the silver medal while Ronald Levy of Jamaica won the bronze.

The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw them finish a shock sixth in their semi-final on Thursday.

The US team featured two of the individual 100m finalists, Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker, the world leader Trayvon Bromell, and Cravon Gillespie, who also ran the heats en route to their 2019 world championship-winning team.

But despite the depth of talent on show, a shocking second changeover saw them lose all momentum and Gillespie was unable to run them back into contention in a mass finish, with China the surprise heat winners in 37.92.

Canada were second, two thousandths of a second behind, and Italy, helped by newly-crowned individual champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, posted a national record 37.95 to also advance.

Jamaica led the way in the other semi, qualifying fastest in 37.82, ahead of Britain (38.02) and Japan (38.16)

After dominating the event for decades, a succession of disqualifications contributed to the United States not managing gold since 2000 and this is the latest setback in what has been a considerably below-par performance in Tokyo for the male side of the sport's traditionally most powerful nation.

Ten tax points to be aware of in 2026

1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years

If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.

2. E-invoicing in the UAE

Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime

Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.

5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit

There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.

6. Further transfer pricing enforcement

Transfer pricing enforcement, which refers to the practice of establishing prices for internal transactions between related entities, is expected to broaden in scope. The UAE will shortly open the possibility to negotiate advance pricing agreements, or essentially rulings for transfer pricing purposes. 

7. Limited time periods for audits

Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion. 

8. Pillar 2 implementation 

Many multinational groups will begin to feel the practical effect of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT), the UAE's implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax under Pillar 2. While the rules apply for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2025, it is 2026 that marks the transition to an operational phase.

9. Reduced compliance obligations for imported goods and services

Businesses that apply the reverse-charge mechanism for VAT purposes in the UAE may benefit from reduced compliance obligations. 

10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Scores

New Zealand 266 for 9 in 50 overs
Pakistan 219 all out in 47.2 overs 

New Zealand win by 47 runs

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Key figures in the life of the fort

Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.

Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.

Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.

Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae

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World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

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Defence review at a glance

• Increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 but given “turbulent times it may be necessary to go faster”

• Prioritise a shift towards working with AI and autonomous systems

• Invest in the resilience of military space systems.

• Number of active reserves should be increased by 20%

• More F-35 fighter jets required in the next decade

• New “hybrid Navy” with AUKUS submarines and autonomous vessels

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The Matrix Resurrections

Director: Lana Wachowski

Stars:  Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Henwick 

Rating:****

HIV on the rise in the region

A 2019 United Nations special analysis on Aids reveals 37 per cent of new HIV infections in the Mena region are from people injecting drugs.

New HIV infections have also risen by 29 per cent in western Europe and Asia, and by 7 per cent in Latin America, but declined elsewhere.

Egypt has shown the highest increase in recorded cases of HIV since 2010, up by 196 per cent.

Access to HIV testing, treatment and care in the region is well below the global average.  

Few statistics have been published on the number of cases in the UAE, although a UNAIDS report said 1.5 per cent of the prison population has the virus.

The Sand Castle

Director: Matty Brown

Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea

Rating: 2.5/5

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid

When: April 25, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 1, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Empty Words

By Mario Levrero  

(Coffee House Press)
 

Company profile

Date started: 2015

Founder: John Tsioris and Ioanna Angelidaki

Based: Dubai

Sector: Online grocery delivery

Staff: 200

Funding: Undisclosed, but investors include the Jabbar Internet Group and Venture Friends

MATCH INFO

Real Madrid 2 (Benzema 13', Kroos 28')
Barcelona 1 (Mingueza 60')

Red card: Casemiro (Real Madrid)

Updated: August 05, 2021, 11:21 AM