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Pictures of the week: From cranes in the mist to ducks in the ice
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Thousands of Cranes in the Agamon Hula Lake area in northern Israel during their seasonal migration from Europe to Africa. AFP -

Fog swamps Kuwait City, with the spire of Liberation Tower and the tops of other tall buildings in view. AFP -

Floating rubbish in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters -

A reveller in costume during the parade of 'Carnaval de Sainte-Rose' in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Reuters -

School pupils in Rawalpindi during a huge power cut that affected most of Pakistan’s 220 million population. AFP -

People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York. Reuters -

Indian soldiers rehearse for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP -

A snow-covered amusement park in Kabul. EPA -

The Bedouin village of Khan Al Ahmar in the Palestinian West Bank, near the East Jerusalem suburb of Abu Dis. AFP -

Riot police scuffle with demonstrators protesting outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad over the burning of a Quran in Stockholm. AFP -

Burbo Bank wind farm off New Brighton, near Liverpool, north-west England. Reuters -

Progress on the new Dubai Electricity and Water Authority hydroelectric power plant in Hatta. Antonie Robertson / The National -

The Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion covered with snow in Kyoto, Japan. EPA -

Demonstrators and police clash in Lima, Peru, during a protest against President Dina Boluarte's government. AFP -

Heavy snowfall slows traffic to a crawl in Gwangju, South Korea. EPA -

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ends up in the crowd during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena. Reuters -

Brazilian highliner Rafael Bridi on a slackline 114m above the Vale do Anhangabau, to mark the 469th anniversary of the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP -

The damage caused by a tornado to Beamer Place Apartments in Houston. AP -

Paseo Bandera in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo -

The final election campaign event by Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel n the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA -

A worker in Korean traditional costume on a cold winter day at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters -

Labourers at a factory recycling war remnants and scrap metal near the Bab al-Hawa crossing between Syria and Turkey. AFP -

Time-lapse shot of cars driving through a forest in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo -

A misty view of Kempton Park Racecourse, Surrey. PA -

Lead singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -

Zulu women after a service during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church pilgrimage near Durban, South Africa. EPA -

Protests against an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin that killed 10. AP -

Social media influencer Andrew Tate in the back of a police van in Bucharest, Romania. EPA -

Intense fire in La Floresta, Uruguay. Several casualties have been reported. EPA -

Ducks on a river in Nittedal, north of Oslo, Norway. Reuters
The burning issue
The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE.
Part three: an affection for classic cars lives on
Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative
Read part one: how cars came to the UAE
RACE RESULTS
1. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 1hr 21min 48.527sec
2. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) at 0.658sec
3. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 6.012
4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 7.430
5. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN/Ferrari) 20.370
6. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 1:13.160
7. Sergio Pérez (MEX/Force India) 1 lap
8. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) 1 lap
9. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1 lap
10. Lance Stroll (CAN/Williams) 1 lap
11. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) 1 lap
12. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) 1 lap
13. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Renault) 1 lap
14. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Sauber) 1 lap
15. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) 2 laps
16. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) 3 laps
Racecard
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The specs
Price: From Dh180,000 (estimate)
Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged and supercharged in-line four-cylinder
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 320hp @ 5,700rpm
Torque: 400Nm @ 2,200rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 9.7L / 100km
Founders: Abdulmajeed Alsukhan, Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Albabtain.
Based: Riyadh
Offices: UAE, Vietnam and Germany
Founded: September, 2020
Number of employees: 70
Sector: FinTech, online payment solutions
Funding to date: $116m in two funding rounds
Investors: Checkout.com, Impact46, Vision Ventures, Wealth Well, Seedra, Khwarizmi, Hala Ventures, Nama Ventures and family offices
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INDIA SQUADS
India squad for third Test against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli (capt), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar
India squad for ODI series against Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul
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The specs
The specs: 2018 Maxus T60
Price, base / as tested: Dh48,000
Engine: 2.4-litre four-cylinder
Power: 136hp @ 1,600rpm
Torque: 360Nm @ 1,600 rpm
Transmission: Five-speed manual
Fuel consumption, combined: 9.1L / 100km
UAE v Gibraltar
What: International friendly
When: 7pm kick off
Where: Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City
Admission: Free
Online: The match will be broadcast live on Dubai Exiles’ Facebook page
UAE squad: Lucas Waddington (Dubai Exiles), Gio Fourie (Exiles), Craig Nutt (Abu Dhabi Harlequins), Phil Brady (Harlequins), Daniel Perry (Dubai Hurricanes), Esekaia Dranibota (Harlequins), Matt Mills (Exiles), Jaen Botes (Exiles), Kristian Stinson (Exiles), Murray Reason (Abu Dhabi Saracens), Dave Knight (Hurricanes), Ross Samson (Jebel Ali Dragons), DuRandt Gerber (Exiles), Saki Naisau (Dragons), Andrew Powell (Hurricanes), Emosi Vacanau (Harlequins), Niko Volavola (Dragons), Matt Richards (Dragons), Luke Stevenson (Harlequins), Josh Ives (Dubai Sports City Eagles), Sean Stevens (Saracens), Thinus Steyn (Exiles)
