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Quiz of the week: May 19, 2023

Test your knowledge of the stories which made headlines over the past seven days

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May 19, 2023

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Pictures of the week:

  • Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
    Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
  • Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
    Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
  • People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
    People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
  • Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
    Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
  • Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
    Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
  • A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
    A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
  • Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
    Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
  • A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
    A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
  • Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
    Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
  • A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
    A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
  • A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
    A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
  • A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
    A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
  • Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
    Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
  • Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
    Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
  • A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
    A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
  • Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
    Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
  • Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
    Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
  • Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
    Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
  • Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
    Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
  • Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
    Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
  • A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
    A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
  • Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
    Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
    Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
  • A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
    A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
  • A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
    A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
  • Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
    Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
  • Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
    Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
  • Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
    Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
  • The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
    The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
  • The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP
    The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP
FIXTURES

Monday, January 28
Iran v Japan, Hazza bin Zayed Stadium (6pm)

Tuesday, January 29
UAEv Qatar, Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium (6pm)

Friday, February 1
Final, Zayed Sports City Stadium (6pm)

The years Ramadan fell in May

1987

1954

1921

1888

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Other must-tries

Tomato and walnut salad

A lesson in simple, seasonal eating. Wedges of tomato, chunks of cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, coriander or parsley leaves, and perhaps some fresh dill are drizzled with a crushed walnut and garlic dressing. Do consider yourself warned: if you eat this salad in Georgia during the summer months, the tomatoes will be so ripe and flavourful that every tomato you eat from that day forth will taste lacklustre in comparison.

Badrijani nigvzit

A delicious vegetarian snack or starter. It consists of thinly sliced, fried then cooled aubergine smothered with a thick and creamy walnut sauce and folded or rolled. Take note, even though it seems like you should be able to pick these morsels up with your hands, they’re not as durable as they look. A knife and fork is the way to go.

Pkhali

This healthy little dish (a nice antidote to the khachapuri) is usually made with steamed then chopped cabbage, spinach, beetroot or green beans, combined with walnuts, garlic and herbs to make a vegetable pâté or paste. The mix is then often formed into rounds, chilled in the fridge and topped with pomegranate seeds before being served.

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Types of bank fraud

1) Phishing

Fraudsters send an unsolicited email that appears to be from a financial institution or online retailer. The hoax email requests that you provide sensitive information, often by clicking on to a link leading to a fake website.

2) Smishing

The SMS equivalent of phishing. Fraudsters falsify the telephone number through “text spoofing,” so that it appears to be a genuine text from the bank.

3) Vishing

The telephone equivalent of phishing and smishing. Fraudsters may pose as bank staff, police or government officials. They may persuade the consumer to transfer money or divulge personal information.

4) SIM swap

Fraudsters duplicate the SIM of your mobile number without your knowledge or authorisation, allowing them to conduct financial transactions with your bank.

5) Identity theft

Someone illegally obtains your confidential information, through various ways, such as theft of your wallet, bank and utility bill statements, computer intrusion and social networks.

6) Prize scams

Fraudsters claiming to be authorised representatives from well-known organisations (such as Etisalat, du, Dubai Shopping Festival, Expo2020, Lulu Hypermarket etc) contact victims to tell them they have won a cash prize and request them to share confidential banking details to transfer the prize money.

Scoreline

Switzerland 5

RESULTS

Bantamweight title:
Vinicius de Oliveira (BRA) bt Xavier Alaoui (MAR)
(KO round 2)
Catchweight 68kg:
Sean Soriano (USA) bt Noad Lahat (ISR)
(TKO round 1)
Middleweight:
Denis Tiuliulin (RUS) bt Juscelino Ferreira (BRA)
(TKO round 1)
Lightweight:
Anas Siraj Mounir (MAR) bt Joachim Tollefsen (DEN)
(Unanimous decision)
Catchweight 68kg:
Austin Arnett (USA) bt Daniel Vega (MEX)
(TKO round 3)
Lightweight:
Carrington Banks (USA) bt Marcio Andrade (BRA)
(Unanimous decision)
Catchweight 58kg:
Corinne Laframboise (CAN) bt Malin Hermansson (SWE)
(Submission round 2)
Bantamweight:
Jalal Al Daaja (CAN) bt Juares Dea (CMR)
(Split decision)
Middleweight:
Mohamad Osseili (LEB) bt Ivan Slynko (UKR)
(TKO round 1)
Featherweight:
Tarun Grigoryan (ARM) bt Islam Makhamadjanov (UZB)
(Unanimous decision)
Catchweight 54kg:
Mariagiovanna Vai (ITA) bt Daniella Shutov (ISR)
(Submission round 1)
Middleweight:
Joan Arastey (ESP) bt Omran Chaaban (LEB)
(Unanimous decision)
Welterweight:
Bruno Carvalho (POR) bt Souhil Tahiri (ALG)
(TKO)

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MATCH INFO

Barcelona v Real Madrid, 11pm UAE

Match is on BeIN Sports

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England v South Africa schedule:

  • First Test: At Lord's, England won by 219 runs
  • Second Test: July 14-18, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 2pm
  • Third Test: The Oval, London, July 27-31, 2pm
  • Fourth Test: Old Trafford, Manchester, August 4-8
The bio

Favourite book: Peter Rabbit. I used to read it to my three children and still read it myself. If I am feeling down it brings back good memories.

Best thing about your job: Getting to help people. My mum always told me never to pass up an opportunity to do a good deed.

Best part of life in the UAE: The weather. The constant sunshine is amazing and there is always something to do, you have so many options when it comes to how to spend your day.

Favourite holiday destination: Malaysia. I went there for my honeymoon and ended up volunteering to teach local children for a few hours each day. It is such a special place and I plan to retire there one day.

Brief scores:

Scotland 371-5, 50 overs (C MacLeod 140 no, K Coetzer 58, G Munsey 55)

England 365 all out, 48.5 overs (J Bairstow 105, A Hales 52; M Watt 3-55)

Result: Scotland won by six runs

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Power: 268bhp / 536bhp
Torque: 343Nm / 686Nm
Transmission: Single-speed automatic
Max touring range: 620km / 590km
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War on waste
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UAE squad

Humaira Tasneem (c), Chamani Senevirathne (vc), Subha Srinivasan, NIsha Ali, Udeni Kuruppuarachchi, Chaya Mughal, Roopa Nagraj, Esha Oza, Ishani Senevirathne, Heena Hotchandani, Keveesha Kumari, Judith Cleetus, Chavi Bhatt, Namita D’Souza.

School uniforms report
MATCH INFO

Barcelona 4 (Messi 23' pen, 45 1', 48', Busquets 85')

Celta Vigo 1 (Olaza 42')

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RACE SCHEDULE

All times UAE ( 4 GMT)

Friday, September 29
First practice: 7am - 8.30am
Second practice: 11am - 12.30pm

Saturday, September 30
Qualifying: 1pm - 2pm

Sunday, October 1
Race: 11am - 1pm

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Brief scores:

Pakistan (1st innings) 181: Babar 71; Olivier 6-37

South Africa (1st innings) 223: Bavuma 53; Amir 4-62

Pakistan (2nd innings) 190: Masood 65, Imam 57; Olivier 5-59

Moon Music

Artist: Coldplay

Label: Parlophone/Atlantic

Number of tracks: 10

Rating: 3/5

From Conquest to Deportation

Jeronim Perovic, Hurst

Countries offering golden visas

UK
Innovator Founder Visa is aimed at those who can demonstrate relevant experience in business and sufficient investment funds to set up and scale up a new business in the UK. It offers permanent residence after three years.

Germany
Investing or establishing a business in Germany offers you a residence permit, which eventually leads to citizenship. The investment must meet an economic need and you have to have lived in Germany for five years to become a citizen.

Italy
The scheme is designed for foreign investors committed to making a significant contribution to the economy. Requires a minimum investment of €250,000 which can rise to €2 million.

Switzerland
Residence Programme offers residence to applicants and their families through economic contributions. The applicant must agree to pay an annual lump sum in tax.

Canada
Start-Up Visa Programme allows foreign entrepreneurs the opportunity to create a business in Canada and apply for permanent residence. 

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Wenger's Arsenal reign in numbers

1,228 - games at the helm, ahead of Sunday's Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 - wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 - Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 - goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger's teams.
10 - major trophies won.
473 - Premier League victories.
7 - FA Cup triumphs, with three of those having come the last four seasons.
151 - Premier League losses.
21 - full seasons in charge.
49 - games unbeaten in the Premier League from May 2003 to October 2004.

MATCH INFO

Delhi Daredevils 174-4 (20 ovs)
Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 ovs)

Delhi won the match by 11 runs

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