Praying for rain
Afghans in Kandahar pray for rain amid a drought that has added misery to an already fragile economy
Gloves up
Bushra Abdul Zahra, 36, an Iraqi boxer and karateka, poses for the camera at a gym in Najaf.
Santas on wheels
Bikers travel to a children's hospital to deliver toys in Belgrade, Serbia.
Remembering the tsunami victims
Women perform rituals during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai, India.
Decking the halls
Workers install lights on a tree for the New Year festive season on a shopping street in Beijing.
Lizard love
A man hugs his monitor lizard during garden party at the Somtum Khun Daeng restaurant and cafe in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mourning an anti-apartheid veteran
Flowers are seen next to a portrait of South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town.
The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
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Age
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$250 a month
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$500 a month
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$1,000 a month
|
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25
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$640,829
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$1,281,657
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$2,563,315
|
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35
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$303,219
|
$606,439
|
$1,212,877
|
|
45
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$131,596
|
$263,191
|
$526,382
|
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55
|
$44,351
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$88,702
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$177,403
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In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
David Haye record
Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4
Tenet
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh
Rating: 5/5
