• Boulders fall as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines on Wednesday July 27, 2022. A strong earthquake left some people dead and injured dozens in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, where the temblor set off small landslides and damaged buildings and churches and prompted terrified crowds and hospital patients in the capital to rush outdoors. One passenger was injured after a boulder hit the vehicle. (AP Photo / Harley Palangchao)
    Boulders fall as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines on Wednesday July 27, 2022. A strong earthquake left some people dead and injured dozens in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, where the temblor set off small landslides and damaged buildings and churches and prompted terrified crowds and hospital patients in the capital to rush outdoors. One passenger was injured after a boulder hit the vehicle. (AP Photo / Harley Palangchao)
  • Zarah Ann Gladys, 6, rides her skateboard in Dubai. Reuters
    Zarah Ann Gladys, 6, rides her skateboard in Dubai. Reuters
  • A woman attends a rally in Khartoum, Sudan, calling for an end to ethnic tension and civil conflict after an escalation of violence in Blue Nile state and Darfur. Reuters
    A woman attends a rally in Khartoum, Sudan, calling for an end to ethnic tension and civil conflict after an escalation of violence in Blue Nile state and Darfur. Reuters
  • An effigy of demon Ghantakarna is burnt to symbolise the destruction of evil and the belief to drive out unwelcome spirits, at the Ghantakarna festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
    An effigy of demon Ghantakarna is burnt to symbolise the destruction of evil and the belief to drive out unwelcome spirits, at the Ghantakarna festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
  • The pack rides during stage 3 of the Women's Tour de France between Reims and Epernay. AFP
    The pack rides during stage 3 of the Women's Tour de France between Reims and Epernay. AFP
  • Iraqis visit the spiral Malwiya minaret, a mid-ninth century treasured national monument, in the Samarra Archaeological City north of Baghdad. Built to symbolise the power of Islam during the Abbasid caliphate, it was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2007. AFP
    Iraqis visit the spiral Malwiya minaret, a mid-ninth century treasured national monument, in the Samarra Archaeological City north of Baghdad. Built to symbolise the power of Islam during the Abbasid caliphate, it was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2007. AFP
  • Firefighters at the scene as farmers set manure and hay bales alight in a protest on the A50 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Dutch farmers are demonstrating against the government's nitrogen policy. EPA
    Firefighters at the scene as farmers set manure and hay bales alight in a protest on the A50 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Dutch farmers are demonstrating against the government's nitrogen policy. EPA
  • Pope Francis attends the Lac Ste Anne pilgrimage in Alberta, Canada. Reuters
    Pope Francis attends the Lac Ste Anne pilgrimage in Alberta, Canada. Reuters
  • Fireworks explode as part of the opening ceremony of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna. It connects the central mainland and southern parts of the Croatian Adriatic coast to the Peljesac peninsula. AFP
    Fireworks explode as part of the opening ceremony of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna. It connects the central mainland and southern parts of the Croatian Adriatic coast to the Peljesac peninsula. AFP

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Today's best photos: from an earthquake in the Philippines to a bridge opening in Croatia

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

July 27, 2022

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

Director: Ron Howard

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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. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

Company Profile 

Founder: Omar Onsi

Launched: 2018

Employees: 35

Financing stage: Seed round ($12 million)

Investors: B&Y, Phoenician Funds, M1 Group, Shorooq Partners

Three tips from La Perle's performers

1 The kind of water athletes drink is important. Gwilym Hooson, a 28-year-old British performer who is currently recovering from knee surgery, found that out when the company was still in Studio City, training for 12 hours a day. “The physio team was like: ‘Why is everyone getting cramps?’ And then they realised we had to add salt and sugar to the water,” he says.

2 A little chocolate is a good thing. “It’s emergency energy,” says Craig Paul Smith, La Perle’s head coach and former Cirque du Soleil performer, gesturing to an almost-empty open box of mini chocolate bars on his desk backstage.

3 Take chances, says Young, who has worked all over the world, including most recently at Dragone’s show in China. “Every time we go out of our comfort zone, we learn a lot about ourselves,” she says.

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Updated: July 27, 2022, 1:56 PM
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