• Caribbean flamingos interact with each other at the Maryland Zoo during the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
    Caribbean flamingos interact with each other at the Maryland Zoo during the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
  • Children reflected in a mirror near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan, where officials this week raised concerns over the spread of waterborne diseases as floodwaters began to recede in many parts of the country. AP Photo
    Children reflected in a mirror near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan, where officials this week raised concerns over the spread of waterborne diseases as floodwaters began to recede in many parts of the country. AP Photo
  • Riders on the 192km 12th stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Salobrena in Granada, and Penas Blancas, in Estepona, Spain. EPA
    Riders on the 192km 12th stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Salobrena in Granada, and Penas Blancas, in Estepona, Spain. EPA
  • A man points a gun at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with no shots fired, at the entrance of the politician's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
    A man points a gun at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with no shots fired, at the entrance of the politician's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
  • Flood damage from the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains in Sabinas, Mexico. Reuters
    Flood damage from the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains in Sabinas, Mexico. Reuters
  • Salt evaporation ponds in Narta lagoon near the city of Vlora, south-west Albania, where some ponds have turned pink because of halobacteriums and microscopic algae. AFP
    Salt evaporation ponds in Narta lagoon near the city of Vlora, south-west Albania, where some ponds have turned pink because of halobacteriums and microscopic algae. AFP
  • Fishermen check their nets during 'no fishing Friday' at a port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    Fishermen check their nets during 'no fishing Friday' at a port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • First-grade pupils at the first lesson of the new school year in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ukrainian authorities said 2,199 educational institutions had been damaged by bombing and shelling, with 225 of them completely destroyed. Half of the 23,000 schools surveyed by the education ministry are equipped with bunker facilities necessary to begin classes offline. AFP
    First-grade pupils at the first lesson of the new school year in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ukrainian authorities said 2,199 educational institutions had been damaged by bombing and shelling, with 225 of them completely destroyed. Half of the 23,000 schools surveyed by the education ministry are equipped with bunker facilities necessary to begin classes offline. AFP
  • Demonstrators at the Pablo Neruda amphitheatre protest against the proposed new constitution in Santiago, Chile. The current Magna Carta was imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago. AP Photo
    Demonstrators at the Pablo Neruda amphitheatre protest against the proposed new constitution in Santiago, Chile. The current Magna Carta was imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago. AP Photo

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Day 4, Dubai Test: At a glance

Moment of the day Lahiru Gamage appeared to have been hard done by when he had his dismissal of Sami Aslam chalked off for a no-ball. Replays suggested he had not overstepped. No matter. Two balls later, the exact same combination – Gamage the bowler and Kusal Mendis at second slip – combined again to send Aslam back.

Stat of the day Haris Sohail took three wickets for one run in the only over he bowled, to end the Sri Lanka second innings in a hurry. That was as many as he had managed in total in his 10-year, 58-match first-class career to date. It was also the first time a bowler had taken three wickets having bowled just one over in an innings in Tests.

The verdict Just 119 more and with five wickets remaining seems like a perfectly attainable target for Pakistan. Factor in the fact the pitch is worn, is turning prodigiously, and that Sri Lanka’s seam bowlers have also been finding the strip to their liking, it is apparent the task is still a tough one. Still, though, thanks to Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed, it is possible.

Results

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1hr 32mins 03.897sec

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) at 0.745s

3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 37.383s

4. Lando Norris (McLaren) 46.466s

5.Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) 52.047s

6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 59.090s

7. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) 1:06.004

8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari) 1:07.100

9. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri-Honda) 1:25.692

10. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1:26.713,

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Engine 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8

Transmission Seven-speed automatic

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Torque 700Nm @ 1,750rpm

Fuel economy, combined 9.2L / 100km

Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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Updated: September 02, 2022, 11:28 AM