A member of Welcome 66, a group focused on social integration, teaches a migrant how to swim, in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France. AFP
A member of Welcome 66, a group focused on social integration, teaches a migrant how to swim, in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France. AFP
Fishing boats moored at a port in Xiamen city, China's Fujian province, where Typhoon Doksuri is expected to land. AFP
Fishing boats moored at a port in Xiamen city, China's Fujian province, where Typhoon Doksuri is expected to land. AFP
A woman salvages produce from the remains of a building burnt in a forest fire near Meloula, north-western Tunisia. AFP
A woman salvages produce from the remains of a building burnt in a forest fire near Meloula, north-western Tunisia. AFP
All is quiet in an alley in Iao Hon neighbourhood, Macau. AFP
All is quiet in an alley in Iao Hon neighbourhood, Macau. AFP
Women watch from a balcony as Shiite mourners participate in a procession on the eight day of Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram, in Chennai. AFP
Women watch from a balcony as Shiite mourners participate in a procession on the eight day of Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram, in Chennai. AFP
A closed beauty salon in Kabul. The Taliban have ordered all such businesses in Afghanistan to shut. AFP
A closed beauty salon in Kabul. The Taliban have ordered all such businesses in Afghanistan to shut. AFP
The War Memorial in Seoul on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire pact. EPA
The War Memorial in Seoul on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire pact. EPA
Idols are offered to a deity at a Hindu temple near Puducherry, south-east India. EPA
Idols are offered to a deity at a Hindu temple near Puducherry, south-east India. EPA
Grain fields in the Harz mountains near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
Grain fields in the Harz mountains near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
A motorcyclist prepares to cross an underpass filled with silt and floodwater from the Yamuna river after excessive rain in Delhi. AP
A motorcyclist prepares to cross an underpass filled with silt and floodwater from the Yamuna river after excessive rain in Delhi. AP
A volunteer feeds a swift chick after it was found on the ground during a heatwave near Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters
A volunteer feeds a swift chick after it was found on the ground during a heatwave near Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters
Marine scientist Angela Stevenson dives with a bunch of flowering seagrass she has collected as part of a restoration project in Laboe, Germany. Reuters
Marine scientist Angela Stevenson dives with a bunch of flowering seagrass she has collected as part of a restoration project in Laboe, Germany. Reuters
Volunteers help stranded pilot whales return to the sea on Cheynes Beach, Western Australia. AFP
Volunteers help stranded pilot whales return to the sea on Cheynes Beach, Western Australia. AFP
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (C-R) and French designer of the Olympic torch Mathieu Lehanneur (C-L) pose during the torch's presentation on the the river Seine, as the landmark Eiffel Tower is seen in background, in Paris, on July 25, 2023, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (C-R) and French designer of the Olympic torch Mathieu Lehanneur (C-L) pose during the torch's presentation on the the river Seine, as the landmark Eiffel Tower is seen in background, in Paris, on July 25, 2023, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

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Today's best photos: from migrant swimming lessons to Paris Olympic torch event

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July 26, 2023

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Etihad Airways flies from Abu Dhabi to Kuala Lumpur, from about Dh3,600. Air Asia currently flies from Kuala Lumpur to Terengganu, with Berjaya Hotels & Resorts planning to launch direct chartered flights to Redang Island in the near future. Rooms at The Taaras Beach and Spa Resort start from 680RM (Dh597).

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Almnssa
Started: August 2020
Founder: Areej Selmi
Based: Gaza
Sectors: Internet, e-commerce
Investments: Grants/private funding
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Singham Again

Director: Rohit Shetty

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone

Rating: 3/5

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Dhadak

Director: Shashank Khaitan

Starring: Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khattar, Ashutosh Rana

Stars: 3

Electoral College Victory

Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate. 

 

Popular Vote Tally

The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
PROFILE OF HALAN

Started: November 2017

Founders: Mounir Nakhla, Ahmed Mohsen and Mohamed Aboulnaga

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport and logistics

Size: 150 employees

Investment: approximately $8 million

Investors include: Singapore’s Battery Road Digital Holdings, Egypt’s Algebra Ventures, Uber co-founder and former CTO Oscar Salazar

Company Fact Box

Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019

Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO

Based: Amman, Jordan

Sector: Education Technology

Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed

Stage: early-stage startup 

Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.

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