• EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
  • A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
    A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
  • Residents, many of whom complain about the conditions, sit in corridors outside their homes at the crumbling and overcrowded Worli dairy building in Mumbai. Reuters
    Residents, many of whom complain about the conditions, sit in corridors outside their homes at the crumbling and overcrowded Worli dairy building in Mumbai. Reuters
  • Robot dog Gato helps promote the cause of actors and writers on strike in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Robot dog Gato helps promote the cause of actors and writers on strike in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • A protester wearing a T-shirt in support of the Niger junta, which staged a coup, in Niamey. AFP
    A protester wearing a T-shirt in support of the Niger junta, which staged a coup, in Niamey. AFP
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
  • A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
    A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
  • A Banksy artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. AP
    A Banksy artwork on the wall of a building damaged by Russian attacks in Borodyanka, Ukraine. AP
  • The Tina Turner Exhibition at Stage Apollo Theatre in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty Images
    The Tina Turner Exhibition at Stage Apollo Theatre in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty Images
  • Armed men set fire to cars and lorries in Acapulco in a dispute over an arrest by Mexican authorities. EPA
    Armed men set fire to cars and lorries in Acapulco in a dispute over an arrest by Mexican authorities. EPA
  • Heavy rain before a football match between Inter Miami and Orlando City in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AFP
    Heavy rain before a football match between Inter Miami and Orlando City in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AFP
  • A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
    A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
  • Marta Cox of Panama (obscured) celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's first goal of the Fifa Women's World Cup against France in Sydney. Getty Images
    Marta Cox of Panama (obscured) celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's first goal of the Fifa Women's World Cup against France in Sydney. Getty Images
  • US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit under an umbrella at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. AFP
    US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden sit under an umbrella at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. AFP

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Today's best photos: From Edinburgh Fringe to Biden at the beach

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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August 03, 2023

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

MATCH INFO

Burnley 1 (Brady 89')

Manchester City 4 (Jesus 24', 50', Rodri 68', Mahrez 87')

Global state-owned investor ranking by size

1.

United States

2.

China

3.

UAE

4.

Japan

5

Norway

6.

Canada

7.

Singapore

8.

Australia

9.

Saudi Arabia

10.

South Korea
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Company Profile

Name: Thndr
Started: 2019
Co-founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr
Sector: FinTech
Headquarters: Egypt
UAE base: Hub71, Abu Dhabi
Current number of staff: More than 150
Funds raised: $22 million

Indoor cricket in a nutshell

Indoor Cricket World Cup – Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai

16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side

8 There are eight players per team

9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.

5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls

4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership

Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.

Zones

A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs

B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run

C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs

D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full

HIV on the rise in the region

A 2019 United Nations special analysis on Aids reveals 37 per cent of new HIV infections in the Mena region are from people injecting drugs.

New HIV infections have also risen by 29 per cent in western Europe and Asia, and by 7 per cent in Latin America, but declined elsewhere.

Egypt has shown the highest increase in recorded cases of HIV since 2010, up by 196 per cent.

Access to HIV testing, treatment and care in the region is well below the global average.  

Few statistics have been published on the number of cases in the UAE, although a UNAIDS report said 1.5 per cent of the prison population has the virus.

If you go

The flights
There are various ways of getting to the southern Serengeti in Tanzania from the UAE. The exact route and airstrip depends on your overall trip itinerary and which camp you’re staying at. 
Flydubai flies direct from Dubai to Kilimanjaro International Airport from Dh1,350 return, including taxes; this can be followed by a short flight from Kilimanjaro to the Serengeti with Coastal Aviation from about US$700 (Dh2,500) return, including taxes. Kenya Airways, Emirates and Etihad offer flights via Nairobi or Dar es Salaam.   

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