• NASA scientists inspecting samples from asteroid Bennu
    NASA scientists inspecting samples from asteroid Bennu
  • Ethnic Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh through a checkpoint on the entrance of the Lachinsky corridor. EPA
    Ethnic Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh through a checkpoint on the entrance of the Lachinsky corridor. EPA
  • Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in China. Reuters
    Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in China. Reuters
  • Maintenance work carried out on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. AFP
    Maintenance work carried out on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. AFP
  • Climate protestors embrace each other after being detained near A100 highway, Berlin. Reuters
    Climate protestors embrace each other after being detained near A100 highway, Berlin. Reuters
  • An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
    An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
  • Nira Varma with her cross stitch painting called, Lady of the Rhine, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Nira Varma with her cross stitch painting called, Lady of the Rhine, in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
    An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
  • Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of the idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
    Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of the idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
  • Picasso's The Femme a la Montre painting on show at Sotheby’s DIFC. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Picasso's The Femme a la Montre painting on show at Sotheby’s DIFC. Antonie Robertson/The National

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September 25, 2023

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Updated: September 25, 2023, 12:44 PM