• A stray cat stands in the snow in Istanbul. AFP
    A stray cat stands in the snow in Istanbul. AFP
  • A child labourer poses for a photograph at a used tyre market Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    A child labourer poses for a photograph at a used tyre market Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • A Sumatran elephant calf receives medical attention at the elephant conservation centre in Saree, Aceh province. AFP
    A Sumatran elephant calf receives medical attention at the elephant conservation centre in Saree, Aceh province. AFP
  • Life vests are placed on chairs as Rohingya refugees heading to the island of Bhasan Char arrive to board navy vessels from the south eastern port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh. AP
    Life vests are placed on chairs as Rohingya refugees heading to the island of Bhasan Char arrive to board navy vessels from the south eastern port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh. AP
  • A worker hangs lanterns at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP
    A worker hangs lanterns at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP
  • Ali Sarsour plays with his dog and cats near his home in Amman, Jordan, while wearing a suit he made. Reuters
    Ali Sarsour plays with his dog and cats near his home in Amman, Jordan, while wearing a suit he made. Reuters
  • Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer representing detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted president Win Myint, speaks to the media outside Dekhina district court in Naypyidaw. AFP
    Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer representing detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted president Win Myint, speaks to the media outside Dekhina district court in Naypyidaw. AFP
  • Brides queue up before being married in a mass wedding on Valentine’s Day, at Paseo Xolotlan Park in Managua, Nicaragua. AFP
    Brides queue up before being married in a mass wedding on Valentine’s Day, at Paseo Xolotlan Park in Managua, Nicaragua. AFP
  • The Milky Way is seen from Purace National Natural Park in Purace, in Cauca, Colombia. AFP
    The Milky Way is seen from Purace National Natural Park in Purace, in Cauca, Colombia. AFP
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his fourth Round Men’s singles match against Fabio Fognini of Italy on day eight of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne. EPA
    Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his fourth Round Men’s singles match against Fabio Fognini of Italy on day eight of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne. EPA

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A cat in Istanbul and Rafael Nadal at Australian Open - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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February 15, 2021

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Ice skaters take to Europe's frozen lakes and canals as temperatures plummet – in pictures

Tourists enjoy a low tide in the Red Sea in Egypt - in pictures

Man uses scrap and spare parts to build electric scooters in Gaza - in pictures

The Pope's itinerary

Sunday, February 3, 2019 - Rome to Abu Dhabi
1pm: departure by plane from Rome / Fiumicino to Abu Dhabi
10pm: arrival at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport


Monday, February 4
12pm: welcome ceremony at the main entrance of the Presidential Palace
12.20pm: visit Abu Dhabi Crown Prince at Presidential Palace
5pm: private meeting with Muslim Council of Elders at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
6.10pm: Inter-religious in the Founder's Memorial


Tuesday, February 5 - Abu Dhabi to Rome
9.15am: private visit to undisclosed cathedral
10.30am: public mass at Zayed Sports City – with a homily by Pope Francis
12.40pm: farewell at Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport
1pm: departure by plane to Rome
5pm: arrival at the Rome / Ciampino International Airport

Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

The Limehouse Golem
Director: Juan Carlos Medina
Cast: Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth
Three stars

The specs

Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six

Power: 650hp at 6,750rpm

Torque: 800Nm from 2,500-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch auto

Fuel consumption: 11.12L/100km

Price: From Dh796,600

On sale: now

At a glance

- 20,000 new jobs for Emiratis over three years

- Dh300 million set aside to train 18,000 jobseekers in new skills

- Managerial jobs in government restricted to Emiratis

- Emiratis to get priority for 160 types of job in private sector

- Portion of VAT revenues will fund more graduate programmes

- 8,000 Emirati graduates to do 6-12 month replacements in public or private sector on a Dh10,000 monthly wage - 40 per cent of which will be paid by government

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Team Team Pederson (-40), Team Kyriacou (-39), Team De Roey (-39), Team Mehmet (-37), Team Pace (-36), Team Dimmock (-33)

Individual E. Pederson (-14), S. Kyriacou (-12), A van Dam (-12), L. Galmes (-12), C. Hull (-9), E. Givens (-8),

G. Hall (-8), Ursula Wikstrom (-7), Johanna Gustavsson (-7)

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Classification of skills

A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation. 

A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.

The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000. 

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