Public health nurse Kathy Luu administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to a staff member at the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. AFP
Public health nurse Kathy Luu administers a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to a staff member at the Ararat Nursing Facility in the Mission Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. AFP
A healthcare worker tests for Covid-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
A healthcare worker tests for Covid-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
A nurse wears a badge reading "I get vaccinated, I protect you" at the Cavale Blanche hospital in Brest, western France during a vaccination operation of the medical staff against the Covid-19 disease. AFP
A nurse wears a badge reading "I get vaccinated, I protect you" at the Cavale Blanche hospital in Brest, western France during a vaccination operation of the medical staff against the Covid-19 disease. AFP
A worker installs equipment in a temporary Covid-19 testing laboratory built on an indoor tennis court in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Xinhua via AP
A worker installs equipment in a temporary Covid-19 testing laboratory built on an indoor tennis court in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Xinhua via AP
Volunteer and medical student Tereza Zalesakova treats a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Prague's General University Hospital. AFP
Volunteer and medical student Tereza Zalesakova treats a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Prague's General University Hospital. AFP
Candles and flowers are placed by a relative on the grave of Joao Marinho, 76, who passed away due to Covid-19 at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
Candles and flowers are placed by a relative on the grave of Joao Marinho, 76, who passed away due to Covid-19 at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
A church worker carries a placard reminding mass-goers to maintain physical distancing outside Quiapo Church in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
A church worker carries a placard reminding mass-goers to maintain physical distancing outside Quiapo Church in Manila, Philippines. Reuters
A waiter picks up a sweet takeaway at a bakery in the Gothic Quartier in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
A waiter picks up a sweet takeaway at a bakery in the Gothic Quartier in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
A woman walka back home from work in Spruitview near Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
A woman walka back home from work in Spruitview near Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
A man transports children on his tricycle, in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
A man transports children on his tricycle, in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
An empty main road seen during a complete closure amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Gaza City. EPA
An empty main road seen during a complete closure amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Gaza City. EPA
US President-elect Joe Biden removes his mask as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US. Reuters
US President-elect Joe Biden removes his mask as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US. Reuters

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Coronavirus latest: Tests and quarantine as UK hits new record for deaths

Travellers arriving in the UK face lengthy delays at border control as officials enforce new coronavirus checks.

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So what is Spicy Chickenjoy?

Just as McDonald’s has the Big Mac, Jollibee has Spicy Chickenjoy – a piece of fried chicken that’s crispy and spicy on the outside and comes with a side of spaghetti, all covered in tomato sauce and topped with sausage slices and ground beef. It sounds like a recipe that a child would come up with, but perhaps that’s the point – a flavourbomb combination of cheap comfort foods. Chickenjoy is Jollibee’s best-selling product in every country in which it has a presence.
 

Wicked: For Good

Director: Jon M Chu

Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater

Rating: 4/5

The biog

Siblings: five brothers and one sister

Education: Bachelors in Political Science at the University of Minnesota

Interests: Swimming, tennis and the gym

Favourite place: UAE

Favourite packet food on the trip: pasta primavera

What he did to pass the time during the trip: listen to audio books

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

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