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    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
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    A healthcare worker tests for Covid-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
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    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
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    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
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    Volunteer and medical student Tereza Zalesakova treats a Covid-19 patient in an intensive care unit at Prague's General University Hospital. AFP
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    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
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    A waiter picks up a sweet takeaway at a bakery in the Gothic Quartier in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
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    A woman walka back home from work in Spruitview near Johannesburg, South Africa. AP Photo
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    A man transports children on his tricycle, in Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
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    An empty main road seen during a complete closure amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Gaza City. EPA
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    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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Results

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,600m; Winner: Rawat Al Reef, Adrie de Vries (jockey), Abdallah Al Hammadi (trainer)

5.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 1,400m; Winner: Noof KB, Richard Mullen, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: AF Seven Skies, Bernardo Pinheiro, Qaiss Aboud

6.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Jabalini, Szczepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7pm: UAE Arabian Derby – Prestige (PA) Dh150,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Dergham Athbah, Richard Mullen, Mohamed Daggash

7.30pm: Emirates Championship – Group 1 (PA) Dh1,000,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Somoud, Richard Mullen, Jean de Roualle

8pm: Abu Dhabi Championship – Group 3 (TB) Dh380,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Irish Freedom, Antonio Fresu, Satish Seemar

The five pillars of Islam
UAE tour of Zimbabwe

All matches in Bulawayo
Friday, Sept 26 – UAE won by 36 runs
Sunday, Sept 28 – Second ODI
Tuesday, Sept 30 – Third ODI
Thursday, Oct 2 – Fourth ODI
Sunday, Oct 5 – First T20I
Monday, Oct 6 – Second T20I

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'Midnights'
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Greatest of All Time
Starring: Vijay, Sneha, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Rating: 2/5
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