• British artist Luke Jerram's 'giant globe' on display at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Called 'Gaia', it aims to replicate the 'overview effect' that astronauts experience when they see Earth from space. EPA
    British artist Luke Jerram's 'giant globe' on display at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Called 'Gaia', it aims to replicate the 'overview effect' that astronauts experience when they see Earth from space. EPA
  • A woman walks her dog at sunset in Pembroke, Malta, as the country prepares to ease Covid-19 restrictions further and allow tourists to visit in larger numbers. Reuters
    A woman walks her dog at sunset in Pembroke, Malta, as the country prepares to ease Covid-19 restrictions further and allow tourists to visit in larger numbers. Reuters
  • A man rides a motorbike near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on June 1, the first day of a 14-day lockdown in the Malaysian capital meant to help flatten the Covid-19 curve. EPA
    A man rides a motorbike near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on June 1, the first day of a 14-day lockdown in the Malaysian capital meant to help flatten the Covid-19 curve. EPA
  • A boy sits on a chair among sculptures at a shopping centre on International Children's Day in Beijing, one day after China announced it will allow couples to have three children. AFP
    A boy sits on a chair among sculptures at a shopping centre on International Children's Day in Beijing, one day after China announced it will allow couples to have three children. AFP
  • Icelandic horses walk in their paddock at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    Icelandic horses walk in their paddock at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • A model walks the runway during the 'Romance Was Born' show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    A model walks the runway during the 'Romance Was Born' show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • An oil tanker cruises during sunset in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. AFP
    An oil tanker cruises during sunset in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. AFP
  • Ice sculptures on New Brighton Beach in the UK created by the Sand in Your Eye group to highlight the importance of Cop26, the UN climate conference. Reuters
    Ice sculptures on New Brighton Beach in the UK created by the Sand in Your Eye group to highlight the importance of Cop26, the UN climate conference. Reuters

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From a giant globe in Greenwich to ice sculptures on the beach - today's best pictures

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

The National

June 01, 2021

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The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

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