• A worshipper throws a chicken into the crater of Mount Bromo, as an offering during the festival of Yadnya Kasada, in Probolinggo, Indonesia. Every year people gather at the active volcano for the festival, where offerings are made to Hindu gods. AP
    A worshipper throws a chicken into the crater of Mount Bromo, as an offering during the festival of Yadnya Kasada, in Probolinggo, Indonesia. Every year people gather at the active volcano for the festival, where offerings are made to Hindu gods. AP
  • Fans celebrate a goal at a fan zone in Rome as they watch on screens the Uefa Euro 2020 match between Italy and Austria at Wembley Stadium in London. AFP
    Fans celebrate a goal at a fan zone in Rome as they watch on screens the Uefa Euro 2020 match between Italy and Austria at Wembley Stadium in London. AFP
  • Athletes stand for the national anthem during the final day of men's competition in the US Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics in St. Louis, Missouri. Reuters
    Athletes stand for the national anthem during the final day of men's competition in the US Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics in St. Louis, Missouri. Reuters
  • Christian Maurer of Switzerland flies past the Aiguille du Midi, in France, during the Red Bull X-Alps, a 1,238 km race across the Alps by foot and paraglider, through 12 turn points in five countries. Reuters
    Christian Maurer of Switzerland flies past the Aiguille du Midi, in France, during the Red Bull X-Alps, a 1,238 km race across the Alps by foot and paraglider, through 12 turn points in five countries. Reuters
  • Holly Bradshaw in action during the women's pole vault final, at the British Athletics Championships, in Manchester. Reuters
    Holly Bradshaw in action during the women's pole vault final, at the British Athletics Championships, in Manchester. Reuters
  • Pope Francis holds drawings made by children as he attends an event to mark 50 years since the foundation of Catholic charity Caritas Italiana, at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis holds drawings made by children as he attends an event to mark 50 years since the foundation of Catholic charity Caritas Italiana, at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Switzerland's Marc Hirschi lies on the side of the road after crashing during the 197.8-kilometre first stage of the Tour de France, which started in Brest and ended in Landerneau, France. AP
    Switzerland's Marc Hirschi lies on the side of the road after crashing during the 197.8-kilometre first stage of the Tour de France, which started in Brest and ended in Landerneau, France. AP
  • Tim O'Brien of the Hawks takes a spectacular mark during the Australian Football League match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Hawthorn Hawks in Melbourne. Getty Images
    Tim O'Brien of the Hawks takes a spectacular mark during the Australian Football League match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Hawthorn Hawks in Melbourne. Getty Images

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From a sacrificial chicken in Indonesia to a Hawthorn Hawk mid-air in Australia - 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 27, 2021

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THE BIO

Occupation: Specialised chief medical laboratory technologist

Age: 78

Favourite destination: Always Al Ain “Dar Al Zain”

Hobbies: his work  - “ the thing which I am most passionate for and which occupied all my time in the morning and evening from 1963 to 2019”

Other hobbies: football

Favorite football club: Al Ain Sports Club

 

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Groom and Two Brides

Director: Elie Semaan

Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla

Rating: 3/5

Ballon d’Or shortlists

Men

Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Sergio Aguero (Aregentina/Manchester City), Frenkie de Jong (Netherlans/Barcelona), Hugo Lloris (France/Tottenham), Dusan Tadic (Serbia/Ajax), Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG), Trent Alexander-Arnold (England/Liverpool), Donny van de Beek (Netherlands/Ajax), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon/Arsenal), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Germany/Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus), Alisson (Brazil/Liverpool), Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands/Juventus), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands/Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), Bernardo Silva (Portugal/Manchester City), Son Heung-min (South Korea/Tottenham), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Roberto Firmino (Brazil/Liverpool), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria/Manchester City), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal/Napoli), Antoine Griezmann (France/Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Eden Hazard (BEL/Real Madrid), Marquinhos (Brazil/Paris-SG), Raheem Sterling (Eengland/Manchester City), Joao Félix(Portugal/Atletico Madrid)

Women

Sam Kerr (Austria/Chelsea), Ellen White (England/Manchester City), Nilla Fischer (Sweden/Linkopings), Amandine Henry (France/Lyon), Lucy Bronze(England/Lyon), Alex Morgan (USA/Orlando Pride), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/Lyon), Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg), Sarah Bouhaddi (France/Lyon), Megan Rapinoe (USA/Reign FC), Lieke Martens (Netherlands/Barcelona), Sari van Veenendal (Netherlands/Atletico Madrid), Wendie Renard (France/Lyon), Rose Lavelle(USA/Washington Spirit), Marta (Brazil/Orlando Pride), Ada Hegerberg (Norway/Lyon), Kosovare Asllani (Sweden/CD Tacon), Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden/CD Tacon), Tobin Heath (USA/Portland Thorns)

 

 

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