For more than a month, Careiro da Varzea in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has been under water in one of the worst floods on record. Manaus and 35 other cities have declared a State of Emergency. AFP
For more than a month, Careiro da Varzea in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has been under water in one of the worst floods on record. Manaus and 35 other cities have declared a State of Emergency. AFP
A migrant family waits to be processed after being stopped near the border between Mexico and the US in Del Rio, Texas. AFP
A migrant family waits to be processed after being stopped near the border between Mexico and the US in Del Rio, Texas. AFP
Demonstrators burn a toll station during an anti-government protest in Medellin, Colombia. Clashes between police and protesters have resulted in at least 42 deaths – including one police officer – and injured more than 1,500. AFP
Demonstrators burn a toll station during an anti-government protest in Medellin, Colombia. Clashes between police and protesters have resulted in at least 42 deaths – including one police officer – and injured more than 1,500. AFP
The Russian Weekend Drags races in Bykovo, just outside Moscow, Russia, rev into action. Reuters
The Russian Weekend Drags races in Bykovo, just outside Moscow, Russia, rev into action. Reuters
Palestinian demonstrators protest over tension in Jerusalem and Gaza in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Palestinian demonstrators protest over tension in Jerusalem and Gaza in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Workers connect metal girders near a wall displaying a fashion scene at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China. AP Photo
Workers connect metal girders near a wall displaying a fashion scene at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China. AP Photo
A person dressed as a dinosaur votes during the second day of the Constitutional Convention election in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
A person dressed as a dinosaur votes during the second day of the Constitutional Convention election in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
Protestors in Glasgow, Scotland, gather in solidarity with the people of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Getty Images
Protestors in Glasgow, Scotland, gather in solidarity with the people of Palestine amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Getty Images
Fire is seen on a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous material that has derailed in Sibley, Iowa, in the US. Reuters
Fire is seen on a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous material that has derailed in Sibley, Iowa, in the US. Reuters

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From flooding in the Amazon to a derailment in Iowa - these are 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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May 17, 2021

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  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills

Company name: Play:Date

Launched: March 2017 on UAE Mother’s Day

Founder: Shamim Kassibawi

Based: Dubai with operations in the UAE and US

Sector: Tech 

Size: 20 employees

Stage of funding: Seed

Investors: Three founders (two silent co-founders) and one venture capital fund

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
Arrogate's winning run

1. Maiden Special Weight, Santa Anita Park, June 5, 2016

2. Allowance Optional Claiming, Santa Anita Park, June 24, 2016

3. Allowance Optional Claiming, Del Mar, August 4, 2016

4. Travers Stakes, Saratoga, August 27, 2016

5. Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita Park, November 5, 2016

6. Pegasus World Cup, Gulfstream Park, January 28, 2017

7. Dubai World Cup, Meydan Racecourse, March 25, 2017

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The rules on fostering in the UAE

A foster couple or family must:

  • be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
  • not be younger than 25 years old
  • not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
  • be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
  • have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
  • undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
  • A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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