• Lucha libre wrestler Ciclon Ramirez sprays water at a man as he and others encourage people to wear masks as a measure to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease, at the Central Abastos market, in Mexico City. Reuters
    Lucha libre wrestler Ciclon Ramirez sprays water at a man as he and others encourage people to wear masks as a measure to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease, at the Central Abastos market, in Mexico City. Reuters
  • Devotees dressed like Hindu god Shiva, left, and other deities sit before taking part in a religious procession during the Shiv Barat or Shiva's wedding procession as part of the Maha Shivratri festival in Jamanabad near Kangra, India. EPA
    Devotees dressed like Hindu god Shiva, left, and other deities sit before taking part in a religious procession during the Shiv Barat or Shiva's wedding procession as part of the Maha Shivratri festival in Jamanabad near Kangra, India. EPA
  • Protesters throw stones at Greek riot police during clashes in Thessaloniki. Thousands of students take part in a demonstration against the operation to evacuate the Aristotle University. AFP
    Protesters throw stones at Greek riot police during clashes in Thessaloniki. Thousands of students take part in a demonstration against the operation to evacuate the Aristotle University. AFP
  • A delegate wearing traditional dress poses outside the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP
    A delegate wearing traditional dress poses outside the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP
  • Buddhist monks and Myanmar citizens prostrate on the road near the country's embassy in Seoul, South Korea, as they demand the restoration of democracy in Myanmar. AP Photo
    Buddhist monks and Myanmar citizens prostrate on the road near the country's embassy in Seoul, South Korea, as they demand the restoration of democracy in Myanmar. AP Photo
  • Steam rises from chimneys of a heating power plant behind a monument of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in Moscow. Russia is almost a month away from celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first manned space flight -- it sent Yuri Gagarin into space in April 1961. AFP
    Steam rises from chimneys of a heating power plant behind a monument of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in Moscow. Russia is almost a month away from celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first manned space flight -- it sent Yuri Gagarin into space in April 1961. AFP
  • New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe drives to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns during the second half at Smoothie King Centre, in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Reuters
    New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe drives to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns during the second half at Smoothie King Centre, in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Reuters
  • A man is seen riding a standup paddle board, bottom centre, in this photo taken by drone as he cruises through waterways off Lake Roland, in Baltimore. Maryland is expecting hot weather conditions with temperatures reaching the 60s this week. AP Photo
    A man is seen riding a standup paddle board, bottom centre, in this photo taken by drone as he cruises through waterways off Lake Roland, in Baltimore. Maryland is expecting hot weather conditions with temperatures reaching the 60s this week. AP Photo

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From Mexican wrestlers punishing the maskless to monks protesting in Myanmar - 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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March 12, 2021

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Islamophobia definition

A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

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Born: May 19 1952
Place of birth: Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position: Midfielder

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1998-2000 Fortuna Sittard
2000-2004 Feyenoord
2004-2006 Borussia Dortmund
2007-2008 Feyenoord
2008-2012 Netherlands
2013-2014 Hamburg
2015-2017 Saudi Arabia
2018 Australia

Major honours (manager):
2001/02 Uefa Cup, Feyenoord
2007/08 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord
World Cup runner-up, Netherlands

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  5. Maria Caulfield​​​​​​​
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Countries recognising Palestine

France, UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino and Andorra

 

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Power: 300hp at 6,000rpm

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Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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Dr Miriam Bradley, senior lecturer in humanitarian studies at the University of Manchester, has argued that, by the early 1980s, “several government policies combined to cause, rather than prevent, a famine which lasted from 1983 to 1985. Mengistu’s government imposed Stalinist-model agricultural policies involving forced collectivisation and villagisation [relocation of communities into planned villages].
The West became aware of the catastrophe through a series of BBC News reports by journalist Michael Buerk in October 1984 describing a “biblical famine” and containing graphic images of thousands of people, including children, facing starvation.

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