• A giant Christmas tree stands at the Galeries Lafayette department store where lights were switched on for the festive season in Paris, France. Reuters
    A giant Christmas tree stands at the Galeries Lafayette department store where lights were switched on for the festive season in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Workers prepare to arrange lanterns on a tree to celebrate the upcoming New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
    Workers prepare to arrange lanterns on a tree to celebrate the upcoming New Year at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
  • A child affected by tropical storms Eta and Iota eats on the side of a street in La Guadalupe, Honduras. EPA
    A child affected by tropical storms Eta and Iota eats on the side of a street in La Guadalupe, Honduras. EPA
  • Mitree Chitinunda, a former ultra-royalist who once got a haircut of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's portrait on the back of his head with words "Long Live the King" last year, changes his haircut after the protests emerged, to the three-fingers salute, a symbol of anti-government protest that is demanding curb for monarchy's power in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Mitree Chitinunda, a former ultra-royalist who once got a haircut of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's portrait on the back of his head with words "Long Live the King" last year, changes his haircut after the protests emerged, to the three-fingers salute, a symbol of anti-government protest that is demanding curb for monarchy's power in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Children play inside a polling station during the second phase of the District Development Council and Panchayat by-elections in Najan Sumbal area of Bandipora district. AFP
    Children play inside a polling station during the second phase of the District Development Council and Panchayat by-elections in Najan Sumbal area of Bandipora district. AFP
  • Kids bathe next to a destroyed house in Haulover in the Northern Caribbean Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. AFP
    Kids bathe next to a destroyed house in Haulover in the Northern Caribbean Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. AFP
  • A storm moves up the East Coast near Wollongong, Australia. EPA
    A storm moves up the East Coast near Wollongong, Australia. EPA
  • Papuan activists attend a protest in Surabaya to mark the Free Papua Organization anniversary. AFP
    Papuan activists attend a protest in Surabaya to mark the Free Papua Organization anniversary. AFP
  • Newly arrived Asian elephant Kaavan, left, touches trunks with another elephant in his new enclosure at the Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province. AFP
    Newly arrived Asian elephant Kaavan, left, touches trunks with another elephant in his new enclosure at the Kulen Prom Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province. AFP
  • Mount Semeru spews volcanic materials during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia. EPA
    Mount Semeru spews volcanic materials during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for December 1, 2020

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

The National

December 01, 2020

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More galleries from The National:

Christmas in London then and now: Covid-19 takes toll on window shoppers

New photography project portrays decades of regular family life in UAE

'Former loneliest elephant in the world’ makes a friend in Cambodia

Memories of '71: UAE’s mountain men tell of life before running water

Results

United States beat UAE by three wickets

United States beat Scotland by 35 runs

UAE v Scotland – no result

United States beat UAE by 98 runs

Scotland beat United States by four wickets

Fixtures

Sunday, 10am, ICC Academy, Dubai - UAE v Scotland

Admission is free

Key developments

All times UTC 4

Kanguva
Director: Siva
Stars: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley
Rating: 2/5
 
Living in...

This article is part of a guide on where to live in the UAE. Our reporters will profile some of the country’s most desirable districts, provide an estimate of rental prices and introduce you to some of the residents who call each area home.

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo

Power: 247hp at 6,500rpm

Torque: 370Nm from 1,500-3,500rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 7.8L/100km

Price: from Dh94,900

On sale: now

THE SIXTH SENSE

Starring: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Hayley Joel Osment

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Rating: 5/5

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The 24-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg).

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea/Dortmund), Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli).

Standby player: Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC).

The specS: 2018 Toyota Camry

Price: base / as tested: Dh91,000 / Dh114,000

Engine: 3.5-litre V6

Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 298hp @ 6,600rpm

Torque: 356Nm @ 4,700rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 7.0L / 100km

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Fifa Club World Cup:

When: December 6-16
Where: Games to take place at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi and Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain
Defending champions: Real Madrid

Groom and Two Brides

Director: Elie Semaan

Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla

Rating: 3/5

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