A Newport Firefighter looks at a home that was damaged from storms in Newport, Oregon. Fresh storms barreled through the already sodden Pacific Northwest, triggering a landslide that killed a woman near the Oregon Coast and clogging mountain passes in the Washington Cascades. Steve Card / Newport News-Times via AP
A Newport Firefighter looks at a home that was damaged from storms in Newport, Oregon. Fresh storms barreled through the already sodden Pacific Northwest, triggering a landslide that killed a woman near the Oregon Coast and clogging mountain passes in the Washington Cascades. Steve Card / Newport News-Times via AP
Golden State Warriors’ Festus Ezeli, left, fouls Milwaukee Bucks’ Miles Plumlee during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California. Ben Margot / AP
Golden State Warriors’ Festus Ezeli, left, fouls Milwaukee Bucks’ Miles Plumlee during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California. Ben Margot / AP
US President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks on the recent shootings in San Bernardino, after meeting with victims’ families at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino, California. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
US President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks on the recent shootings in San Bernardino, after meeting with victims’ families at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino, California. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
A Palestinian protester hurls a rock at Israeli security forces during clashes near Shejaiya, an eastern district of Gaza City along the border with Israel. Mahmud Hams / AFP
A Palestinian protester hurls a rock at Israeli security forces during clashes near Shejaiya, an eastern district of Gaza City along the border with Israel. Mahmud Hams / AFP
Boats are seen at the Ganges river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi, one of the ancient seats of learning in India, is famous for its ‘ghats’, or ceremonial stairs, lining the west bank of Ganges river running through the city. Roman Pilipey / EPA
Boats are seen at the Ganges river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi, one of the ancient seats of learning in India, is famous for its ‘ghats’, or ceremonial stairs, lining the west bank of Ganges river running through the city. Roman Pilipey / EPA
A young girl, left, reacts as a man helps up the Rev Jesse Jackson after he tripped over a cable and fell to the floor while arriving to address graduates at the winter commencement exercises at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Jackson was uninjured from the fall and went on to address the graduates as planned. Bryan Woolston / Reuters
A young girl, left, reacts as a man helps up the Rev Jesse Jackson after he tripped over a cable and fell to the floor while arriving to address graduates at the winter commencement exercises at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Jackson was uninjured from the fall and went on to address the graduates as planned. Bryan Woolston / Reuters
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James falls into Ellie Day, wife of PGA Tour golf player Jason Day, at left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Cleveland. John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer via AP
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James falls into Ellie Day, wife of PGA Tour golf player Jason Day, at left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Cleveland. John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer via AP
Surfers leave the water after a surf session during an unusually warm winter day on Biarritz beach, southwestern France, as unseasonably warm temperatures reached 22 degrees Celsius. Regis Duvignau / Reuters
Surfers leave the water after a surf session during an unusually warm winter day on Biarritz beach, southwestern France, as unseasonably warm temperatures reached 22 degrees Celsius. Regis Duvignau / Reuters
An Indian policeman is helped by colleagues after being attacked by a leopard in the Maligoan area of Guwahati. Two people were injured in the attack before the animal was tranquilised and taken to Assam state zoo. Biju Boro / AFP
An Indian policeman is helped by colleagues after being attacked by a leopard in the Maligoan area of Guwahati. Two people were injured in the attack before the animal was tranquilised and taken to Assam state zoo. Biju Boro / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for December 19, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

December 20, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

Teams

India (playing XI): Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami

South Africa (squad): Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second

While you're here
Tell Me Who I Am

Director: Ed Perkins

Stars: Alex and Marcus Lewis

Four stars

Zombieland: Double Tap

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone

Four out of five stars 

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While you're here

'Skin'

Dir: Guy Nattiv

Starring: Jamie Bell, Danielle McDonald, Bill Camp, Vera Farmiga

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

The specs: 2018 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Price, base / as tested Dh99,000 / Dh132,000

Engine 3.6L V6

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power 275hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque 350Nm @ 3,700rpm

Fuel economy combined 12.2L / 100km

Leaderboard

63 - Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA)

64 - Rory McIlroy (NIR)

66 - Jon Rahm (ESP)

67 - Tom Lewis (ENG), Tommy Fleetwood (ENG)

68 - Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP), Marcus Kinhult (SWE)

69 - Justin Rose (ENG), Thomas Detry (BEL), Francesco Molinari (ITA), Danny Willett (ENG), Li Haotong (CHN), Matthias Schwab (AUT)

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
While you're here
The BIO:

He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal

He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side

By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam

Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border

He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push

His new goal is to climb 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 metres above sea level

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets

Ready Player One
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance

The specs: Fenyr SuperSport

Price, base: Dh5.1 million

Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six

Transmission: Seven-speed automatic

Power: 800hp @ 7,100pm

Torque: 980Nm @ 4,000rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 13.5L / 100km

How do Sim card scams work?

Sim swap frauds are a form of identity theft.

They involve criminals conning mobile phone operators into issuing them with replacement Sim cards by claiming to be the victim, often pretending their phone has been lost or stolen in order to secure a new Sim.

They use the victim's personal details - obtained through criminal methods - to convince such companies of their identity.

The criminal can then access any online service that requires security codes to be sent to a user's mobile phone, such as banking services.

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