• A boatman steers his boat at the partially frozen Dal Lake after a snowfall in Srinagar. AFP
    A boatman steers his boat at the partially frozen Dal Lake after a snowfall in Srinagar. AFP
  • A man walks past trees that have fallen on a street during a heavy snowfall in the centre of Madrid, Spain. Reuters
    A man walks past trees that have fallen on a street during a heavy snowfall in the centre of Madrid, Spain. Reuters
  • Australia's Matthew Wade dives unsuccessfully to take a catch from India's Hanuma Vihari during day three of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). AFP
    Australia's Matthew Wade dives unsuccessfully to take a catch from India's Hanuma Vihari during day three of the third cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). AFP
  • Sailors of an Indonesian Navy ship stand on the deck as they depart for a rescue operation for a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet that crashed off Java island, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with dozens of people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, officials said. AP Photo
    Sailors of an Indonesian Navy ship stand on the deck as they depart for a rescue operation for a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet that crashed off Java island, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with dozens of people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, officials said. AP Photo
  • Italy's Sofia Goggia smiles at the finish area during the women's downhill at the World Cup in St. Anton, Austria. AP Photo
    Italy's Sofia Goggia smiles at the finish area during the women's downhill at the World Cup in St. Anton, Austria. AP Photo
  • Kabul police officers remove the wreckage of a damaged car in the aftermath of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and two others injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeted the vehicle of Zia Wadan, an Afghan journalist-turned spokesman for the Public Protection Force in Kabul. EPA
    Kabul police officers remove the wreckage of a damaged car in the aftermath of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and two others injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeted the vehicle of Zia Wadan, an Afghan journalist-turned spokesman for the Public Protection Force in Kabul. EPA
  • A woman wearing a face mask walks with her pet dog at sunset in Mellieha, Malta, as the number of daily infections in the country reached a record. Reuters
    A woman wearing a face mask walks with her pet dog at sunset in Mellieha, Malta, as the number of daily infections in the country reached a record. Reuters
  • Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) dives towards the end zone to score a touchdown against Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebackers Kevin Minter (51) and Lavonte David (54) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, in Landover, Maryland. AP Photo
    Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke (4) dives towards the end zone to score a touchdown against Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebackers Kevin Minter (51) and Lavonte David (54) during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, in Landover, Maryland. AP Photo
  • People ride on the back of a minibus to the town of Soubre, in the south-western Ivory Coast. Reuters
    People ride on the back of a minibus to the town of Soubre, in the south-western Ivory Coast. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for January 10, 2021

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

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January 10, 2021

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UAE residents wrap up as morning temperatures hit 7°C in some cities

Dubai schoolgirl becomes one of the world’s youngest certified scuba divers

Abu Dhabi launches six self-drive, off-road desert adventures

yallacompare profile

Date of launch: 2014

Founder: Jon Richards, founder and chief executive; Samer Chebab, co-founder and chief operating officer, and Jonathan Rawlings, co-founder and chief financial officer

Based: Media City, Dubai 

Sector: Financial services

Size: 120 employees

Investors: 2014: $500,000 in a seed round led by Mulverhill Associates; 2015: $3m in Series A funding led by STC Ventures (managed by Iris Capital), Wamda and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority; 2019: $8m in Series B funding with the same investors as Series A along with Precinct Partners, Saned and Argo Ventures (the VC arm of multinational insurer Argo Group)

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

Winners

Best Men's Player of the Year: Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski

Top Goal Scorer of All Time: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

Best Women's Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

Best Men's Club of the Year: Chelsea

Best Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona

Best Defender of the Year: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy)

Best Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)

Best Coach of the Year: Roberto Mancini (Italy)

Best National Team of the Year: Italy 

Best Agent of the Year: Federico Pastorello

Best Sporting Director of the Year: Txiki Begiristain (Manchester City)

Player Career Award: Ronaldinho

MATCH INFO

What: Brazil v South Korea
When: Tonight, 5.30pm
Where: Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ae

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

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