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    Flames from the Hog fire approach a highway about five miles from Susanville, California, US. AFP
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    Anderson de Souza, the clown Batatinha, performs at the Estoril Circus in Itagua, Brazil. AP Photo
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    A US National Park Ranger is seen on a ferry with the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in the background in New York. EPA
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    Russians walk in front of St Basil Cathedral lit by the sun with a rainbow in the background on Red Square, Moscow. AFP
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    A cook prepares a dish in a restaurant in Lima, Peru. AFP
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    A security guard looks at his smartphone while water is released from the Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze river in China. AFP
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    Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala takes a corner during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Lazio, at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, Italy. AFP
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    Italian divers work to free a sperm whale caught in a fishing net in sea near the Sicilian Aeolian Islands. Reuters
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    A kayak instructor does a trick for her students on the Potomac River, Maryland, US. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for July 21, 2020

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

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July 21, 2020

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RESULT

Liverpool 4 Southampton 0
Jota (2', 32')
Thiago (37')
Van Dijk (52')

Man of the match: Diogo Jota (Liverpool)

Dunbar
Edward St Aubyn
Hogarth

MATCH INFO

Euro 2020 qualifier

Ukraine 2 (Yaremchuk 06', Yarmolenko 27')

Portugal 1 (Ronaldo 72' pen)

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
While you're here
South Africa squad

Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Theunis de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Morne Morkel, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada.

RACE CARD

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 1,400m
5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 1,200m
6pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-1 (PA) Listed Dh230,000 1,600m
6.30pm: HH The President’s Cup (PA) Group 1 Dh2.5million 2,200m
7pm: HH The President’s Cup (TB) Listed Dh380,000 1,400m
7.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Handicap Dh70,000 1,200m.

If you go

The flights 

Emirates flies from Dubai to Funchal via Lisbon, with a connecting flight with Air Portugal. Economy class returns cost from Dh3,845 return including taxes.

The trip

The WalkMe app can be downloaded from the usual sources. If you don’t fancy doing the trip yourself, then Explore  offers an eight-day levada trails tour from Dh3,050, not including flights.

The hotel

There isn’t another hotel anywhere in Madeira that matches the history and luxury of the Belmond Reid's Palace in Funchal. Doubles from Dh1,400 per night including taxes.

 

 

Dust and sand storms compared

Sand storm

  • Particle size: Larger, heavier sand grains
  • Visibility: Often dramatic with thick "walls" of sand
  • Duration: Short-lived, typically localised
  • Travel distance: Limited 
  • Source: Open desert areas with strong winds

Dust storm

  • Particle size: Much finer, lightweight particles
  • Visibility: Hazy skies but less intense
  • Duration: Can linger for days
  • Travel distance: Long-range, up to thousands of kilometres
  • Source: Can be carried from distant regions
RESULT

Fifth ODI, at Headingley

England 351/9
Pakistan 297
England win by 54 runs (win series 4-0)

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