• A man stands on the balcony of a hotel as he watches a rally organised by members of Ukrainian trade unions in Kiev. Gleb Garanich / Reuters
    A man stands on the balcony of a hotel as he watches a rally organised by members of Ukrainian trade unions in Kiev. Gleb Garanich / Reuters
  • South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria after being sentenced to six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Marco Longari / AFP Photo
    South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria after being sentenced to six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Marco Longari / AFP Photo
  • French singer Nadia Mladjao — aka Imany — performs on stage for the opening of the 23rd edition of the Cognac Blues Passion festival in Jarnac near Cognac. Guillaume Souvant / AFP Photo
    French singer Nadia Mladjao — aka Imany — performs on stage for the opening of the 23rd edition of the Cognac Blues Passion festival in Jarnac near Cognac. Guillaume Souvant / AFP Photo
  • Tibetan monks take part Dalai Lama birthday celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    Tibetan monks take part Dalai Lama birthday celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Hindus take part in the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Hindus take part in the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • Angola’s Reggie Moore, left, jumps for the ball during the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying basketball match between Puerto Rico and Angola at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Pedja Milosavljevic / AFP Photo
    Angola’s Reggie Moore, left, jumps for the ball during the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying basketball match between Puerto Rico and Angola at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Pedja Milosavljevic / AFP Photo
  • A man is reflected in a puddle from rain as he walks in front of the chancellery with the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
    A man is reflected in a puddle from rain as he walks in front of the chancellery with the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
  • An Asian elephant eats fresh green leaves at the animal park Hagenbeck in Hamburg. Lukas Schulze / EPA
    An Asian elephant eats fresh green leaves at the animal park Hagenbeck in Hamburg. Lukas Schulze / EPA
  • Performers in medieval costumes take part in the procession of ‘Ommegang’, at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. Olivier Warnand / EPA
    Performers in medieval costumes take part in the procession of ‘Ommegang’, at the Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium. Olivier Warnand / EPA

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LA LIGA FIXTURES

Friday Valladolid v Osasuna (Kick-off midnight UAE)

Saturday Valencia v Athletic Bilbao (5pm), Getafe v Sevilla (7.15pm), Huesca v Alaves (9.30pm), Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid (midnight)

Sunday Real Sociedad v Eibar (5pm), Real Betis v Villarreal (7.15pm), Elche v Granada (9.30pm), Barcelona v Levante (midnight)

Monday Celta Vigo v Cadiz (midnight)

RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES

September 30
South Africa v Australia
Argentina v New Zealand

October 7
South Africa v New Zealand
Argentina v Australia

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US households add $601bn of debt in 2019

American households borrowed another $601 billion (Dh2.2bn) in 2019, the largest yearly gain since 2007, just before the global financial crisis, according to February data from the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Fuelled by rising mortgage debt as homebuyers continued to take advantage of low interest rates, the increase last year brought total household debt to a record high, surpassing the previous peak reached in 2008 just before the market crash, according to the report.

Following the 22nd straight quarter of growth, American household debt swelled to $14.15 trillion by the end of 2019, the New York Fed said in its quarterly report.

In the final three months of the year, new home loans jumped to their highest volume since the fourth quarter of 2005, while credit cards and auto loans also added to the increase.

The bad debt load is taking its toll on some households, and the New York Fed warned that more and more credit card borrowers — particularly young people — were falling behind on their payments.

"Younger borrowers, who are disproportionately likely to have credit cards and student loans as their primary form of debt, struggle more than others with on-time repayment," New York Fed researchers said.

UAE v Gibraltar

What: International friendly

When: 7pm kick off

Where: Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City

Admission: Free

Online: The match will be broadcast live on Dubai Exiles’ Facebook page

UAE squad: Lucas Waddington (Dubai Exiles), Gio Fourie (Exiles), Craig Nutt (Abu Dhabi Harlequins), Phil Brady (Harlequins), Daniel Perry (Dubai Hurricanes), Esekaia Dranibota (Harlequins), Matt Mills (Exiles), Jaen Botes (Exiles), Kristian Stinson (Exiles), Murray Reason (Abu Dhabi Saracens), Dave Knight (Hurricanes), Ross Samson (Jebel Ali Dragons), DuRandt Gerber (Exiles), Saki Naisau (Dragons), Andrew Powell (Hurricanes), Emosi Vacanau (Harlequins), Niko Volavola (Dragons), Matt Richards (Dragons), Luke Stevenson (Harlequins), Josh Ives (Dubai Sports City Eagles), Sean Stevens (Saracens), Thinus Steyn (Exiles)

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