• Indian children with cerebral palsy take part in an event to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi organised by the Trishla Foundation in Allahabad. AFP
    Indian children with cerebral palsy take part in an event to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi organised by the Trishla Foundation in Allahabad. AFP
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    Spectators attend the dyeing of the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day celebration in Chicago. EPA
  • A member of the Strange Fruit Circus Show troupe hands a flower to a fan during a performance before the start of the 2019 Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. EPA
    A member of the Strange Fruit Circus Show troupe hands a flower to a fan during a performance before the start of the 2019 Australian Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne. EPA
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    A visitor looks at a display of candles during the Festival of Lights Cittadella, in the medieval citadel in Victoria, on the island of Gozo, Malta. Reuters
  • Washington's David Crisp runs onto the court before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oregon in the final of the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. AP
    Washington's David Crisp runs onto the court before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oregon in the final of the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. AP
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    Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 on track during qualifying for Australia's F1 Grand Prix in, Melbourne, Australia. Getty
  • Head taxidermist at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Christophe Gottini uses a winch to lift a giant squid ahead of its restoration in Paris. The exhibition "Ocean, an unusual dive" will be held from April 3, 2019 to January 5, 2020 at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. AFP
    Head taxidermist at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Christophe Gottini uses a winch to lift a giant squid ahead of its restoration in Paris. The exhibition "Ocean, an unusual dive" will be held from April 3, 2019 to January 5, 2020 at the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution. AFP
  • Skiers compete during the fourth and last stage of the 34th edition of the ski-mountaineering race, the Pierra-Menta. AFP
    Skiers compete during the fourth and last stage of the 34th edition of the ski-mountaineering race, the Pierra-Menta. AFP
  • The Convento de Jerusalen falla is pictured during the Fallas festival in Valencia. Fallas are gigantic structures made of cardboard portraying current events and personalites in which individual figures or Ninots are placed. The Fallas will be burnt in the streets of Valencia on March 19, 2019 as a tribute to Saint Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters' guild. AFP
    The Convento de Jerusalen falla is pictured during the Fallas festival in Valencia. Fallas are gigantic structures made of cardboard portraying current events and personalites in which individual figures or Ninots are placed. The Fallas will be burnt in the streets of Valencia on March 19, 2019 as a tribute to Saint Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters' guild. AFP
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    Yellow Vest protesters take shelter behind fences during clashes with riot police forces on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. AFP

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Overall leader: Primoz Roglic SLO (Team Jumbo - Visma)

Stage winners: 1. Fernando Gaviria COL (UAE Team Emirates) 2. Elia Viviani ITA (Deceuninck - Quick-Step) 3. Caleb Ewan AUS (Lotto - Soudal)

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Stars: Shadi Alfons,  Marwan Abdullah, Doaa Mostafa Ragab 

Two stars out of five 

BMW M5 specs

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Power: 727hp

Torque: 1,000Nm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km

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Price: From Dh650,000

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South Pole stats

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