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Algerians chant slogans as they march during an anti-government demonstration in the Algerian capital Algiers in this Dec. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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Some industry sources estimated the cost of importing housemaids from the Philippines to be more than SR14,000 and said this contradicts with the ministry's fixed price through its Maaroufah service. — Okaz photo
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Gamers from the Vietnam team compete in the qualifying rounds of the eSports event between Malaysia and Vietnam at the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) in Manila on Thursday. — AFP
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New Zealand golfer Ryan Chisnall (C) hits a shot on the fairway through thick haze from bushfires at the 1st hole on day one of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney on Thursday. Toxic smoke from bushfires choking Sydney blighted the Australian Open golf tournament, with one player complaining his eyes were burning and he had trouble seeing where his ball landed. — AFP
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In this file photograph taken on Dec. 5, 2017, a supporter waves a Russian flag in front of the logo of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at their headquarters in Pully near Lausanne. In Russia, where criticism of the authorities can lead to dire consequences, the head of the country's anti-doping agency Yury Ganus has openly accused officials of tampering with data handed to the global watchdog. — AFP
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin walks past a sign with the UEFA logo after attending a press conference following a meeting of the executive committee at the UEFA headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland on Wednesday. — AFP
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on-stage during the annual Game Developers Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, in this March 19, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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The logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google are seen on mobile scree. — AFP
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An artwork entitled ‘Collective Conscience’ by Colombian artist Oscar Murillo, is pictured during the press view of the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2019, at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, southeast England, in this Sept. 26, 2019 file photo. — AFP
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Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, left, and British actress Claire Foy, center, and Pirelli's CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera attend the presentation of the Pirelli 2020 Calendar
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