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The Citizen
4 days ago
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- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 8 July 2025
24 hours in pictures, 8 July 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. A Belgium supporter looks on prior to the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group B football match between Spain and Belgium at the Arena Thun stadium in Thun on July 7, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) Plants grow out of a hole in the road, created by a leaking water pipe, along Leighton Road in Randburg, while vehicles navigate their way around the obstacle. A local resident says despite residents complaining, the hole has been there for three years, with water constantly leaking from the pipe, and adds that the plants have grown there naturally. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen The pack of riders (peloton) cycles under decorative streamers hung above the race route in Aire-sur-la-Lys during the 3rd stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 178.3 km between Valenciennes and Dunkerque (Dunkirk), Northern France, on July 7, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) British musician Ringo Starr poses in front of the stainless steel 'Peace and Love' sculpture, which he designed and donated to Beverly Hills in 2019, during his annual birthday celebration in Beverly Hills, California, on July 7, 2025. On his birthday each year, Starr's global campaign encourages people around the world to promote peace and love. The Beatles drummer turns 85 today. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) A large artwork of Japanese Major League star Shohei Ohtani on a rice paddy using seven kinds of rice plants of varying colors, including red and yellow, is seen in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, Ohtani's hometown, on July 8, 2025. In the about 30-a-paddy, the plants were planted in such a way as to create a picture of Los Angeles Dodgers' Ohtani hitting a home run and his dog Dekopin. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Hidenori Nagai / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP) A cab drives on a water-logged street during heavy rain in Kolkata, Eastern India, 08 July 2025. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rain that disrupted daily life in West Bengal. Picture: EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY Officers of the corvette squadron Braunschweig of the German Navy stand ahead of a visit of the German President in Riga, Latvia, on July 8, 2025. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on a visit to Latvia from July 6 to July 8, 2025. (Photo by Gints Ivuskans / AFP) A model presents a creation for Rahul Mishra during the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris, on July 7, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) Mongolian people welcome Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on July 8, 2025. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Ichiro Ohara / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP) A firefighter douses the flames after a fire broke out in the Telephones landline exchanging station and Ministry of Communications building in the heart of Cairo on July 7, 2025. A major fire erupted at a key telecommunications hub in the Egyptian capital on Monday, the Cairo governorate said in a statement, causing significant phone and internet disruption. The health ministry said in a statement that 14 people had been injured in the fire. (Photo by AFP) 'Mozos' or runners take part in the second Running of the Bulls during the Sanfermines festival in Pamplona, Spain, 08 July 2025. The San Fermin festival runs until 14 July 2025. Picture: EPA/Daniel Fernandez (Second row to first row, from left) Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cuba's President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel, Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a family photo of heads of state and government of member, partner, and external engagement countries during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025. BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's 'indiscriminate' import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) Buffalos bathe in the mud in a rice field dried due to a long drought, in Lampeunurut, Aceh, Indonesia, 08 July 2025. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for a long dry season expected to last until August, affecting the agriculture sector in Aceh. Picture: EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK PICTURES: Durban July fashion, from the classic to the outrageous
Yahoo
5 days ago
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The Beatles Fans Send Ringo Starr A Message Of 'Peace And Love' On His 85th Birthday
School children from Ringo Starr's alma mater joined with The Beatles fans to mark the drummer's 85th birthday by sending him a message of 'peace and love' from The Beatles Story at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock on Monday. Each year on his birthday since 2008, Ringo invites people everywhere to pause at 12 noon local time to say, think, or post "Peace and Love" as a collective moment of global unity. Fans and visitors who took part in this uplifting initiative filmed a special "Peace and Love" moment, which has been shared by Ringo himself on his official Facebook page as part of the international celebration - putting Liverpool's message of peace in the spotlight alongside other messages from all around the globe. Mary Chadwick, General Manager of The Beatles Story, said: "It is an honour for us that The Beatles Story is trusted to carry the torch for Liverpool's contribution to Ringo's incredible Peace and Love initiative, and we're so happy it is becoming a tradition for locals and fans. We were so warmed by the enthusiastic response from the pupils who joined us from Ringo's primary school St Silas - proving that Beatlemania is still alive in our community." In honour of Ringo's milestone birthday and lifelong advocacy for peace, The Beatles Story also unveiled the UK's first and only Ringo Starr Peace and Love Sculpture. The sculpture, created using an original casting of Ringo's right hand, symbolically and quite literally shows that Ringo had a hand in spreading peace. Each piece is handcrafted by seasoned artisans, blending artistic craftsmanship with heartfelt meaning to create a lasting emblem of positivity. This limited-edition sculpture is part of an exclusive initiative by the Ringo Starr organisation, with a select number made available to institutions and cultural spaces around the world. The statue, which was on display outside The Beatles Story during the Peace and Love event earlier today, has now been moved to its new home within the museum itself.
ITV News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- ITV News
The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr asks fans to celebrate his 85th birthday with 'peace and love'
Ringo Starr posted a TikTok asking people to mark his birthday with a global show of unity. Music icon Ringo Starr has asked his fans around the world to celebrate his 85th birthday with "peace and love." The Beatles band member released a video on TikTok ahead of his big day, asking people to stop what they are doing and say, think or post his message to the world. In the video, he said: "On Monday it's my birthday, what does that mean? It means at noon wherever you are all over the world anywhere, you go 'peace and love'. This is my gift to you. Peace and love." Since 2008, Ringo has spread his peace and love message every year on his birthday as a sign of global unity. 'I think it's important every day – and right now the world is going through a madness. Maybe it'll help. I'm an optimist, not a pessimist", Ringo said. In honour of Ringo's milestone birthday and lifelong advocacy for peace, The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool will unveil a Ringo Starr Peace and Love Sculpture. It has been created using an original casting of Ringo's right hand. A four-part series of biopics about The Beatles is being released in cinemas in April 2028, documenting the lives of each of the Fab Four. Gladiator II star Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn will take on George Harrison. Saltburn star Barry Keoghan will portray Ringo Starr, and Babygirl actor Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon. Formed in 1960, The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time and one of the world's most influential bands. They achieved 18 UK number-one singles, 16 UK number-one albums, and a record 20 number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
