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Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, square off on Thursday at an unusually early debate that will offer voters a side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the country’s highest office. The 90-minute televised debate, the first between a sitting president and a former one, will air at 9 p.m. ET (0100 GMT on Friday) on CNN and is expected to draw a huge audience. A record 84 million watched Trump’s first debate in 2016 against Hillary Clinton. Both men enter the debate in Atlanta with political vulnerabilities that present a mix of…

The Central Bank of the UAE has said the country’s vibrant foreign trade performance would continue in 2024 and 2025, underpinning the projected GDP growth of 3.9 per cent in 2024 before accelerating to 6.2 per cent in 2025. The CBUAE revised in its June 2024 Economic Quarterly Review the inflation forecast for the country this year to 2.3 per cent, down from its previous projection of 2.5 per cent. The CBUAE noted that the Arab world’s second-largest economy’s non-hydrocarbon GDP growth is expected to remain strong at 5.4 per cent in 2024 and 5.3 per cent in 2025, with…

A new song from the upcoming movie Sarfira, starring Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan, has dropped. It’s called Khudaya. Khudaya, is an evocative qawwali that delves into the struggles of love and relationships. Khan posted the video of the song on Instagram. “For the love that stands by every Sarfira…#Khudaya song out now! Link in bio. #Sarfira landing in cinemas on 12th July, 2024,” he captioned the post. The song is sung by Suhit Abhyankar, Sagar Bhatia, and Neeti Mohan. Mohan said, “Singing Khudaya has been an incredibly moving experience for me. The song’s poignant lyrics and beautiful melody truly…

To mark the International Dim Sum Week, SHI, a Chinese restaurant in Bluewaters Island, has announced an exclusive unlimited dim sum offering, which will be available from June 30 to July 6. Whether you are a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian, you can savour a wide variety of dim sums, like mixed mushroom dumpling, chicken coriander dumpling or snow crab dumpling. This apart from the restaurant’s signature dishes like the crispy bag puff, black angus beef bao, chicken and prawn wonton, prawn har gao, sesame prawn duo shi. Those with a sweet tooth can also try SHI’s custard bun. The special…

Millions of Italians, long known for their obsession with football, are about to find themselves torn between following their beloved Azzurri at Euro 2024 and tuning into Wimbledon to root for Jannik Sinner, Italy’s first top seed in the tournament’s history. Sinner, who this month snatched the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic, geared up perfectly for the challenge when he won his first grasscourt trophy at Halle in Germany last weekend. Yet while the ginger-haired 22-year-old is grabbing most of the headlines, he is only the tip of the iceberg in a much broader Italian tennis renaissance, with…

The PC market had a rough 2023 but is experiencing a resurgence fueled by a combination of factors, most notably by the end-of-life for Windows 10. As the IT industry analytics company Canalys reports, transitioning to the latest Windows 11 PCs continues to be underway and having an effect on new PC sales. The U.S. PC market grew 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, and that number is expected to grow to 78 million units, or 8%, by 2025. As per the report, Greg Davis, an analyst at Canalys, says, “Continued discounting after the holiday season boosted consumer…

When Randolph Francis Palomar recently went up the stage during his grade school graduation ceremony, it was not only to receive medals for his meritorious academic awards, but also to celebrate life. Eight years ago, doctors said the Filipino teenager only had a week to live following acute liver failure, after undergoing second round of chemotherapy for brain cancer. A 6.8cm malignant tumour was lodged in the centre of his brain. Randolph also caught pneumonia and had two seizures while in the intensive care unit (ICU). He stopped breathing and was not responding to oxygen. Several intravenous (IV) tubes were…

The Nigerian student only popped out to repair his phone but he ended up in a New Delhi hospital, the latest victim of a brutal heatwave that has cost scores of lives, sent birds plummeting from the sky and tormented India’s poorest workers. On that sweltering June day, the business administration student collapsed in the street and strangers rushed him to the nearby Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital, one of the country’s largest. When he was admitted, his body temperature had soared to over 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) and he was very dehydrated, said Seema Wasnik, head of…

At its plane factory near Seattle, Boeing has increased employee training, appointed mentors for new recruits, brought back retirees as coaches and stepped up tracking of performance metrics. It’s all part of an effort to strengthen quality control on the 737 MAX, a bestselling airliner that has suffered some high-profile problems. Boeing this week led a tour for reporters at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington to see what the company is doing to rebuild confidence and hear from employees on the front line. “I am extremely confident that every plane leaving this plant is safe,” said Elizabeth Lund, a…

A tribute to Adele Are you in the mood to sing soulful songs by the Grammy-winner Adele? Here’s your chance. Helen Ward Jackson is bringing her Adele tribute show to Dubai’s Theatre by QE2 on Friday and Saturday, when she’ll belt out hits such as Hello, Rolling in the Deep, Skyfall and Easy On Me. Tickets start at Dh99. Friday Night Brunch Enter the weekend with Soirée Friday Night Brunch at Taj Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), which offers a set menu and unlimited beverages for a glamorous party in JLT. The event features Asian culinary delights, hip hop, and live…