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Dubai – Deck up your space this festive season Nothing is more exciting than getting your home Diwali ready. With the Festival of Lights just around the corner, sprucing up your home will certainly be on your mind. Breathe some fresh air of elegant decor into your space to make it inviting and cosy for your family and friends. There are endless ways to convert your space giving it a de‘light’ ful and festive touch. Lights Diwali is all about lights. String lights are the saviours here. Glass lanterns with tea candles are the best to look at. Hang them…
Former world number one Naomi Osaka will return to the WTA tour after a break of 15 months at the Brisbane International warm up for the Australian Open in January, organisers said on Friday. The four-times Grand Slam winner last played a WTA tournament at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in late September 2022 and had a daughter, Shai, in July this year. “I am really excited about getting back out on court and competing,” Osaka, who won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, said in a news release. “I always love starting my season in Brisbane and…
The company behind ChatGPT and GPT-4 has dropped its CEO and co-founder, Sam Altman. According to a blog post from OpenAI: “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.” Those sound like some serious allegations, despite being intentionally vague. The timing of a later afternoon blog post on Friday make the announcement even more eyebrow-raising. There’s been plenty of speculation about the reason…
Mediclinic City Hospital in Dubai recently undertook two intricate and challenging cases utilising the Da Vinci robot for the removal of kidney cancer from two patients with a solitary kidney. Successfully performing such demanding robotic surgical procedures is a rarity, with only a few centres equipped for such complexities. Robotic surgical excision stands out as the optimal approach for achieving effective cancer control in cases of kidney cancers. This involves either total removal, known as radical nephrectomy, or selectively removing the renal tumour while preserving the normally functioning kidney tissue, referred to as nephron-sparing surgery or partial nephrectomy. When managing…
Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Sabah described an Iraqi ruling on regulating navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway between the two states as containing “historical fallacies”. In remarks carried by state news agency Kuna early on Thursday, Sheikh Ahmad also called on Iraq to take “concrete, decisive and urgent measures” to address the ruling. The prime minister’s comments came during a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Tensions have been rising between Kuwait and Iraq after the Iraqi Federal…
The International Monetary Fund has made a surprise U-turn on its stance on the cryptocurrency ban as the US and other major economies continue their crackdown. The IMF’s sudden flip on the crypto ban, warning it “may not be effective” comes just months after suggesting banning as an option, because it would also prevent countries from gaining the associated benefits. “While a few countries have completely banned crypto assets given their risks, this approach may not be effective in the long run,” the IMF said in a website post about interest in central bank digital currency (CBDC) adoption in Latin…
Indian movie industry’s power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have again set the internet ablaze with their latest revelation. In a heartwarming surprise, the beloved Bollywood couple has unveiled their long-awaited wedding video nearly five years after they tied the knot. The enchanting glimpse into their fairy-tale wedding was released on the premiere episode of ‘Koffee With Karan 8’ hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar, sending fans into a frenzy and sparking a wave of excitement across social media. This captivating video provides a rare and intimate glimpse into their grand nuptials, reaffirming their status as one of India’s most…
This weekend, millions across the world, marched into the streets, protesting against the relentless airstrikes in Gaza. Protests were held across the Britain, France, Belgium, West Bank, US and several other countries, calling out for immediate ceasefirevideos
Jannik Sinner made a dream start to the ATP Finals with a comprehensive 6-4 6-4 defeat of Stefanos Tsitsipas in their opening Green Group clash on Sunday. Playing in front of his home crowd in the huge Pala Alpitour indoor arena, the world number four was streets ahead of his opponent even if the score looked reasonably close. Sinner served superbly throughout and struck his groundstrokes with venom, needing just one service break in each set to wrap up a routine victory. World number one Novak Djokovic begins his Green Group quest later on Sunday when he faces Danish youngster…
Peacock is dropping a lot of movies at the end of November, which is part of its normal churn of content. Some of the departing films, like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, have come and gone from Peacock so many times that we’ve lost track of the exact number. But it’s a high number, and you can bet that some of these movies will make their way back to Peacock at some point in the future. But why wait? You’ve already paid your subscription fee for the month of November, and you deserve to get the most out of it. To help…