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Peacock celebrated the streaming premiere of Oppenheimer by adding several other Christopher Nolan movies to its lineup for February. What Peacock declined to mention is that The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Dunkirk are all leaving at the end of the month. So you only have a short time left if you want to curate your own Nolan film festival at home. Our picks for the three movies leaving Peacock in February that you have to watch only includes one of Nolan’s films, because it just wouldn’t be fair to give him the entire spotlight. Our other picks include a…

Students from the UAE have performed exceptionally well in India’s Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main, with Yatharth Samirkumar Shah, a Dubai resident, securing the position of ‘Outside India Topper’ with a 99.99 percentile mark. Considered one of the toughest exams in the world, the JEE is a standardised test that gives its applicants the opportunity to get into some of the premiere educational institutions in India. Yatharth Samirkumar Shah is now preparing for the JEE Advanced exam as he hopes to get into a college of his choice. “I want to study computer science at IIT Bombay,” he said. “I…

Tiger Woods, the 15-time Major and 82-time winner on the PGA Tour, turned 48 years-old at the end of 2023. Following his withdrawal from the recent Genesis Invitational last week for ‘flu-like symptoms’ on the PGA Tour the question everyone is asking is – ‘When will we see Tiger play next?’ Tiger has played in just five Official PGA Tour events since his February, 2021 car crash and currently stands 896 in the Official World Golf Ranking. At the last count he has had fused ankle operations as well as five knee surgeries and five back surgeries throughout his career.…

If you’re spending long hours behind your desk, a comfortable office chair is a must. Investing in a lackluster chair can cause aches and pains — making it uncomfortable and unhealthy to sit at your desk for more than a few minutes. Instead, consider investing in the best office chairs for long hours in 2024, which are comfortable, supportive, and keep you refreshed until your work is done. Along with comfortable seats and adjustable components, office chairs that are good for long work sessions offer impressive lumbar support, enhanced breathability to prevent heat build-up, and striking designs that make them…

Indian farmers who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices have rejected a proposal from the government and say they will continue their march to the capital New Delhi. The protesting farmers began their march last week, but their efforts to reach the city have been blocked by authorities, who have barricaded highways into the capital with cement blocks, metal containers, barbed wire and iron spikes to barricade highways to the capital to avoid a repeat of the 2021 farmers’ protests, during which they camped in the city’s outskirts for over a year. The farmers are…

Passengers travelling between the UAE and India can benefit from even lower airfares as budget carrier Air India Express on Tuesday announced Xpress Lite fares for passengers who want to travel without check-in baggage. A subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group, the carrier said Xpress Check-In enables flyers to avoid queues at counters and baggage belts and comes with a complimentary +3 kg cabin baggage allowance in addition to significantly discounted pre-booked prices for +15 kg and +20 kg check-in baggage allowances. This ensures maximum flexibility and convenience for guests booking on Xpress Lite fares.…

Yaseen Le Falher (+2) scored an impressive best of the day 37 Stableford points to win Division A of the Race to Georgia at the Royal Golf Club, Bahrain, and qualify for the regional finals. Le Falher shot the equivalent of a gross 69 with nines of 35 and 34 to take the top spot – highlighted by birdies on holes 3 and 4, as well as 12 and 13 plus an eagle two on the 308-yard par four 10th hole. This helped him take the Divisional title by one point from runner-up Steven Hill (5). The top two players…

FUJIFILM X100VI Promotional Video/ FUJIFILM Fujifilm’s successor to the wildly popular X100V has just landed. The X100VI (or “6” … more on the messy naming system later) is the first new X100 camera in four years and the sixth in the series, and for many (especially those who’ve been trying to get hold of the X100V) it can’t come soon enough. While the body of the new X100VI is pretty much identical to its predecessor (the new model is a tiny bit thicker) and therefore looking as stylish as ever, there are still a few changes for folks to get…

Yousef Hussein, a 22-year-old Palestinian-Canadian residing in Dubai, recently completed a 9-day-long journey on foot, covering over 450 kilometres from the last exit in Dubai to the UAE-Saudi, Ghuwaifat border. What makes his expedition more remarkable is the purpose behind it — to perform Umrah and witness Ronaldo’s football match in Riyadh. After finishing the run to the border, Yousef, with his dad, brother, and friend, completed the rest of his journey by car. They went to Jeddah and then to Makkah for Umrah, making the journey more special with a spiritual experience. Yousef, who recently graduated as a chemical…

The Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s top tourist attractions, will remain closed for a second straight day on Tuesday as staff extend a strike, a union representative said. The strike started Monday in protest over the way the monument is managed financially. The tower’s operator, SETE, said on its website that “visits of the monument will be disrupted on Tuesday”. It advised ticket holders to check its website before showing up, or to postpone their visit. E-ticket holders were asked to check their e-mails for further information. The stoppage is the second strike at the Eiffel Tower within two…