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This coming Wednesday, January 17, will see the third launch to the International Space Station by private company Axiom, with a European Space Agency (ESA)-sponsored astronaut joining three other crew members. NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV The launch will be livestreamed on NASA TV, so you can watch the event online. We have the full details below: What to expect from the Axiom-3 launch The Axiom-3 mission will see a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The crew consists of ESA  project astronaut Marcus…

Cupcake-coloured houses, Art Nouveau entrances and lobbies of houses and ancient churches as you walk along the crooked, winding lanes of the old town of Tbilisi, what stands out is its stunning architecture. Tbilisi’s babel of building styles is a product of its complicated past and repeated reconstructions in different eras after invasions and earthquakes. Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, Ottoman, Moorish, Arab and Soviet influences permeate its buildings. With intricately-carved wooden balconies and verandahs, communal Italian courtyards with mulberry trees that suit its Mediterranean-like climate, spiral iron staircases and coloured glass windows, it is a visual feast. Many buildings lie dormant…

Veganism is a philosophy that has become popular over the years, especially as sustainability becomes a hot topic of discussion. Vegans abstain from consuming and using animal products and try to limit animal cruelty. “It is a moral baseline to avoid the use of animals as far as is possible in life and to avoid killing them,” said Chandan Sojitra, the founder of community group Vegans in Dubai. He elaborated that it is quite different to vegetarianism. “Vegetarians also go to places like zoos, safaris and aquariums; wear leather or wool and some even eat eggs,” he said. “They don’t…

Professional tennis heads down under for the 2024 Australian Open. The 112th edition of the Australian Open will begin in Melbourne on a Sunday for the first time. As the first major of the year, the Australian Open is one of two Grand Slam events to be played on a hard court, with the other being the US Open. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic returns to defend his 2023 title. Djokovic won three of four Grand Slams in 2023, with his lone loss coming in the Wimbledon finals. Rafael Nadal was scheduled to return to competition, but the Spaniard…

The weather in the UAE will be fair in general and partly cloudy at times, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). It will be humid by night and Monday morning over some internal and coastal areas. Temperatures will range between 15°C and 28°C in Abu Dhabi, and between 17°C and 27°C in Dubai. Light to moderate winds will blow. The sea will be slight in both the Arabian Gulf and in the Oman Sea.

Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported. The Marapi Volcano Observation Post in West Sumatra province recorded an eruption with an ash column about 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) high from its peak, followed by ash rain. Sprays of ash from the eruption were seen blanketing roads and vehicles in nearby villages. At least 100 residents have been evacuated since Friday after Indonesian authorities raised the alert level of the volcano from Level 2 to Level 3, or the second-highest level, on Wednesday. Marapi is known for sudden…

There is perhaps no genre more satisfying than the heist movie. These films are almost always rewarding, in part because seeing a team get put together and formulate a plan is usually satisfying. Netflix has already released a couple of interesting heist films as part of their impressive lineup of Netflix original movies, but now, they have Lift. The movie stars Kevin Hart as a master thief who is convinced by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI to perform an impossible heist during a flight from New York to London. In honor of that movie’s release, we’ve come up with three…

Question: I have been staying in a 2-bedroom apartment in Dubai for the last three years. Every year, while renewing the contract, the real estate company charges me what they call ‘service charges’, which is about 2 per cent of the annual rent; and Dh226 as Rera registration fees. Is this legal? Answer: Pursuant to your question, the provisions of Law No (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai; and Law No (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai will be applicable. Stay up…

TCL NxtPaper 11 MSRP $230.00 “Though the NxtPaper 11 is a budget tablet, the body feels premium and the display is great for reading.” Pros Premium feel Lightweight and portable Anti-reflective matte display Great for reading Long-lasting battery Cons Slow performance Display still gets fingerprints and smudges Low display brightness Maximum 60Hz refresh rate Excruciatingly slow charging Tablets are an interesting product category — somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop. It can be hard to find a good use for a tablet, to be honest, but one of its greatest use cases is for media consumption. Whether reading or…

At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed by a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the country’s vice president said Saturday. “I deeply regret the death of 33 people in this tragedy, mostly children, according to preliminary reports from the territory,” Vice President Francia Marquez wrote on social media site X. Earlier in the day authorities said 23 had been killed and 20 injured. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.