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Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Adelaide International on Tuesday citing a right hip injury, five days before the Australian Open starts in Melbourne. The No. 7-ranked Vondrousova pulled out of the tournament hours before her scheduled first-round match against Russian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Taylor Townsend took her place in the draw and beat Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a night match. She had played doubles earlier and was getting a massage when an alert came through that she had been elevated to the singles main draw. “It was crazy because I was in the training room getting a…

London Gate Unveils the iconic Franck Muller Aeternitas – The World’s Tallest Branded Residential Clocktower in Dubai Marina Crowned by a Franck Muller clock, the structure epitomizes unmatched craftsmanship and innovation. With pricing starting at AED 1.6 million, London Gate introduces a flexible payment plan with a reasonable 40/60 structure. The project has a sales value of AED 2 Billion and London Gate will roll out projects worth over AED 8 Billion in Dubai this year. Dubai, UAE, 10th Jan, 2024: London Gate, UAE’s premium real estate developer and Franck Muller, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, hosted a grand event to…

VinFast has had a rocky start with its VF 8 electric SUV, but the Vietnamese automaker is pushing ahead with plans for more models. At CES 2024, it unveiled an electric pickup truck concept, and confirmed that the smaller VF 3 will be available globally. The VF 3 was unveiled in June 2023, but VinFast said at the time that it would initially be sold only in Vietnam. The two-door, four-seat VF 3 measures 122.5 inches long — shorter than a Mini Cooper — features a 10.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and targets more than 125…

The UAE is providing a Gateway airlock for a lunar-orbiting station. The construction of the airlock is scheduled to begin “immediately”, Salem Al Marri, Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said during an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times. The Lunar Airlock has received increased attention after the US and UAE signed an agreement to provide the ‘sealed chamber’. This airlock will be used to enter and exit a space station. Al Marri said, the Centre is “very excited to be a part of the Gateway and Artemis.” Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow…

With long-gestating antitrust cases against Google, Apple, and Amazon coming to fruition, many observers think that 2024 could be a turning point for Big Tech. Yet even as authorities press ahead with this litigation, they risk being blindsided by the rise of artificial intelligence, which is likely to reinforce Big Tech’s dominance of the economy. The recent firing and rehiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was interpreted as a conflict between cautious board members who worried about the risks of AI and enthusiasts like Altman. But the real significance of this episode was what it revealed about OpenAI’s relationship with…

The global economy is set to record the slowest half-decade of GDP growth in 30 years in 2024 as mounting geopolitical tensions could create fresh near-term hazards for the economy, said a new report released on Tuesday. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects, the economy is still in better shape than last year. It projected global growth to slow for the third year in a row — from 2.6 per cent last year to 2.4 per cent in 2024, almost three-quarters of a percentage point below the average of the 2010s. It projected 3.9 per cent growth…

After the songs Sher Khul Gaye and Ishq Jaisa Kuch, the makers of Fighter finally unveiled the Pilot theme song Heer Aasmani. Taking to Instagram, Hrithik Roshan treated fans with the song video and captioned it, “Whose nature is open sky, how is his story made on the ground? #HeerAasmani OUT NOW! Full song.” Composed by Vishal & Sheykhar, with lyrics penned by Kumaar, it is sung by Vishal Dadlani, Sheykhar Ravjiani, and B Praak. The song stands as a testament to the unswerving passion and dedication of Indian Air Force (IAF) officers who secure India’s skies and protect the…

Thierry Henry, who won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship with France and is Arsenal’s all-time highest scorer, has opened up about the fact he “must have been in depression” during his career. The 46-year-old former forward says he had a spell early in the coronavirus pandemic when he was “crying almost every day”. Henry, who now coaches France’s under-21 team, has linked his struggles to his past and a search for approval, having grown up with a father who was critical of his performances on the field. Speaking on the Diary of a CEO podcast, Henry…

هو أطول برج ساعة سكني ذي علامة تجارية في العالم لندن غيت تكشف النقاب عن تحفتها المعمارية الجديدة “برج فرانك مولر أتيرنيتاس”في مارينادبي [دبي – الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 10 يناير 2024] استضافت “لندن غيت”، شركة التطوير العقاري الرائدة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، و”فرانك مولر”، الشركة السويسرية المصنعة للساعات الفاخرة، فعاليةًضخمةًتم خلالها الكشف عن تحفة معمارية، برج “فرانك مولر أتيرنيتاس”– أطول برج ساعة سكني ذي علامة تجارية فاخرة في العالم. وتمثل وتجسد هذه الأعجوبة المعمارية الجديدة والتي تقع في دبي مارينا محطة تاريخية ستغيّر مفهومالمعيشة الفاخرة في دولة الإمارات حيث تقدر قيمة المبيعات المتوقعة بأكثر من 2 مليار درهم. ويبلغ…

Are you tired of looking for love in all of the wrong places? Well, we can’t solve that problem for you. What we can do is shine a light on the three rom-coms on Hulu that you need to watch in January. Surprisingly, Hulu doesn’t make much of a distinction between romantic dramas and comedies in its search engine, so it can be a little difficult to find romantic comedies if you don’t know where to look. Fortunately, we have these three rom-coms primed and ready to watch on Hulu. The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) A simple breakup becomes…