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Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “Go **** yourself” in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview. Musk said repeatedly he was sorry for publishing a tweet on Nov. 15 that agreed with an anti-Jewish post. Musk has faced a torrent of criticism ever since he agreed with a user who falsely claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people. Musk in his post said the user, who referenced the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, was…

A milestone visit to Saudi Arabia culminated in UAE Under-15 Girls Team pulling off one their greatest achievements when they won the gold medal in their division at the 2023 Arab Ladies and Junior Championships at Riyadh Golf Club on Thursday. In a tense final day’s competion the UAE team delivered a high-quality final round of seven-under par 137, their best one-day total of the week, to take the honours. Sara Abubaker shot a brilliant 66 while Maya Gaudin signed for a 71. Aasiya Saleem, the third player in the team, had a non-counting round of level par 72. The…

Dubai, November 2023 Institut Esthederm Unveils the Secret to Longevity with Age Proteom™ **Discover the breakthrough age management solution backed by 40 years of research on cell longevity** What if your skin aged twice slower? A groundbreaking collaboration between Jean-Noël Thorel (founder of NAOS Company, the visionary behind renowned skincare brands such as Institut Esthederm, Bioderma and Etat Pur), and Professor Miroslav Radman (genetician, and founder of MedILS), led to a remarkable scientific breakthrough in cell longevity by identifying the main biological cause of skin aging. The collaboration led to NAOS’s R&D teams developing one of the most innovative biotechnologies…

“Hey, I need everybody to clear out,” sounds like good advice for a test in which a new vehicle faces a hail of bullets. The new vehicle was Tesla’s Cybertruck, which was delivered to the first buyers by CEO Elon Musk at a special event at Gigafactory Texas on Thursday. The 30-minute presentation featured Musk hyping up Tesla’s fully electric pickup, along with several short videos showing off various aspects of the new vehicle. Looking for a spectacular way to highlight the toughness of the Cybertruck’s exterior, Tesla turned to firearms experts to shoot a load of bullets into the…

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday said that there will be a temporary ban on truck movement on a major road from December 1 to 3. The movement of trucks will be banned on Expo Road from 6am to 11pm, the RTA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The measure coincides with the UAE’s Union Day celebrations and its hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28.

Major oil-producing nations Saudi Arabia and Russia on Thursday announced they would further slash production in an effort to prop up volatile prices following an Opec+ meeting. The meeting also saw major producer Brazil declared as joining the grouping from next year, according to a statement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Brazil’s Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, who attended the meeting, called it a “historic moment for Brazil”, but added his ministry still needed to study “in detail” the invitation to join the group. Following the virtual meeting of ministers from the 23-member Opec+ alliance, Riyadh announced…

20th Edition of BITS Sports Festival (BSF): A grand celebration of sports, diversity, and unity in UAE BSF expands horizons-Schools from Oman join the festive sports fiesta Chris Gayle to grace the 20th Edition as Chief Guest Over 4500 attendees to witness 11 sports in action Dubai, UAE: The countdown is on for the highly anticipated 20th edition of the BITS Sports Festival (BSF), a major Inter-University Sports extravaganza organized by BITS Pilani Dubai Campus (BPDC). Set to kick off on December 5, this 5-day sports spectacle aligns with the UAE’s National Day celebrations. This year, BSF expands its reach…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our tips and hints below. And if you still can’t get…

The Zayed Sustainability Prize was launched in 2008 to reward and recognise innovative humanitarian projects. Established in honour of the Founding Father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the prize scheme has so far celebrated 106 winners, including medium-sized enterprises, nonprofit organisations and global high schools, and helped more than 378 million people in 151 countries. Split into six categories – health, food, energy, water, climate action and high schools – the winners will be announced in an awards ceremony that will take place on Friday, during the COP28 climate conference. With $3.6 million in prize money…

Palestine group Hamas released two more Israeli women hostages on Thursday with more Palestinian prisoners to be freed under an extended truce that has paused weeks of deadly conflict. With the current truce set to expire early on Friday, international bodies have called for a lasting halt to the violence, sparked by deadly Hamas attacks on Israel that prompted it to mount a devastating assault on the Gaza Strip. The delicate truce held through its seventh day after a 24-hour extension despite a shooting claimed by Hamas that killed three people in Jerusalem. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met…