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Daniil Medvedev came back fom the brink for the fourth time in his career on Friday when he moved past long-term rival Alexander Zverev 5-7, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-3 to reach his third Australian Open final. Meeting for the 19th time but first at a major, Medvedev was two points away from defeat in the fourth-set tie-break but stayed composed, eventually advancing to his sixth Slam title match after a four-hour and 18-minute epic inside a lively Rod Laver Arena. The 2021 US Open champion, who now leads Zverev 12-7 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series, will aim to…

Canon Maxify GX2020 MSRP $379.99 “The Canon Maxify GX2020 has everything a home office printer needs.” Pros Excellent photo prints, even on plain paper Good print speed and quality Generous 250-sheet paper tray Fast 600 dpi scans Quick and easy set up Cons No borderless photo prints Couldn’t print an envelope Canon’s Maxify GX2020 is an all-in-one printer designed for the home and the office. With so many people working from home, that sounds like a winning combination. Budget printers focus on keeping the upfront cost low while maintaining quality, and the best printers do a little bit of everything…

Abu Dhabi has been ranked number one in the world’s safest cities list of 2024, according to the online database, Numbeo. Three other emirates, including Ajman, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah, featured among the top six cities globally. Abu Dhabi was best in safety index (86.8) and last in crime levels (13.1). Caracas in South American country of Venezuela scored the worst with a crime index of 82.2 and safety of 17.8. The crime index is an estimation of the overall level of crime in a given city or country. Numbeo ranked 329 cities on its crime index. Stay up…

Turkey’s president finally approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Thursday, ending months of delay and leaving only Hungary standing in the way of Stockholm’s membership of the military alliance. Tayyip Erdogan signed off on the Turkish parliament’s earlier ratification of the bid, the presidency’s official gazette showed, about 20 months after Stockholm first asked to join NATO following the Russia-Ukraine crisis. “We welcome Turkey’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO application. We have now reached a decisive milestone on the road to full membership in NATO,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on social media network X. Stay up to date…

Dubai Capitals’ top-order batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Jake Fraser-McGurk powered their team to another victory in the DP World ILT20 Season 2 as they defeated the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by five wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. An aggressive Capitals comfortably chased down a target of 183 in 16.1 overs, for the loss of four wickets. Speaking after the game, the Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Gurbaz said: “Having lost the last game, coming back like that makes everybody in the team happy. I’m happy with my performance as well, but the team performed well as a unit too. “The…

Titan Eye+ Strengthens Footprint in UAE with Strategic Openings India’s Leading eyewear brand opens 2 Stores in UAE on 23 January in Sahara Centre, Sharjah and City Centre Al Shindagha, Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates As it commemorates its 1-year anniversary in the region, Titan Eye+ has launched two more stores in the UAE following the first successful international opening in Bur Juman last year. India’s largest eyewear company’s impressive footprint of 860+ Titan Eye+ stores across 300 different cities in India has now been further enhanced with 3 stores in the UAE. Conveniently located at Sahara Centre, Sharjah and…

Once you get your footing in Palworld, with all its different Peal types, guns, and survival mechanics, you will realize that a good chunk of your attention needs to be placed on making sure you have all the necessary materials. This isn’t a game where you can just grind XP and brute force your way to victory. In Palworld, crafting is king, and that means you need materials. A lot of them, such as Paldium, can eventually be automated at your base with the help of some Pals, but specific things like leather aren’t as easy to stockpile. This is…

A species each of stingrays and sharks – both considered threatened or endangered – was released into the Arabian Gulf on Thursday morning. Four Honeycomb Stingrays and ten Arabian Carpet sharks were released at the Jebel Ali Marine Reserve as part of the Atlantis Atlas Project that champions marine conservation in the region. This brings the total number of releases from the facility to 38 sharks and eight rays since 2019. Arabian Carpet Sharks and Honeycomb Stingrays are native to the Arabian Gulf region and can be found off the coast in coral reefs, lagoons, rocky shores, muddy bottoms and…

Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Friday showing three Israeli women held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attack. Two of the women who appeared in the five-minute video said they were Israeli soldiers, and the third said she was a civilian. The three women have been identified by AFP using official and community sources. The women said they had been detained for 107 days, suggesting the video may have been filmed on Sunday. The release of the video came shortly after a ruling by the UN’s top court that Israel should do everything it can to…

The much-anticipated Bollywood action-thriller ‘Fighter’ was set to release in the UAE on Saturday, January 27. However, residents are now unable to locate showtimes for the film or book tickets. Earlier, Indian media reports had stated that the Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer would be banned across the Gulf, except the UAE – where it would be screened with a PG15 rating. However, customer care agents from VOX and Reel Cinemas have confirmed to Khaleej Times that the film has been suspended by authorities in the UAE. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…